The Museum of Lakeland Life & Industry, formerly the Museum of Lakeland Life and sometimes abbreviated to MOLLI, 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 Kendal,

Cumbria Cumbria ( ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in North West England, bordering Scotland. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local government, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. C ...

, northwest England.Museum of Lakeland Life, Kendal
Culture24, UK. The museum was opened in 1971 by Princess Alexandra. It won the first ever UK

Museum of the Year The Museum of the Year Award, formerly known as the Gulbenkian Prize and the Art Fund Prize, is an annual prize awarded to a museum or gallery in the United Kingdom for a "track record of imagination, innovation and excellence". The award of £ ...

award in 1973. The Museum presents life in the Lake District (aka Lakeland) from the late 18th century onwards. The museum is located within the original Georgian

stables A stable is a building in which livestock, especially horses, are kept. It most commonly means a building that is divided into separate stalls for individual animals and livestock. There are many different types of stables in use today; the ...

of the Abbot Hall Art Gallery. It is managed by Lakeland Arts. The displays include presentations of the author Arthur Ransome and the ''

Swallows and Amazons series The ''Swallows and Amazons'' series is a series of twelve children's adventure novels by English author Arthur Ransome. Set in the interwar period, the novels involve group adventures by children, mainly in the school holidays and mainly in Eng ...

'' of books, local photographers, and the Arts & Crafts Movement in the Lake District.The Museum
, Museum of Lakeland Life, UK. The museum is the registered office of the Arthur Ransome Society. the museum is closed during a redevelopment by Lakeland Arts of the whole Abbot Hall Art Gallery site and complex.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Museum of Lakeland Life and Industry Museums established in 1971 Museums in Cumbria Local museums in Cumbria Rural history museums in England Lake District 1971 establishments in England Kendal Museum of the Year (UK) recipients