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Ranging from Egyptian mummies to local history and wildlife, Bolton's collection has something for everyone.


Get ready to explore some remarkable things

Egyptology

Egyptology

Because of its links with the cotton trade, Bolton's Museums have always had strong Egyptology collections.

Fine art

Fine art

Bolton Museum houses a fine art collection of over 3500 items. Nearly all of these are works by British artists dating from the 18th century to the present day.

Botany

Botany

There's about 60,000 specimens in the botanical collection. Most are herbarium specimens which are either pressed and mounted on to sheets of paper or dried and stored in packets.


Decorative art

Decorative art

We have around 100 contemporary ceramics dating from the 1970s to mid 1990s and a collection of about 150 netsuke, inro and scent bottles bequeathed to the museum in 1959.

Local history

Local history

Bolton’s industrial heritage has had a strong influence upon the make up of the town and its people.

Bolton, 1937 by Julian Trevelyan

Art For Everyone

Slow looking at some of our paintings the Art Gallery.

Medicine Bottle

Donations

How to donate to Bolton’s Museum and Archive Collections.

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