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This list of museums in Surrey,
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contains
museum A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make thes ...
s which are defined for this context as institutions (including
nonprofit organization A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...
s, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit art galleries and university art galleries. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e.,
virtual museum A virtual museum is a digital entity that draws on the characteristics of a museum, in order to complement, enhance, or augment the museum experience through personalization, interactivity, and richness of content. Virtual museums can perform as t ...
s) are not included.


Defunct museums

* Elmbridge Museum, Elmbridge
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closed museum site in 2014, offers traveling exhibits and programs, "museum without walls" * Haxted Watermill, now a brasserie * Royal Earlswood Museum, Redhill, collections now at the Langdon Down Museum of Learning Disability


See also

* :Tourist attractions in Surrey


References


Surrey's Museums
{{Museums in the United Kingdom Surrey
Museums A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make these ...