Galleries · East Midlands
Graves Art Gallery
Graves Art Gallery — art museum, part of Sheffield museums.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Sheffield · 0.4 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Graves Art Gallery is an art gallery in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1934. Managed by Sheffield Galleries and Museums Trust. Named after John George Graves. Part of Sheffield Museums Trust. Wikidata describes it as: "art museum, part of Sheffield museums". Coordinates: 53.3801°, -1.4667°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Graves Art Gallery is an art gallery in Sheffield, England. The gallery is located above the Central Library in Sheffield city centre. It houses permanent displays from the city’s historic and contemporary collection of British and European art along with a programme of temporary exhibitions. The collection encapsulates the story of the development of art. The main trends and movements are traced through works by many artists, from J. M. W. Turner, Alfred Sisley and Sir Stanley Spencer, to Helen Chadwick, Marc Quinn and Bridget Riley. The gallery is managed by Museums Sheffield.
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Background
History
The Graves Art Gallery was built with the support of businessman John George Graves, who made his fortune out of one of the country’s earliest mail order businesses. Graves also gifted his art collection of almost 700 paintings, much of which can still be seen today. Other benefactors include John Newton Mappin, of Mappin and Webb. The Central Library and Graves Gallery (on its 3rd floor) was opened in July 1934 dedicated to ‘the service of knowledge and art’. It was a state of the art facility fitted with ‘heating…by invisible panel system’, ‘artificial ventilation’, ‘synchronised electric clocks’ and five lifts. The gallery's first director was John Rothenstein, who became director of the…
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- Coordinates
- 53.3801, -1.4667
- District
- Sheffield
- Parish
- Sheffield, unparished area
- Postcode
- S1 1XZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Sheffield Central
- Established
- 1934
- Nearest railway station
- Sheffield — 0.4 km
- Opening
- Tu-Sa 11:00-16:00; We 13:00-18:00; PH off
- Official site
- www.museums-sheffield.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5597892 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Graves Art Gallery (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Sheffield Graves Art Gallery & Central Library.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Graves Art Gallery?
- Graves Art Gallery is in the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode S1 1XZ), in the parish of Sheffield, unparished area.
- When was Graves Art Gallery built?
- Built or established in 1934.
- Who runs Graves Art Gallery?
- Graves Art Gallery is operated by Sheffield Galleries and Museums Trust.
- Is Graves Art Gallery free to visit?
- Yes, Graves Art Gallery is free to enter.
- How do I get to Graves Art Gallery?
- The nearest railway station is Sheffield, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode S1 1XZ.