Blogtober - Day Twenty three

The new Museum of Making can be found inside the Derby Silk Mill.  The Mill is thought to be the world's first modern factory and is part of UNESCO's Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site.

Derby's rich heritage of making and creating is celebrated with displays and work areas within the mill.

There are three floors plus the ground floor and lots of stairs but also a lift which I had to use as the stairs became a bit too much for me.  On the ground floor are the Civic Hall, River Kitchen, events areas and makers' courtyard.

Up above the entrance atrium space is a new Toyota Corolla which was commissioned from the Toyota Company and made at their factory in Burnaston, Derby.  I took this photo from the floor above.

The first set of stairs take you up to the shop area above which is a jet engine.  It's a Rolls Royce Trent 1000 engine which was mounted on the 29th July 2019.

Photo taken from the viewing platform over the shop area.  You can see the Toyota behind as it hangs over the entrance and cafe.

 

Also on this floor are displays on  the history of the Derwent Valley Mills, the introduction of water power and the history of industry in the area. 

 

On the second floor is an exhibition called Assemblage.  It looks like a museum store and has the objects displayed by the materials they are made from but unlike a museum store many can be handled and studied more closely.  It was fun looking around this floor.

I'll show you more in tomorrow's post.