Shropshire Museums Collections Centre

Shropshire Museums Collections Centre It also has dedicated education, research and display spaces, to allow greater public access to the collections.

Located in the same building as Ludlow Library, Shropshire Council’s Shropshire Museums Collections Centre is a secure and environmentally controlled facility, which stores Shropshire Museums Service’s important collections. Formerly known as Ludlow Museum Resource Centre, Shropshire Museums Collection Centre is a secure and environmentally controlled facility, which stores Shropshire Museums Serv

ice’s important collections. Access to Collections:
By appointment, objects from our collections can be viewed and studied in our Research Room. We also offer Store Tours, which allow you to go behind the scenes, are also available by group appointment (charges apply). There is a free Exhibitions Gallery on the lower ground floor, which is open during building's opening times

Volunteering Opportunities:
Volunteers at Shropshire Museums Collections Centre are focused on cataloguing and digitising the collections to make them more accessible. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, please contact us: [email protected] or 01743 250505

Learning Opportunities:
There are opportunities for learners of all ages at Shropshire Museums Collections Centre. Activities include curriculum linked workshops for schools and home educators, as well as adult education courses. Contact our Shrewsbury based Education Team: [email protected] or 01743 25881

Facilities Hire:
Our large Freezer and Conservation Lab are available to hire for pest management and conservation work, and groups or societies can hire our Education Room or Research Room for meetings. Please contact us for details: [email protected] or 01743 250505

Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS):
The Finds Liaison Officer for Shropshire and Herefordshire is based at Shropshire Museums Collections Centre. If you have found archaeological items, they can be brought in for identification and recording. There are also volunteering opportunities available with the PAS. To find out more about PAS, contact Peter Reavill on:
[email protected]
01743 254748
Or visit www.finds.org.uk

For updates from Peter follow him on Twitter

Now Open! Shropshire Historical Pageant and Comus Tercentenary Performance 1934 costume exhibition Shropshire Museums Co...
28/08/2026

Now Open! Shropshire Historical Pageant and Comus Tercentenary Performance 1934 costume exhibition Shropshire Museums Collections Centre
Way back in 1934 the people of Shropshire were united by the 300-year anniversary of John Milton’s Comus, written for and performed in Ludlow Castle.
In this exhibition you will see the colourful costumes worn by performers in this historic theatrical performance which took place over 6 days in the summer of 1934.
See the costumes and ephemera which make up this unique collection from local history. Watch original footage of the Pageant performances at Ludlow Castle.
Open Monday- Friday 9.30am-5pm Saturdays 9.30am-1pm Closed Thursdays FREE ENTRY
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In the Costume Gallery Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery we are celebrating sports in all their form through across th...
27/08/2026

In the Costume Gallery Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery we are celebrating sports in all their form through across the ages from the stores here Shropshire Museums Collections Centre . GameOn! a exhibition explores a range of Shropshire Sportspeople through the kit and clothing they wore. Discover outfits worn by Shropshire Olympians, Paralympians, Shrewsbury Town FC players, local Jockeys and Cross Channel swimmers.

Here's a butterfly you might see flitting around your garden plants. It is the unmistakable butterfly. Their caterpil...
25/08/2026

Here's a butterfly you might see flitting around your garden plants. It is the unmistakable butterfly.
Their caterpillars feed on Cuckooflower and Garlic mustard and although commonly found in gardens their eggs do not thrive when laid on plants such as honesty.
So the adult butterflies might love your garden plants for nectar but to complete their whole life cycle they need access to native wildflowers.

Coming soon- Ludlow History Festival Events!Behind the Scenes tour with a curator to see Ludlow ArtThe historic and beau...
24/08/2026

Coming soon- Ludlow History Festival Events!
Behind the Scenes tour with a curator to see Ludlow Art
The historic and beautiful town of Ludlow has inspired many artists over the centuries to create artwork capturing the medieval buildings and beautiful scenery surrounding the ancient town. On this tour you will have exclusive access to the picture store where these artworks are carefully looked after and be guided through Shropshire Museums art collections.
1 hour
Venue: Shropshire Museums Collections Centre (SMCC), 7-9 Parkway, Ludlow.
Cost £15 per person maximum 20 people per tour. Suitable for adults and children.
Times: 1pm Tuesday 25 August and 1pm Wednesday 26 August 2026.
Booking essential https://orlo.uk/j5oDW or via the QR code below

Coming soon- Ludlow History Festival Events!Behind the Scenes tour with a curator to see Ludlow ArtThe historic and beau...
23/08/2026

