This list of museums in
Kent,
England contains
museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including
nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private
business
Business is the practice of making one's living or making money by producing or Trade, buying and selling Product (business), products (such as goods and Service (economics), services). It is also "any activity or enterprise entered into for pr ...
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.,
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.
Museums
Defunct museums
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Ashford Steam Centre
Ashford Steam Centre was a short-lived railway museum at Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, United Kingdom. It was located at the former engine shed that was situated east of Ashford railway station. The museum opened in 1968 and closed in 1976.
H ...
,
Willesborough
Willesborough is a village, now in effect a residential suburb, on the eastern side of Ashford, Kent, England.
The area
The South Willesborough Dykes area, on the west bank of the River East Stour, is an area of sheep fields drained by dykes. ...
, Kent. In operation 1968–76.
* Charles Dickens Centre,
Rochester, closed in 2004
* Dolphin Sailing Barge Museum,
Sittingbourne, closed after a fire in 2009
* Farming World,
Boughton under Blean
Boughton under Blean is a village and civil parish between Faversham and Canterbury in south-east England. "Boughton under Blean" technically refers only to the hamlet at the top of Boughton Hill; the main village at the foot of the hill is named ...
, closed in 2014
* Kent Fire and Rescue Service Museum,
Maidstone
*
Manston Fire Museum,
Manston, closed in 2014
*
White Cliff Experience,
[ Dover Discovery Centre history] Dover
Dover () is a town and major ferry port in Kent, South East England. It faces France across the Strait of Dover, the narrowest part of the English Channel at from Cap Gris Nez in France. It lies south-east of Canterbury and east of Maidstone ...
See also
*
:Tourist attractions in Kent
References
Visit Britain: Museums & Galleries in Kent
{{Museums in the United Kingdom
Kent
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