Galleries · West Midlands
Museum of Gloucester
Museum of Gloucester — museum in Gloucester, England, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Gloucester · 0.5 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Museum of Gloucester is an art gallery in the United Kingdom. Address: GL1 1HP. Wikidata describes it as: "museum in Gloucester, England, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 51.8635°, -2.2445°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Museum of Gloucester in Brunswick Road is the main museum in the city of Gloucester, England. It was extensively renovated following a large National Heritage Lottery Fund grant, and reopened on Gloucester Day, 3 September 2011. In March 2016, the museum rebranded itself; it used to be called the Gloucester City Museum & Art Gallery. Gloucester Life is a smaller museum in Westgate Street, dealing with the social history of Gloucestershire.
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Background
History
The museum opened on 12 March 1860 as a private venture in three rooms at The Black Swan, provided rent-free by the poet Sydney Dobell. In 1896 the Corporation of the City of Gloucester took over the venture.
Description
The Victorian building, in the early Renaissance style, inspired by the work of T.G. Jackson, is Grade II listed by English Heritage. It was originally the Price Memorial Hall of the Gloucester Science and Art Society, built for Margaret Price as a memorial to her husband William Edwin Price in 1893, Originally only on the ground floor, a first floor was added in 1958 which was opened by the archaeologist Sir Mortimer Wheeler.
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- Coordinates
- 51.8635, -2.2445
- County
- Gloucestershire
- District
- Gloucester
- Parish
- Gloucester, unparished area
- Postcode
- GL1 1HP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Gloucester
- Phone
- +44 1452 396131
- Nearest railway station
- Gloucester — 0.5 km
- Opening
- Tu-Sa 10:00-17:00; Su 11:00-16:00
- Official site
- www.museumofgloucester.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5572022 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Museum of Gloucester (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Gloucester City Museum 05.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Museum of Gloucester?
- Museum of Gloucester is in Gloucestershire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode GL1 1HP), in the parish of Gloucester, unparished area.
- Is Museum of Gloucester a protected site?
- Yes — Museum of Gloucester is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Museum of Gloucester free to visit?
- Yes, Museum of Gloucester is free to enter.
- How do I get to Museum of Gloucester?
- The nearest railway station is Gloucester, about 0.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode GL1 1HP.