own ▁Park ▁Museum ). ▁The ▁museum s ▁in ▁L ut on ▁are ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁char itable ▁trust , ▁L ut on ▁Culture . ▁ ▁The ▁discovery ▁centre ▁displays ▁collections ▁of ▁local ▁social ▁history , ▁arch ae ology , ▁ge ology ▁and ▁rural ▁craft s . ▁It ▁also ▁houses ▁the ▁biggest ▁collection ▁of ▁horse - dra wn ▁carri ages ▁in ▁Europe , ▁the ▁M oss man ▁Collection . ▁ ▁The ▁external ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Disc overy ▁Centre ▁features ▁extensive ▁gard ens . ▁The ▁Period ▁Gard ens , ▁r anging ▁from ▁the ▁Elizabeth an ▁K not ▁Garden ▁to ▁the ▁Dig ▁for ▁Vict ory ▁Garden , ▁were ▁created ▁by ▁L ut on ▁Council ▁from ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s ▁on wards . ▁R ede velop ment ▁work ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁included ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁the ▁S ens ory ▁Garden , ▁World ▁Garden ▁and ▁Medic inal ▁Garden . ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁places ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁where ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁acc laimed ▁artist ▁Ian ▁Hamilton ▁Fin lay ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁on ▁permanent ▁display . ▁Im prov ement ▁Garden ▁is ▁a ▁classical ▁garden ▁in ▁which ▁Ian ▁Hamilton ▁Fin lay ▁sculpt ures ▁are ▁an ▁integral ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁landscape . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁Stock wood ▁Park ▁Museum ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁and ▁later ▁re open ed ▁as ▁Stock wood ▁Disc overy ▁Centre ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁£ 6 ▁million ▁re development . ▁ ▁M oss man ▁Car riage ▁Collection