List of museums in Essex

This list of museums in Essex, England contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit art galleries and university art galleries. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

Defunct museums

 * Motorboat Museum, Basildon; closed December 2009
 * Southend Historic Aircraft Museum, Southend-on-Sea; closed May, 1983 &#91;2&#93;
 * Tymperleys Clock Museum, Colchester, closed in 2010, clocks now at Hollytrees Museum
 * Walton Hall Museum, Stanford-le-Hope, closed in 2010