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    Explore the galleries

    The Museum of Childhood's eight new galleries celebrate the escapades and challenges of childhood in a whole new way. You don’t have to be young, only young at heart, to join the adventure.

    Say cheese! Mouseworld at the Museum of Childhood, Sudbury Hall, Derbyshire
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    Let your imagination carry you away with this guide to the galleries:

    The Outdoor Adventure Gallery

    In the Tree Den at the Museum of Childhood, Sudbury Hall, Derbyshire
    © National Trust    		 Start the discovery outside and walk through our Victorian street, where you can play jacks and marbles. Jog your own memories by listening to people’s accounts of playing outdoors over the years.

    The Work Gallery

    Taking on the Chimney Climb at the Museum of Childhood, Sudbury Hall, Derbyshire
    © National Trust    		 Experience first-hand the realities of life for children employed through the ages. Venture down a Victorian mine tunnel. Uncover what life was like for children working in domestic service. And daring young 'sweeps' can take on our new Chimney Climb.

    The Home Gallery

    The bedroom on the ceiling in the Home Gallery at the Museum of Childhood, Sudbury Hall, Derbyshire
    © National Trust    		 This gallery turns home life on its head. Look up to see a bedroom on the ceiling. Put yourself in the shoes of a family on the Home Front in the Second World War. And pick a favourite from the wonderful display of dolls’ houses and board games.

    The School Gallery

    Playing hopscotch at the Museum of Childhood, Sudbury Hall, Derbyshire
    © National Trust    		 The best days of your life? Cast your mind back to semolina dinners and school uniforms. Sit up straight and pay attention in the Victorian schoolroom and have a go at our playground games.

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    The Baby Gallery

    The Baby Gallery in the Museum of Childhood, Sudbury Hall, Derbyshire
    © National Trust    		 Trace the first year of life and see how we celebrate the arrival of a new baby. Compare the equipment used to care for little ones today to that of the 19th century.

    The Stories and Imagination Gallery

    It's story time at the Stories and Imagination Gallery in the Museum of Childhood, Sudbury Hall, Derbyshire
    © National Trust    		 Enter here and who knows who you’ll meet? Walk through outer space and a magical forest. Budding storytellers can create their own characters and stories in our performance area. Play with puppets and delve into our book collection.

    The Toys Gallery

    The Toys Gallery in the Museum of Childhood, Sudbury Hall, Derbyshire
    © National Trust    		 With an amazing array of toys including the Betty Cadbury Collection of Playthings Past, you can take a look at toys through the ages. Re-discover the toys you played with and your parents or grandparents loved.

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    Temporary Exhibition – Making of the New Museum

    Try your hand as a conservator at the Museum of Childhood, Sudbury Hall, Derbyshire
    © National Trust / Mike Williams    		 Discover the story behind the creation of the new Museum of Childhood and see how everything has changed. Try your hand at being a conservator and clean, document and pack away one of our objects.

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    Playtime in the Outdoor Adventure Gallery at the Museum of Childhood, Sudbury Hall, Derbyshire
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