Showcasing handmade work by independent artists and craftspeople.

Salford Museum;'s Pilkington collection is the largest in the UK. It contains examples of almost every artist and most types of ware produced by the factory between 1900-1958 and the 1970s. When the company unfortunately closed in June 2010 Salford Museum was able to acquire the Pilkington archive containing pattern books, notebooks and company documents. This important resource not only compliments the ceramic collection but also assists by placing it in its social history context.

Lots of hands-on fun for all the family in our hands-on science gallery.

Experience the sights, sounds and smells of steam engines that powered mills all over the North West.

The Rochdale Pioneers Museum exists to preserve the original store of the Rochdale Pioneers and to generate an understanding of the ideals and principles of the co-operative movement.

Nature's Library features a stunning collection of taxidermy, an array of fossils; shells; Victorian illustrations of plants and paraphernalia from the 19th and early 20th century.

Come and see some of our unusual reptiles and amphibians in the Vivarium.