Derby's Museum of Industry and History at Silk Mill is set to be mothballed in March under plans to 'remodel' the city's current museum provision.

The proposal, which forms part of a wider strategy to transform Derby Museums, is set to be considered by Derby City Council (DCC) on 26 October. Closing the Silk Mill attraction aims to save the council around £197,000 a year and would help fund other projects, such as a rolling redevelopment of the City Museum and Art Gallery.

The council is also aiming to redevelop the Silk Mill site into a new major science, technology, engineering and mathematics attraction for the city. A two-year development planning project would be undertaken if the museum proposals are approved in order to revamp Silk Mill - part of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site.

Meanwhile the operation of Derby Museums could be moved to a new model, which DCC hopes will be "more entrepreneurial, more commercial and more business focus". A report to go before the council said: "The current state of Derby Museums and the financial context require a radical overhaul of the way museums and heritage services are delivered in the city.

"By adopting this position, the council will deliver a clear and assertive statement that it will take necessary actions to be fiscally responsible, whilst demonstrating new thinking to help realise the museum's, and indeed the city's, potential."