Where is Sainsbury Centre?

Sainsbury Centre is in Norfolk, East of England, United Kingdom (postcode NR4 7TU), in the parish of Norwich, unparished area.

When was Sainsbury Centre built?

Built or established in 1978. Designed by Foster and Partners.

Who owns Sainsbury Centre?

Sainsbury Centre is owned by | operator =.

Is Sainsbury Centre a listed building?

Sainsbury Centre is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.

How do I get to Sainsbury Centre?

The nearest railway station is Norwich, about 5.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NR4 7TU.

Galleries · East of England

Sainsbury Centre

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Sainsbury Centre — art gallery and museum at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, 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: Norwich · 5.0 km

Family-friendly
Wheelchair accessible

Sainsbury Centre is an art gallery in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1978. Designed by Foster and Partners. Built in the high-tech architecture style. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Named after Robert Sainsbury. Part of University of East Anglia. Wikidata describes it as: "art gallery and museum at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, England, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 52.6203°, 1.2347°.

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From the Wikipedia article

The Sainsbury Centre is an art museum located on the campus of the University of East Anglia, Norwich, England. The building, which contains a collection of world art, was one of the first major public buildings to be designed by the architects Norman Foster and Wendy Cheesman, completed in 1978. The building became Grade II* listed in December 2012. As part of its relaunch in 2023 under new executive director Jago Cooper, the Sainsbury Centre became the first museum in the world to formally recognise art as alive. The centre's ethos 'Living Art Sharing Stories' aims to give agency to the objects in the collection, as well as enable people to build relationships with the living works of art. The centre's approach to programming was also transformed in 2023, moving away from a traditional approach to adopt one which "empowers art to answer life's biggest questions".

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Background

Architecture

The Sainsbury Centre building was opened in 1978. It was designed between 1974 and 1976 by the then relatively unknown architect Foster (now Lord Foster). According to Chris Abel, the building exemplifies Foster's early work of "a regular structure embracing all functions within a single, flexible enclosure, or 'universal space'" where "the design is all about allowing for change, internally and externally." The Sainsbury Centre also demonstrates Foster's characteristic work methods of "design development", or "integrated design". By the late 1980s, the collection had outgrown its accommodation, and Foster was asked to design an extension. Rather than simply extending the existing structure…

Visiting

In June 2014, the centre was used for filming several scenes of the 2015 motion pictures Avengers: Age of Ultron and Ant-Man.

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Coordinates: 52.6203, 1.2347
County: Norfolk
District: Norwich
Parish: Norwich, unparished area
Postcode: NR4 7TU
Parliamentary constituency: Norwich South
Phone: +44 1603 593199
Established: 1978
Nearest railway station: Norwich — 5 km
Opening: Tu-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa-Su 10:00-17:00
Official site: www.sainsburycentre.ac.uk

Sources

wikidata: Q7400532 (CC0)
wikipedia: Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts (CC BY-SA 4.0)
commons: Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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