Coming soon- Ludlow History Festival Events!
Behind the Scenes tour with a curator to see Ludlow Art
The historic and beautiful town of Ludlow has inspired many artists over the centuries to create artwork capturing the medieval buildings and beautiful scenery surrounding the ancient town. On this tour you will have exclusive access to the picture store where these artworks are carefully looked after and be guided through Shropshire Museums art collections.
1 hour
Venue: Shropshire Museums Collections Centre (SMCC), 7-9 Parkway, Ludlow.
Cost £15 per person maximum 20 people per tour. Suitable for adults and children.
Times: 1pm Tuesday 25 August and 1pm Wednesday 26 August 2026.
Booking essential https://orlo.uk/7N0CK or via the QR code below

Coming soon Ludlow History Festival Store Tours:Behind the Scenes Store tour with a curator to see the Shropshire Mammot...
23/08/2026

Coming soon Ludlow History Festival Store Tours:
Behind the Scenes Store tour with a curator to see the Shropshire Mammoths right here Shropshire Museums Collections Centre
This is your chance to get up close and personal with the fossilized remains of the 5 mammoths found at Condover 40 years ago this year. Meet the giant adult male and the 4 juvenile mammoths and hear the story of their fate in a kettle hole at Condover until their discovery millennia later.
1 hour
Venue: Shropshire Museums Collections Centre (SMCC), 7-9 Parkway, Ludlow.
Cost £15 per person maximum 20 people per tour. Suitable for adults and children.
Times: 10am Tuesday 25 August and 10am Wednesday 26 August 2026.
Booking essential at https://orlo.uk/JKp80 or click the QR code on this post.

Coming soon Ludlow History Festival Store Tours:Behind the Scenes Store tour with a curator to see the Shropshire Mammot...
21/08/2026

Coming soon Ludlow History Festival Store Tours:
Behind the Scenes Store tour with a curator to see the Shropshire Mammoths right here Shropshire Museums Collections Centre
This is your chance to get up close and personal with the fossilized remains of the 5 mammoths found at Condover 40 years ago this year. Meet the giant adult male and the 4 juvenile mammoths and hear the story of their fate in a kettle hole at Condover until their discovery millennia later.
1 hour
Venue: Shropshire Museums Collections Centre (SMCC), 7-9 Parkway, Ludlow.
Cost £15 per person maximum 20 people per tour. Suitable for adults and children.
Times: 10am Tuesday 25 August and 10am Wednesday 26 August 2026.
Booking essential at https://orlo.uk/Tmu0S or click the QR code on this post.

Coming soon- Ludlow History Festival Events!Behind the Scenes tour with a curator to see Ludlow ArtThe historic and beau...
20/08/2026

Coming soon- Ludlow History Festival Events!
Behind the Scenes tour with a curator to see Ludlow Art
The historic and beautiful town of Ludlow has inspired many artists over the centuries to create artwork capturing the medieval buildings and beautiful scenery surrounding the ancient town. On this tour you will have exclusive access to the picture store where these artworks are carefully looked after and be guided through Shropshire Museums art collections.
1 hour
Venue: Shropshire Museums Collections Centre (SMCC), 7-9 Parkway, Ludlow.
Cost £15 per person maximum 20 people per tour. Suitable for adults and children.
Times: 1pm Tuesday 25 August and 1pm Wednesday 26 August 2026.
Booking essential https://orlo.uk/DN6fq or via the QR code below

Way back in the summer of 1934 the Shropshire Historical Pageant and Comus Tercentenary Performance took place, right h...
19/08/2026

Way back in the summer of 1934 the Shropshire Historical Pageant and Comus Tercentenary Performance took place, right here in Ludlow. Here's an amazing photo of the whole cast inside the ruins of Ludlow Castle.
Costumes from the performance are currently on display right here Shropshire Museums Collections Centre .
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This is a butterfly. They are rather magnificent, being our largest native butterfly. Today breeding populations are o...
18/08/2026

This is a butterfly. They are rather magnificent, being our largest native butterfly.
Today breeding populations are only found in the Norfolk Broads but occasionally migrants are found elsewhere in the UK.
They live in fenland habitats feeding on milk parsley. This is their only food plant so loss of this once common w**d in the countryside has had a dramatic impact on their population.

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7-9 Parkway
Ludlow
SY82PG

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Monday 9:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 9:30am - 5pm
Friday 9:30am - 5pm

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