This list of museums on the Isle of Wight, England contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private

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es) 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.,

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s) are not included.

Defunct

Arreton Manor Arreton Manor is a manor house in Arreton, Isle of Wight, England. Its history is traced to 872 AD to the time of King Alfred the Great and his parents. It was left by King Alfred by his will to his youngest son Aethelweard. Once owned by William ...

, now closed to the public * The Brading Experience, also known as the Isle of Wight Waxworks
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* Dinosaur Farm Museum, Brighstone * Isle of Wight Coastal Visitors Centre, Ventnor *

Sunken Secrets The Archaeology Discover Centre (formerly Sunken Secrets and the Underwater Archaeology Centre) was a museum located in Fort Victoria on the Isle of Wight, England. The museum was run by archaeologists based on the Isle of Wight. It was house ...

now Shipwreck Centre and Maritime Museum at Arreton

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Local Life: Isle of Wight MuseumsIsle of Wight Heritage Service - Museum Service
{{Museums in the United Kingdom Isle of Wight Museums

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