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{{short description|Military Museum in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England}}
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'''Danum Gallery, Library and Museum,''' formerly '''Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery''' is a [[museum]] in [[Doncaster]], [[South Yorkshire]], [[England]].<ref name="homepage">{{cite web |url=http://www.doncaster.gov.uk/sections/leisureandculture/museumsandgalleries/doncastermuseumandartgallery/ |title=Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery |work=Doncaster Council |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150222051000/http://www.doncaster.gov.uk/sections/leisureandculture/museumsandgalleries/doncastermuseumandartgallery/ |archivedate=22 February 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==History==
The first Doncaster Museum opened in 1909 at Beechfield House, utilising only the ground floor of the building, and operated a small zoo at the site from 1955.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ynu.org.uk/sites/default/xyzerrt/documents/Doncaster_Nats_Filling_the_Void.pdf |title=Filling the Void in Natural History at Doncaster Museum |author1=Pip Seccombe |author2=Louise Hill |publisher=Yorkshire Naturalists Union |type=Presentation |accessdate=5 October 2021}}</ref> It moved to a purpose-built site on Chequer Road in 1964 to display collections of natural history, archaeology, local history, fine and decorative art.<ref name="visitdoncaster">{{cite web|url=http://www.visitdoncaster.co.uk/Tourism/places_to_visit/Museum.asp|title=places to visit in Doncaster|work=visitdoncaster.co.uk|access-date=25 October 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101102164021/http://www.visitdoncaster.co.uk/Tourism/places_to_visit/Museum.asp|archive-date=2 November 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[holotype]] of the extinct species ''[[Ichthyosaurus|Ichthyosaurus anningae]]'' was identified in the museum's collection in 2008 and formally named in 2015.<ref name="Lomax2015">{{cite journal|last1=Lomax|first1=Dean R.|first2=Judy A.|last2=Massare|s2cid=85745787|year=2015|title=A new species ofIchthyosaurusfrom the Lower Jurassic of West Dorset, England, U.K|journal=Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology|volume=35|issue=2|page=e903260|issn=0272-4634|doi=10.1080/02724634.2014.903260|bibcode=2015JVPal..35E3260L |url=http://paleorxiv.org/89nhw/ }}</ref><ref name="Gill">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-31521719|title=BBC News - Forgotten fossil found to be new species of ichthyosaur|last=Gill|first=Victoria|date=19 February 2015|work=[[BBC Online]]|accessdate=22 February 2015}}</ref> The building also houses the Regimental Museum of the [[King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.armymuseums.org.uk/museums/0000000055-King-s-Own-Yorkshire-Light-Infantry-Museum-Collection.htm|title=King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Museum Collection|publisher=Ogilby Trust|accessdate=13 March 2016|archive-date=14 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314051528/http://www.armymuseums.org.uk/museums/0000000055-King-s-Own-Yorkshire-Light-Infantry-Museum-Collection.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Roman [[Danum shield]], found in Doncaster in 1971 is on display in the museum.<ref name=buckland>{{cite journal |last1=Buckland |first1=Paul |title=A First-Century Shield from Doncaster, Yorkshire |journal=Britannia |date=1978 |volume=9 |pages=247–269 |doi=10.2307/525941 |jstor=525941 |issn=0068-113X}}</ref>

The museum won the "Most Improved Audience Figures" award from Audiences Yorkshire in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.creativeportal.org/news/news_archive/aytrail.html|title=Audiences Yorkshire recognises the region's trailblazers|work=creativeportal.org|access-date=25 October 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091228043852/http://www.creativeportal.org/news/news_archive/aytrail.html|archive-date=28 December 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Redevelopment===
The former museum site closed on 17 January 2020, with the move to a new venue, originally intended to open in summer 2020.<ref name="Hd">{{cite web |title=Doncaster Museum |url=https://www.heritagedoncaster.org.uk/doncaster-museum/ |website=Heritage Doncaster |accessdate=13 January 2020}}</ref> The [[COVID-19 pandemic in England|COVID-19 pandemic]] caused delays to the relocation process. The new building, which cost £14 million, was completed in October 2020.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/politics/council/doncasters-ps14-million-museum-and-library-completed-now-its-being-filled-2993344 |title=Doncaster's £14 million museum and library is completed - now its being filled up |work=Doncaster Free Press |date=5 October 2020 |accessdate=17 February 2021}}</ref> The new museum is called 'The Danum Gallery, Library and Museum' and encloses the Doncaster High School for Girls building.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/politics/council/how-doncasters-ps14-million-new-museum-looked-when-lights-were-finally-switched-first-time-2902266 |title=This is how Doncaster's £14 million new museum looked when the lights were finally switched on for the first time |date=3 July 2020 |work=Doncaster Free Press |accessdate=17 February 2021}}</ref> The new museum opened to the public on 29 May 2021.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/politics/this-is-the-date-for-the-opening-of-the-new-doncaster-museum-3242729 |title=This is the date for the opening of the new Doncaster museum |work=Doncaster Free Press |date=19 May 2021}}</ref>

A new rail heritage centre opened on 19 September 2021<ref>{{cite magazine |title=|magazine=Railway Magazine |date=October 2021 |pages=6}}</ref> within the venue exhibits the [[Great Northern Railway (Great Britain)|Great Northern Railway]] [[GNR Class C1 (large boiler)|C1 class locomotive]] No. 251 and the [[London and North Eastern Railway]] [[LNER Class V2|Class V2 4771]] locomotive ''[[LNER Class V2 4771 Green Arrow|Green Arrow]]'' to celebrate the contribution Doncaster made to the rail industry. Both locomotives were built in Doncaster and are on loan from the [[National Railway Museum]] for three years from February 2021.<ref>{{cite news|date=24 February 2021|title=Green Arrow locomotive becomes Doncaster museum exhibit|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-56183067|access-date=26 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Jeeves|first=Paul|date=22 February 2021|title=Historic Green Arrow locomotive returns to Doncaster to celebrate town's proud history with the nation's railways|url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/heritage/historic-green-arrow-locomotive-returns-to-doncaster-to-celebrate-towns-proud-history-with-the-nations-railways-3142919|access-date=26 February 2021|work=The Yorkshire Post}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Holden|first=Michael|date=22 February 2021|title=Steam locomotive 4771 Green Arrow moves to Doncaster for new rail museum|url=https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2021/02/steam-locomotive-4771-green-arrow-moves-to-doncaster-for-new-rail-museum.html|url-status=live|access-date=26 February 2021|website=RailAdvent|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210222102907/https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2021/02/steam-locomotive-4771-green-arrow-moves-to-doncaster-for-new-rail-museum.html |archive-date=22 February 2021 }}</ref>{{update-inline|date=February 2025}}

The original site of the museum on Chequer Road is now home to the Doncaster Archives and Local Studies Library.<ref name="archives">{{cite web|url=https://www.heritagedoncaster.org.uk/archives/ |title=Archives and Local Studies|website=Heritage Doncaster|accessdate = 17 November 2022}}</ref>

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==External links==
{{commons category|Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery}}
* {{Official website}}

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[[Category:Buildings and structures in Doncaster]]
[[Category:Education in Doncaster]]
[[Category:Museums established in 1964]]
[[Category:Art museums and galleries in South Yorkshire]]
[[Category:Museums in South Yorkshire]]
[[Category:Local museums in South Yorkshire]]
[[Category:1964 establishments in England]]

Danum Gallery, Library and Museum - Revision history

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