The Museum of the Broads

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The Museum of the Broads is an accredited museum and registered charity in Stalham, Norfolk, England. It describes its mission as being to "bring the story of the Broads alive". The Norfolk Broads are a network of mostly navigable rivers and lakes in the English counties of Norfolk and Suffolk.

The museum covers all aspects of the Broads ranging from the landscape, industry, wildlife, people, holidays and boats and is open from Easter until the end of October every year. The Museum has an extensive collection of boats,{{Cite book|title=Boswell's Broadland.|last=Patrick.|first=Boswell|date=2012|publisher=Dudley|isbn=9780956522719|oclc=811322104}} models, marsh working tools, boat plans, paintings, books, photographs, postcards, wildlife, and social history items and memorabilia. Their Victorian steam launch ‘Falcon’, built in 1894, enables visitors to experience the Broads by water.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/england/attractions/museum-of-the-broads/a/poi-sig/1214855/358869|title=Museum of the Broads {{!}} North Coast Norfolk, England North Coast Norfolk|website=www.lonelyplanet.com|language=en|access-date=2019-01-16}} The museum also includes the findings and equipment of ecologist Joyce Lambert, who proved in the 1950s that the lakes and landscape of the Broads were manmade.

The museum first opened in Potter Heigham in 1996, and moved to its current location at the Poor's Staithe in Stalham, in 1999.{{Cite web|url=https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/museum-of-the-broads-ends-21st-birthday-celebrations-with-family-fun-day-and-prize-draw-1-5255473|title=Museum of the Broads ends 21st birthday celebrations with family fun day and prize draw|last=STONE|first=ANDREW|website=Eastern Daily Press|language=en|access-date=2019-01-16}} The museum is supported by their Patron, Henry Cator OBE DL, managed by a board of trustees and largely staffed by volunteers. The museum attracts 8,000 plus visitors every year.