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- ↑ North Hertfordshire District Council: Art, Museums and Heritage Forum Archived 2012-04-06 at the Wayback Machine , retrieved 2 November 2011
- ↑ Hitchin Town Hall: Museum Proposals Archived 2012-04-06 at the Wayback Machine , retrieved 2 November 2011
- ↑ "North Hertfordshire Museum finally opens to the public in Hitchin". BBC. 6 July 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ↑ "Galleries". North Hertfordshire Museum. Retrieved 8 April 2021.