Beamish Museum

Beamish Museum is an open-air museum located in , England. Beamish pioneered the concept of a living museum. By displaying duplicates or replaceable items, it was also an early example of the now commonplace practice of museums allowing visitors to touch objects.
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  • Museum
  • …lies at an elevation of around 460 feet (140 metres)
  • Description: open-air museum in County Durham, United Kingdom
  • Also known as
    “Beamish”
    “Beamish, The Living Museum of The North”
    “North of England Open Air Museum”

Places of Interest Nearby

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Church
2,100 feet southeast of Beamish Museum
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Pub
is a pub.
1,700 feet northwest of Beamish Museum

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beamish and No Place.
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Hamlet
is a hamlet in the civil parish of , in , England.

Beamish Museum

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Latitude
54.87626° or 54° 52′ 35″ north
Longitude
-1.65043° or 1° 39′ 2″ west
Open location code
9C6WV8GX+GR
Geo­Names ID
6290141
Wiki­data ID
Q252417

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Ukrainian—“Beamish Museum” goes by many names.
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比米什博物館Chinese
Beamish MuseumDanish
North of England Open Air MuseumDanish
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Beamish: North of England Open Air MuseumDutch
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North of England Open Air MuseumGerman
Beamish Open Air MuseumItalian
ビーミッシュ・ミュージアムJapanese
ビーミッシュ博物館Japanese
Beamish MuseumNorwegian
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БімішUkrainian

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