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Beamish - The Living Museum of the North is located at Beamish, a 300-acre estate near the town of Stanley, England. The exhibits in the museum include a mix of moved, original and copies of original buildings; a large collection of artifacts, vehicles and equipment; livestock and interpreters dressed in period costumes. The museum's goal is to preserve and showcase an example of urban and rural North East England everyday life in the early 20th century at the peak of industrialization. Most of the exhibits belong to the late Victorian and Edwardian eras, as well as to the part of countryside that was under the influence of 1825 industrial revolution. The museum opened in 1972 and influenced the development of other "living museums".

Regional Resource Centre, Beamish DH9 0RG, UK

Beamish - The Living Museum of the North
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Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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