Museum of Making 2025

Derby Silk Mill is widely regarded as the site of the world’s first modern factory, built in the valley that changed the world. Celebrating the area’s rich history of innovation, telling Derby’s 300-year history of making.

Contacts

Operator: Derby Museums

Address: Silk Mill Lane off Full Street Derby Derbyshire DE1 3AF

Telephone: 01332 641 901
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Website: View website

Open Days & Times

Tue-Sat 1000-1700, Sun closes 1600. Visit website for more details.

Travel

By Bus: 41, 44, 45
By Rail: Derby / 1.5 miles

Facilities

Refreshments
Souvenir Shop
Full disabled access

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Based in a famous railway town, there are 30,000 objects for the public to enjoy, from the world’s smallest engine run using a human hair, to a seven tonne Rolls-Royce Trent 1,000 jet engine suspended in a new atrium above visitors’ heads. With a treasure trove of objects displayed according to the materials from which they are made, the museum invites people to create their own journey through 300 years of making.