Museum - British Deaf History Society
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Archived: 2026-04-23 15:31
Museum - British Deaf History Society
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Museum
Set up in 2006, the Deaf Museum and Archive has grown into a credible national collection consisting of numerous artefacts, deaf artwork and paper archive collections of all kinds.
We have run the Museum mostly by volunteers of the British Deaf History Society, but recently we have employed a Heritage Manager, Lydia Gaines, to look after it. The Museum is working towards becoming an accredited specialist museum with the Arts Council which will hopefully open up wider audiences. We are truly the only museum in Britain that is specific to Deafness, Deaf communities and Deaf people.
We have been closed for 16 months since March 2020 due to COVID-19 Government restrictions but we have now reopened in Manchester Deaf Centre thanks to grants from the Department of Digital Culture, Media and Sport’s (DCMS) Cultural Recovery Fund. The Research Library and the Deaf archives are now fully open and accessible if you make prior appointments. The Museum has held a series of trial openings in October and November. Full viewings and tours will be possible from February 2022 (
See
Events
page
). This is because some of our displays were damaged during the lockdown moves and are in the process of being repaired.
We will keep everyone updated as soon as possible but if you want to browse what is in the Deaf Museum below, you will see some of the artefacts and works of art available.
In 2024, we received on loan a wood carving of The Last Supper from Staffordshire Deaf Society. The carving was by Martin Ditton, the Lizard Man. This will be displayed at the earliest possibility.
Browse the whole museum
A Tour of Deaf Art
Paintings
Sculptures/Ceramics
Schools
Books
Pamphlets
Sports
Equipment/Furniture
Clothes
Support Us and deaf history
Your support is vital and enables the BDHS to share its work and collections with the world.
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Where to find us
Manchester Deaf Centre,
Crawford House,
Booth Street East,
Manchester
M13 9GH
BDHS Company Registration No. 05382744
Connect with us
Free Entry
The BDHS does not charge for access to its Museum, Archives and Library but as an organisation relying mainly on charitable donations, we would deeply appreciate visitors placing a donation in the Donation Box situated within the Museum Library. These donations help us to build up an Acquisitions Fund that is used to purchased new artefacts to preserve and display.
Skip to main content
Skip to footer
Museum
Set up in 2006, the Deaf Museum and Archive has grown into a credible national collection consisting of numerous artefacts, deaf artwork and paper archive collections of all kinds.
We have run the Museum mostly by volunteers of the British Deaf History Society, but recently we have employed a Heritage Manager, Lydia Gaines, to look after it. The Museum is working towards becoming an accredited specialist museum with the Arts Council which will hopefully open up wider audiences. We are truly the only museum in Britain that is specific to Deafness, Deaf communities and Deaf people.
We have been closed for 16 months since March 2020 due to COVID-19 Government restrictions but we have now reopened in Manchester Deaf Centre thanks to grants from the Department of Digital Culture, Media and Sport’s (DCMS) Cultural Recovery Fund. The Research Library and the Deaf archives are now fully open and accessible if you make prior appointments. The Museum has held a series of trial openings in October and November. Full viewings and tours will be possible from February 2022 (
See
Events
page
). This is because some of our displays were damaged during the lockdown moves and are in the process of being repaired.
We will keep everyone updated as soon as possible but if you want to browse what is in the Deaf Museum below, you will see some of the artefacts and works of art available.
In 2024, we received on loan a wood carving of The Last Supper from Staffordshire Deaf Society. The carving was by Martin Ditton, the Lizard Man. This will be displayed at the earliest possibility.
Browse the whole museum
A Tour of Deaf Art
Paintings
Sculptures/Ceramics
Schools
Books
Pamphlets
Sports
Equipment/Furniture
Clothes
Support Us and deaf history
Your support is vital and enables the BDHS to share its work and collections with the world.
Footer
Where to find us
Manchester Deaf Centre,
Crawford House,
Booth Street East,
Manchester
M13 9GH
BDHS Company Registration No. 05382744
Connect with us
Free Entry
The BDHS does not charge for access to its Museum, Archives and Library but as an organisation relying mainly on charitable donations, we would deeply appreciate visitors placing a donation in the Donation Box situated within the Museum Library. These donations help us to build up an Acquisitions Fund that is used to purchased new artefacts to preserve and display.