Beamish Museum Activities

Beamish Museum is the first regional open-air museum, in England, located at Beamish, near the town of Stanley, in County Durham, England. Beamish pioneered the concept of a living museum. By displaying duplicates or replaceable items, it was also an early example of the now commonplace practice of museums allowing visitors to touch objects.
  • Established: 1972
  • Location: Beamish, Stanley, County Durham, England
  • Collection size: 304,000+ objects
  • Visitors: 801,756 in 2023
  • CEO: Rhiannon Hiles
  • Type: Open-air living museum

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