Wrexham County Borough Museum

The museum is housed in County Buildings on Regent Street, in Wrexham's city centre.

[1][2] The building, designed by Thomas Penson, was a former militia barracks and later a police station and Magistrates' court.

[3][4] In 1996, following the formation of Wrexham County Borough, the local council set up a museum in the then vacant building.

[4] The museum was partly refurbished in the 1990s, with a new wing of the building built to replace a World War II-built structure.

[8] In 2010–2011, a glass extension was added to the front of the building, as well as a museum-wide refurbishment, reopening on 14 February 2011.

[9] In July 2016, plans to transfer control of the museum as well as Wrexham Library to a culture trust or NPDO, were scrapped.

The proposal was part of wider plans to outsource the council's Libraries, Heritage and Archives Services, in hope to generate more income.

Outside of the museum during refurbishment in 2010