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Eyam Museum or as it is locally known Eyam Plague museum is a
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Eyam Plague Village Website
Eyam Museum website
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Eyam Museum or as it is locally known Eyam Plague museum is a local museum
A local museum or local history museum is a type of museum that shows the historical development of a place/region (local history) using exhibits. These museums usually maintain a collection of historic three-dimensional objects which are exh ...
in the village of Eyam
Eyam () is an English village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales that lies within the Peak District National Park. There is evidence of early occupation by Ancient Britons on the surrounding moors and lead was mined in the area by the Roma ...
, located in the Peak District
The Peak District is an upland area in England at the southern end of the Pennines. Mostly in Derbyshire
Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands, England. It includes much of the Peak District National Park, the southe ...
, Derbyshire
Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands, England. It includes much of the Peak District National Park, the southern end of the Pennine range of hills and part of the National Forest. It borders Greater Manchester to the nor ...
, England
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.
Overview
Eyam Museum opened on 23 April 1994 as a small museum on a single level. A model of a Derbyshirelead
Lead is a chemical element with the symbol Pb (from the Latin ) and atomic number 82. It is a heavy metal that is denser than most common materials. Lead is soft and malleable, and also has a relatively low melting point. When freshly cu ...
mine was added in 2002. The museum is staffed by volunteers. It is located in Hawkhill Road.
The museum's galleries present the history of Eyam since prehistoric times, with a special emphasis on the Plague
Plague or The Plague may refer to:
Agriculture, fauna, and medicine
*Plague (disease), a disease caused by ''Yersinia pestis''
* An epidemic of infectious disease (medical or agricultural)
* A pandemic caused by such a disease
* A swarm of pes ...
that struck Eyam, known as the Eyam Plague, in 1665.
The Plague (1665)
The museum largely dedicated to Eyam's famous history as a plague village during the bubonic plague of 1665.Gallery
See also
*List of museums in Derbyshire
This list of museums in Derbyshire, England contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artis ...
* Derby plague of 1665
During the Great Plague of 1665 the area of Derby, England, fell victim to the bubonic plague epidemic, with many deaths. Some areas of Derby still carry names that record the 1665 visitation such as Blagreaves Lane which was Black Graves Lane, ...
Eyam Plague Village Website
References
External links
Eyam Museum website
Museums established in 1994 Museums in Derbyshire Local museums in Derbyshire Medical museums in England Tourist attractions of the Peak District History of Derbyshire 1994 establishments in England {{UK-museum-stub