Leicestershire's Open Museum is a 'museum without walls' that can deliver museum collections and displays to your communities and your venues. The Open Museum Operates 3 loans schemes and also facilitates community projects. We always try and tailor our services as closely as possible to our many users

The Open Museum has 3 schemes and we can lend you works of art, objects, and small ready-made displays:

A collection of over 900 original works of art including paintings, original prints, drawings, sculptures, textiles and photographs.
Find out more about Artworks

A large collection of museum objects, models, replicas and natural history specimens.
Find out more about Resource Box

An innovative loan scheme comprising ready made, compact and colourful museum displays.
Find out more about Moving Objects

The open museum can provide objects, skills and advice to groups wishing to create their own displays and carry out their own projects.
Get in touch with us to find out more.

A chance to explore the Resource Box collection online and discover more about the themes and issues behind some of the Moving Objects displays.

HEMSoP is a consortium between Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and Northamstonshire County Councils and its website is sponsored by the Big Lottery Fund.

Go to the HEMsoP page here.

Regular users of the Open Museum include Leicestershire schools, colleges, libraries, youth, local history and heritage groups, community and special interest groups as well as a range of local organisations who provide lifelong learning opportunities and activities that can benefit from the use of historic objects, art and displays.  If your type of organisation isn’t mentioned, don’t worry, as long as you operate in Leicestershire  we will do our best to help.

Community Heritage Initiative

You can become involved in recording the wildlife and natural heritage of Leicestershire.
Find out more about the Community Heritage Initiative

Community Archaeology

You can become involved in the archaeology of Leicestershire through the County Council's Community Archaeology programme.
Find out more about Community Archaeology

Talks, Tours & Field Trips

The staff of Leicestershire Heritage Services can visit your local venues and meeting places to deliver talks and lectures on a variety of fascinating subjects.
Find out what talks, tours and field trips are available