The Museum will be closed while work continues on our exciting new gallery development. We still have the Animals and Us exhibition and a selection from our art collection exhibited in the basement opposite the Aquarium.
Unfortunately, during this time, we cannot provide Museum enquiry and object loan services or accept new donations. This temporary situation will be reviewed in December 2017.
More detail on the museum closure and temporary exhibitions
Come and take a look around - our staff can tell you more about the resources and facilities that we have on offer.
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To coincide with the redevelopment of our Egypt galleries, we're holding a series of FREE talks, film screenings and craft activities.
All the Bolton's Egypt events are FREE and they run until June 2018.
Click here for our events
A new gallery, entitled Bolton's Egypt, will be built in the museum’s current art gallery, history centre and temporary exhibition gallery.
It will feature a full size reproduction of the burial chamber of Thutmose III as its centrepiece and depict Bolton’s important links to ancient Egypt in a family-friendly and interactive exhibition.
In order for the work to take place, the museum – which is situated on the top floor of the building – is now closed to the public for the duration of the project.
Find out more about Bolton's Egypt
Bolton's library service. Find information about branch opening times and all our other services.
Libraries section
Come and enjoy amazing history, art, culture and activities in our accessible and family friendly galleries.
Museum section
Browse archives indexes and plan your visit to the History Centre based at Bolton Museum.
Archives section
Greater Manchester's only public aquarium, based in the Central Library and Museum building.
Aquarium section
A boroughwide Enquiry Service providing quick, thorough responses to questions sent by phone, fax, letter or email.
Ask Bolton Libraries section
History and visitor information about our historic halls: Hall i' th' Wood Museum and Smithills Hall.
Historic Halls section