Galleries · West Midlands
Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum
Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum — art gallery and local museum in Worcester, 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
- Worcester Foregate Street · 0.2 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum is an art gallery in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1833. Wikidata describes it as: "art gallery and local museum in Worcester, England, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 52.1963°, -2.2224°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Teme SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum is an art gallery and local museum in Worcester, the county town of Worcestershire, England.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
, including this one, Holt Church, as well as some of Lines' notebooks]] The museum was founded in 1833 by members of the Worcestershire Natural History Society. It was originally located on Angel Street, but moved to larger premises on Foregate Street in 1836. Since 1896 it has been located in the Victoria Institute, which was established as a combined public library, museum, and School of Art and Science. The Worcestershire Regiment Museum collection moved from Norton Barracks to the Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum in 1970. In 2021 the Art Gallery & Museum received a donation of £300,000 from an unnamed donor.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.1963, -2.2224
- County
- Worcestershire
- District
- Worcester
- Parish
- Worcester, unparished area
- Postcode
- WR1 1DT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Worcester
- Established
- 1833
- Nearest railway station
- Worcester Foregate Street — 0.2 km
- Opening
- Tu-Sa 10:00-16:00; Su 10:00-15:00
- Official site
- www.museumsworcestershire.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q8034152 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: City Art Gallery, Museum and Library - geograph.org.uk - 506217.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum?
- Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum is in Worcestershire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode WR1 1DT), in the parish of Worcester, unparished area.
- When was Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum built?
- Built or established in 1833.
- Who owns Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum?
- Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum is owned by | publictransit =.
- Is Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum a protected site?
- Yes — Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum is part of the River Teme SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum free to visit?
- Yes, Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum is free to enter.
- How do I get to Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum?
- The nearest railway station is Worcester Foregate Street, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode WR1 1DT.