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Museums and galleries

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Rochdale Borough Council's Award winning arts and heritage centre located in Rochdale town centre just two minutes from town centre shops and bus station. Here you will find a 'hands on' museum for all the family, four splendid art galleries, local studies centre, cafe and shop. It is also home to Rochdale Tourist Information Centre.

Rochdale Pioneers Musuem

The Rochdale Pioneers Museum exists to preserve the original store of the Rochdale Pioneers and to generate an understanding of the ideals and principles of the co-operative movement.

Rochdale Fire Service Museum

The official Museum of GMC Fire Service is situated at Rochdale Fire Station and opened in 1983. The many and varied exhibits include several full-size fire appliances, along with equipment, uniforms, models, photographs, medals and insignia, which together portray the history of fire fighting in general, but particularly within Greater Manchester.