Closure and Mothballing in 2011
Derby City Council closed the museum on 3 April 2011 to free funds for the redevelopment of the Silk Mill museum and other museums in the city. The Report of the Strategic Director of Neighbourhoods (Item 7 put before the Council Cabinet meeting held on the 26 October 2010) indicated that this would result in the loss of 8.6 full-time jobs but would release £197,000 a year to mitigate the loss of "Renaissance Programme" funding. No date for re-opening is given in the report, although a period of two years has been reported.
Read more about this topic: Derby Industrial Museum