Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum
Shown in Worcestershire | |
Established | 1833 |
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Location | Worcester |
Coordinates | 52°11′47″N 2°13′21″W / 52.1963°N 2.2224°WCoordinates: 52°11′47″N 2°13′21″W / 52.1963°N 2.2224°W |
Website | www |
The Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum is an art gallery and local museum in Worcester, the county town of Worcestershire, England.[1]
History[]
The museum was founded in 1833 by members of the Worcestershire Natural History Society.[2] It is located in a Victorian building in central Worcester, which opened in 1896.[1] The Worcestershire Regiment Museum collection moved from Norton Barracks to the Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum in 1970.[3]
In 2021 the Art Gallery & Museum received a donation of £300,000 from an unnamed donor.[4][5]
Collections[]
The gallery has a programme of contemporary art and craft exhibitions.[6] Displays include the industrial history of Worcester, local geology, natural history, together with 19th- and 20th-century paintings, prints, and photographs.[7] The Worcester Soldier galleries display the collections of the Worcestershire Regiment and the Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars.[8]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum". Culture24. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum". Contemporary Art Society. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "Worcestershire Regimental Collection". Stand Firm Strike Hard. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ^ Barnett, Christian (8 September 2021). "Mystery donation to Worcester art gallery will kickstart first major investment since the 90s". Worcester News. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "Donation offer of £300,000 to boost Worcester art gallery". BBCNews. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum". Shropshire Guild of Contemporary. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "Worcester City Museum and Art Gallery". Art Fund. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "Worcester Soldier galleries". Visit Worcestershire. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
External links[]
- Museums established in 1833
- Library buildings completed in 1896
- Museums in Worcester, England
- Art museums and galleries in Worcestershire
- Local museums in Worcestershire
- History of Worcester, England
- Regimental museums in England
- 1833 establishments in England