Cutting edge creativity goes on show as Museomix UK 2014 puts Derby Silk Mill on the world stage. The trust which runs Derby’s historic Silk Mill says that the venue has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of world museum practice after it successfully hosted the...
Priceless exhibits from Derby’s industrial past are being placed back on public view after hundreds of volunteers gave up their spare time to write a new chapter in the history of the city’s Silk Mill. Items including a noctuary clock made by John Whitehurst, a...
Derby Museums Trust are seeking to recruit a Curator of Making. Salary: £24,892 – £26,539 a year (pro rata) Hours: Full-Time Contract Type: Permanent Location: The Silk Mill Summary Description Are you passionate about all things made by human hand? Are you fascinated...
A Midland’s mill which helped to kick-start the Industrial Revolution is now playing a part in the Internet Revolution, after it switched on what is believed to be the fastest Wi-Fi system in any museum in the world. Derby’s Silk Mill, which stands on the site...
An update of the Re:Make the Museum project at Derby Silk Mill Museum from Hannah Fox, Silk Mill Project Manager. When we failed to get the funding to refurbish Derby’s Silk Mill Museum, we could have packed up and gone home, but we decided on a different option. We...
