Black Country Living Museum which was used for pumping water from coal mines on Lord Dudley's estates. In 1986, after ten years of research, the museum completed the construction of a full-scale working replica of the engine. The "fire engine" is housed in a brick building from which a wooden beam projects through one wall. Rods hang from the outer end of the beam and operate pumps at the bottom of the mine shaft which raise the water to the surface. The engine has a boiler, a cylinder and piston and operating valves. A coal fire heats water in the boiler which is little
The Living Art Museum aim of this project is to preserve performance documentation and performance-related works, and to establish Nýló as a central museum for performance in Iceland. NÝLISTASAFNIÐ / The Living Art Museum: 1978-2008 - The museum has collaborated on and published numerous catalogues on artists and exhibitions, including an extensive retrospective publication on the history of Nýló in Icelandic and English titled, "NÝLISTASAFNIÐ / The Living Art Museum: 1978-2008", edited by Tinna Guðmundsdóttir. The publication was produced on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the museum, January 5, 2008, and celebrates Nýló's exhibitions, accomplishments and transformations over time. The purpose behind