Galleries · South East England
Museum & Art Swindon
Museum & Art Swindon — art gallery and museum in England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Swindon · 0.8 km
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Museum & Art Swindon is an art gallery in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1944. Wikidata describes it as: "art gallery and museum in England". Coordinates: 51.5601°, -1.7780°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Wessex Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Museum & Art Swindon, formerly Swindon Museum and Art Gallery, is a museum and gallery in Swindon, England. It is run by Swindon Borough Council and since 2024 has been housed within the council's offices at Euclid Street, Swindon.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The Swindon Art Gallery collection was established in 1944 by a local benefactor, H. J. P. Bomford, through a significant donation of artworks. Until June 2021 it was displayed in Apsley House, a 19th-century former house on the corner of Bath Road and Victoria Road in Swindon's Old Town, but had to leave when Swindon Borough Council decided in the summer of 2021 that the building was no longer suitable and required major repairs; it had been closed to the public since March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The collection was placed in storage, and the council stated their commitment to the long term future of the institution. The facility reopened in July 2024 under a new name,…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.5601, -1.7780
- District
- Swindon
- Parish
- South Swindon
- Postcode
- SN1 2JH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Swindon South
- Established
- 1944
- Nearest railway station
- Swindon — 0.8 km
- Opening
- Tu-Sa 10:30-16:30
- Official site
- www.museumartswindon.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q7658417 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Museum & Art Swindon (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Museum & Art Swindon?
- Museum & Art Swindon is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SN1 2JH), in the parish of South Swindon.
- When was Museum & Art Swindon built?
- Built or established in 1944.
- Is Museum & Art Swindon a protected site?
- Yes — Museum & Art Swindon is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB) and the North Wessex Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Museum & Art Swindon?
- The nearest railway station is Swindon, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SN1 2JH.