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Ben Uri Gallery
Ben Uri Gallery — gallery & museum in London.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Kilburn High Road · 0.4 km
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Ben Uri Gallery is an art gallery in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1915. Named after Bezalel. Address: NW8 0RH. Wikidata describes it as: "gallery & museum in London". Coordinates: 51.5375°, -0.1854°.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Ben Uri Gallery & Museum is a registered museum and charity based at 108a Boundary Road, off Abbey Road in St John's Wood, London, England. It features the work and lives of émigré artists in London, and describes itself as "The Art Museum for Everyone". Its website includes the museum's collection, reflecting the Jewish and immigrant contribution to British art since 1900, including an itemised exhibition list from 1925 onwards, a digitised archive and catalogue of its art reference library. It also includes online exhibitions, podcasts and audio material.
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Background
History
The Ben Uri Art Society was founded in the East End of London in 1915 by the Russian emigre artist Lazar Berson to provide an art venue for Jewish immigrant craftsmen and artists then unable to gain access to mainstream artistic societies, due to traditional obstacles faced by all migrant minorities. Ben Uri was founded along the lines of the Bezalel School, created nine years earlier in 1906 in Jerusalem. It was named after Bezalel Ben Uri, the craftsman who designed and built the Ark of the Covenant. After electing a new board of trustees in October 2000, led by David Glasser, the charity was relaunched in 2001 with a new name, Ben Uri Gallery and Museum. For many years based in Soho,…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5375, -0.1854
- District
- Camden
- Parish
- Camden, unparished area
- Postcode
- NW8 0RH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hampstead and Highgate
- Established
- 1915
- Nearest railway station
- Kilburn High Road — 0.4 km
- Official site
- benuri.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q4886600 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Ben Uri Gallery & Museum (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: BU Gallery Exterior 2015 (1).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ben Uri Gallery?
- Ben Uri Gallery is in London, United Kingdom (postcode NW8 0RH), in the parish of Camden, unparished area.
- When was Ben Uri Gallery built?
- Built or established in 1915.
- Who owns Ben Uri Gallery?
- Ben Uri Gallery is owned by | publictransit = {{rint|london|overground}} {{rws|Kilburn High Road}}.
- How do I get to Ben Uri Gallery?
- The nearest railway station is Kilburn High Road, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NW8 0RH.