New Walk Museum
The New Walk Museum and Art Gallery is a museum on New Walk in Leicester, England, not far from the city centre.[1] Two dinosaur skeletons are permanently installed in the museum — a cetiosaur found in Rutland (affectionately named George), and a plesiosaur from Barrow upon Soar.[1] Other permanent exhibits include an Egyptian area, minerals of Leicestershire, the first Charnia fossil identified nearby, and a wildspace area featuring stuffed animals from around the world.
[edit] Exhibitions
On the first floor of the museum is an exhibition area that changes periodically. Recent exhibits have included a Wallace and Gromit display, the (now permanent) Attenborough collection of Picasso ceramics[2] and Spirits of War to Hands of Peace, an exhibit of paintings and sculpture on the horrors of war and the power of peace.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Official website
- ^ Lewis, Caroline. Attenborough donates Picasso ceramics collection to Leicester New Walk Museum 7 June 2007. Culture24. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
- ^ Spirits of War to Hands of Peace
[edit] External links
Coordinates: 52°37′45″N 1°07′40″W / 52.6292°N 1.1278°W
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