Event
Friday 13th November 2026 6.30pm – 9pm
Discover the wonders of the night sky at our Astronomy Evening.
Join the experts from Bassetlaw Astronomical Society for engaging presentations, explore the scale of the Solar System in the museum grounds, view celestial objects through telescopes, and learn about astrophotography. Read more “Astronomy Evening”
Event
Friday 11th September 2026, 7pm
Enjoy a wonderful evening in the beautiful gardens of Bassetlaw Museum. Please bring your own seating, picnics etc. There is no interval during this show. For tickets please go to: http://www.thisismytheatre.com Read more “The Great Gatsby”
Event
Saturday 22nd August, 2pm – 3pm
Take a step back in time and experience the past in three dimensions. Read more “Victorian Virtual Reality: Around the World in 60 Minutes”
Exhibition
Saturday 28th March – Saturday 31st October
Bassetlaw Museum is delighted to present a new exhibition of drawings and paintings created in response to its collection and the stories of the communities it serves.
The works are by Christy Burdock, an artist whose practice is rooted in Britain’s regional history and heritage. Living in Central London, within walking distance of the Thames, she is drawn not to the capital’s well-trodden landmarks but to the quieter, richer stories found beyond it – places with depth and texture that reward close attention. Bassetlaw, and its remarkable museum, offered exactly that.
The exhibition reflects a wide range of the museum’s themes: from the local cinemas and mining, to royal charters and the story of the Mayflower . Autochrome photography, farming life and the energy industry, all find their way into the work. Unusually for the artist, several pieces include children — inspired by vivid accounts of growing up on a local farm, and by the museum’s toy and school collections. Read more “Stories of Bassetlaw: Original Works by Christy Burdock”
Exhibition
A Film Noir style fashion exhibition
Opens on the 14th March 2026 Read more “Dressed to Kill”
Exhibition
Exhibition opens on Saturday 13th December
The Age of Cine: Cameras, Projectors and the Magic of Film Read more “The Age of Cine”
Event
Event
Saturday 11th April, 2pm -3.30pm
The Friends of Bassetlaw Museum are delighted to announce the return of guided tours. They will focus on the Museum building, its history from its construction in the 1780s through to the present day, and the stories of the families that owned it.
News
Changes to Museum Opening Hours from Monday 12th May for up to a Year
Bassetlaw Museum is taking positive action to help preserve its extensive and historically valuable collection for future generations.
A wide assortment of artifacts, not currently on display at the museum due to limited space, are stored off-site and urgently need relocating due to the existing storage building no longer being suitable to safely preserve the museum’s archive collection.
To enable the move, the Bassetlaw Museum Team will check the condition of each piece, catalogue it and carefully pack it away, before being moved to its new home. In rare cases, pieces may be transferred to other museums and feature in their public collections.
However, to enable this essential work to take place, there will be changes to the museum’s opening hours for up to a year.
New Opening Hours from Monday 12th May: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 10am – 4:30pm (Closed Mondays and Thursdays)
Open Monday to Saturday during school holidays.
News
Join the Friends of Bassetlaw Museum and help them raise funds. Membership includes talks, exhibition previews, member events, quarterly e-newsletter and helping the museum. Read more “Support the museum by becoming a Friend.”