[1] The museum holds a number of permanent displays: Ruskin Pottery was made in Sandwell, and is sought by collectors globally.

[3] The pottery on display exemplifies numerous types of glaze, including Bleu Soufflé, Lustre, Flambé and Crystalline.

[4] The gallery was originally built to display a large collection of works owned by Wednesbury residents, Edwin and Mary Richards.

[5] The museum has a significant collection of the works of local artist, Joseph Gibbs, including a probably posthumous portrait of Mary Ann Richards, dated 1891.

[6] The museum holds the two Crimean War medals of former Wednesbury mayor, Alderman John Ashley Kilvert JP.

In 2003, the museum staged Stuck in Wednesbury,[9] the first show in a public gallery of the Stuckism international art movement.