Editing Swindon (section)

==Museums and cultural institutions==

* The [[Richard Jefferies]] Museum, near [[Coate Water Country Park]], is dedicated to the memory of one of England's most individual writers on nature and the countryside.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.richardjefferies.org/ |access-date=30 November 2021 |website=www.richardjefferies.org}}</ref>
* [[Museum of the Great Western Railway|STEAM – Museum of the Great Western Railway]] is on part of the site of the former [[Swindon Works|railway works]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway |url=https://www.steam-museum.org.uk/ |access-date=30 November 2021 |website= |language=en-GB}}</ref>
* Lydiard House, at the centre of [[Lydiard Country Park]], is a [[Palladian architecture|Palladian]] house with staterooms containing collections of furniture and art.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Administrator |title=Lydiard House |url=https://www.lydiardpark.org.uk/info/8/lydiard-house-0/1/lydiard-house |access-date=8 December 2021 |website=www.lydiardpark.org.uk |language=en}}</ref>
*The Local Studies Collection at Swindon Central Library is an extensive local studies and family history archive.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Council |first=Swindon Borough |title=Local Studies: local history and genealogy |url=https://www.swindon.gov.uk/info/20026/libraries/302/local_studies_local_history_and_genealogy |access-date=30 November 2021 |website=www.swindon.gov.uk |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Swindon Arts Centre]] is a 212-seat entertainment venue in the Old Town.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Swindon Arts Centre |url=https://www.totalswindon.com/entertainment/swindon-arts-centre/ |access-date=1 December 2021 |website=www.totalswindon.com}}</ref>
* The [[Wyvern Theatre]] is the town's principal stage venue.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/17620588.big-interview-new-wyvern-theatre-director-laura-james/ |title=BIG INTERVIEW: New Wyvern Theatre director Laura James |website=Swindon Advertiser |date=6 May 2019 |language=en |access-date=23 March 2020}}</ref>
* [[Museum & Art Swindon]] has collections related to [[local history]], [[archaeology]] and [[natural history]], as well as an important collection of [[Modern art|modern British art]] and [[Studio pottery|studio ceramics]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Administrator |title=THE Homepage |url=https://www.swindonmuseumandartgallery.org.uk/ |access-date=30 November 2021 |website=www.swindonmuseumandartgallery.org.uk |language=en}}</ref>
* The [[Museum of Computing]] was the first computer museum in the UK.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Museum of Computing - Home |url=https://www.museumofcomputing.org.uk/ |access-date=30 November 2021 |website=www.museumofcomputing.org.uk}}</ref>
*The [[Science Museum, London|Science Museum]]'s [[National Collections Centre]] is nearby at [[Wroughton]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Collections Centre |url=https://www.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/about-us/collection/national-collections-centre/ |access-date=1 December 2021 |website=Science Museum Group |language=en-GB}}</ref>
*The [[Bodleian Library]]'s Book Storage Facility is at [[South Marston]] on the edge of Swindon.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Collections management |url=https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/about/libraries/our-work/collections-management |access-date=8 December 2021 |website=www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bodleian Libraries Book Storage Facility |url=https://librarytechnology.org/storagefacility/12 |access-date=8 December 2021 |website=librarytechnology.org}}</ref>