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Discover our Museum
Leave the 21st century behind for the day and experience sights, sounds, smells, and tastes of the Black Country as you explore rebuilt, replica or recreated shops, houses and industrial workshops.
Head underground in our Victorian coal mine, discover Black Country life in an Edwardian village, grab some snap from our 1930s street, or step into living memory and explore our new 1940s-1960s high street.
Mine experience
Mind yer ‘ed! Descend ‘into the thick’ of our underground drift mine and hear what ‘Elija Wedge’ has to tell you about the world of an 1850s Black Country coalminer.
The underground mine experience is included in the price of general admission – no further purchase necessary!
New high street
Step into the 1940s, 50s and 60s and experience the hustle and bustle of our new high street.
Meet new historic characters, spot vintage transport, and don’t forget to listen to the Talking Clock or ‘Dial-a-Disc’ in our beautiful 1960s telephone box. With lots of new stories to discover, there’s something for everyone.
Visitor map
The Museum is around 26 acres, which is the same size as about 20 football fields.
Our collections
Did you know that we have over 80,000 items in our collections? These items include our buildings and transport.
Locksmith's House
Discover an atmospheric Edwardian house, our sister museum in Willenhall where time has stood still.
Read our blog posts
From Carts to Drones: The Evolution of Milk Delivery
The milk cart and delivery is an iconic part of childhood for many British people, never mind ‘yam yams’. Today, it’s a little more high tech, as Nina Garter discovers.
Behind the Lens: The story of James Whale
In commemoration of this year’s LGBTQ+ History Month and it’s theme ‘behind the lens’, we look to Dudley’s most famous filmmaker James Whale.
Bringing back Black Country Folk from the past
Black Country Living Museum (BCLM) shares examples of characters that were used in 2022 to convey the hugely diverse stories the Black Country has to tell.
Disability history: Modern advances and historical devices
Black Country Living Museum (BCLM) shares examples of items linked to disability history and details the Curating for Change scheme, in a blog post written by Claudia Davies, Curating for Change Fellow at the Museum.
Legendary boat-builder remembered through donation to steam narrowboat President
Legendary boat-builder remembered through donation to steam narrowboat President.
Understanding Dudley’s Race Riots pt.2: The Contexts
In the second part of our series on the Dudley Race Riots, Dr Simon Briercliffe explores the social context of the early 1960s in Dudley and how circumstances led to the riots of July 1962.