Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum
 Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum | |
  Shown in Worcestershire | |
| Established | 1833 |
|---|---|
| Location | Worcester |
| Coordinates | 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]
Collections
The gallery has a programme of contemporary art and craft exhibitions.[4] Displays include the industrial history of Worcester, local geology, natural history, together with 19th- and 20th-century paintings, prints, and photographs.[5] The Worcester Soldier galleries display the collections of the Worcestershire Regiment and the Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars.[6]
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum". Shropshire Guild of Contemporary. 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
- City Art Gallery and Museum on Facebook
- Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum web page
- Worcester Museum on Twitter
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