Dudley Museum at the Archives
Follow Dudley’s story from pre-history to the present day.
Your visit
This modern museum tells the story of Dudley (and the wider Black Country) through time. We hope you have a 'bostin' experience.
Open every Thursday, Friday and Saturday 10am-4pm.
Open for pre-booked groups and schools only on Tuesday and Wednesday.
What's on
Family events, guided tours and talks for all ages.
For December we have a lovely family Christmas trail around the Museum.
Saturday 3 December: Fossil I.D. Drop in to see our friendly geologist or book your place via Eventbrite.
Monday 12 December: Join us upstairs in the Museum as we support the wonderful exhibition celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Round Oak Steelworks being shown downstairs at The Archives. We will be open 11am-4pm and, as always, there is free entry, free parking, free Wi-Fi and free warmth!
Thursday 15 December: Join our Museum Book Club, Reading on the Rocks. We will be there from 1.30pm-2.30pm and offering a cuppa and good chat (even if you haven't managed to read the book).
Behind the scenes
Explore our collections online
Geology galleries
Temporary exhibitions
In no part of England are so many geological features brought together in a small compass than in the environs of Dudley ... Sir Roderick Murchison, 1841