Museum damaged in electrical fire reopens

A gallery which houses old telephones was damaged by the fire

A museum which had to close for more than two months following an electrical fire has reopened.

Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service sent 10 crews to Milton Keynes Museum in Wolverton in February.

Museum director Bill Griffiths said that a gallery housing an interactive display, which was damaged in the fire, had been restored.

He said: "It has been a long road to reopen again dealing with various insurance companies but we can now breathe a sigh of relief."

He added that volunteers had helped clean up and repaint the space and made suggestions as to which items should go back on display.

The museum, which is an independent charity, has been going for 58 years

No artefacts were damaged in the fire, but interactive items in the museum's communication gallery, which housed old telephones, were lost.

"The telephones won't be back for a while yet whilst the wiring is repaired," said Mr Griffiths.

"We have had so many inquiries about when we were going to reopen - it's been very gratifying.

"People have missed us."

Interactive elements were damaged in the fire last month