Museums and Cultural Institutions
- Artsite Ltd. The Post Modern gallery. Contemporary art organisation providing affordable studio space, exhibitions, workshops, education and support for creative people.
- National Museum of Science & Industry, Wroughton.
- Railway Village Museum.
- Richard Jefferies Museum, dedicated to the memory of one of England's most individual writers on nature and the countryside.
- Steam Railway Museum.
- Swindon Collection, Central Library. Extensive local studies and family history archive.
- Swindon Arts Centre, a 212-seat entertainment venue located in the Old Town of Swindon.
- Wyvern Theatre, the town's principal stage venue.
- Swindon Museum and Swindon Art Gallery, next to each other.
- The Museum of Computing the first computer museum in the UK.
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