New Walk Museum & Art Gallery

53 New Walk
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE1 7EA
England

Website

www.leicester.gov.uk/museums

E-mail

Operations Officer

Wendy.Bryce@leicester.gov.uk

Weddings

weddings@leicester.gov.uk

Enquiries

museums@leicester.gov.uk

Telephone

Switchboard/enquiries

0116 225 4900

Managing Curator

0116 225 4901

Fax

General

0116 225 4927

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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New Walk Museum and Art Gallery is situated within the historic New Walk area of the city. In 1849 the Literary and Philosophical Society formally presented to the town its various collections, which have grown and developed over the last 150 years into one of the premier collections and museums in the Midlands spanning the natural and cultural world. The museum has a coffee shop, is a venue for a wide variety of musical performances and is licensed to host wedding ceremonies.

Venue Type:

Museum

 Opening hours

Open 7 days a week: Mondays - Saturdays: 10.00am - 5.00pm; Sundays: 11.00am - 5.00pm.

Closed 24, 25, 26, 31 December and 1 January.

 Admission charges

Admission to the museum is free. Certain events and exhibitions may have a charge.

 General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • Pre-booking service for groups
  • Cafeteria
  • Shop
 Children and families
  • Activities for pre-school children
  • Events and resources for children and families
  • Baby changing facilities
  • Children's play area
 Disability access
  • Events/teaching/resources for people with disabilities
  • Induction loops in lecture theatres
  • Large print information and/or interpretation
  • Parking for disabled available
  • Toilets for disabled
  • Wheelchair access to all public areas
  • Wheelchairs available for loan
 Schools services and facilities
  • Direct teaching services for schools
  • Primary school education service available
  • Education facilities available
  • Reception and lunch facilities for educational groups
 Research and adult learning
  • Adult lectures and courses held
  • Teaching/resources available for HE/FE students
  • Research facilities for academics
 Commercial and hire services
  • Licensed for weddings
  • Facilities for private functions and events

53 New Walk
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE1 7EA
England

Website

www.leicester.gov.uk/museums

E-mail

Operations Officer

Wendy.Bryce@leicester.gov.uk

Weddings

weddings@leicester.gov.uk

Enquiries

museums@leicester.gov.uk

Telephone

Switchboard/enquiries

0116 225 4900

Managing Curator

0116 225 4901

Fax

General

0116 225 4927

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

On the historic New Walk, Leicester's oldest museum has collections spanning the natural and cultural world. A family friendly day-out, displays include Egyptians, Wild Space, World Arts and Leicester’s Fine Art collection. Changing exhibitions feature works by Modern and Old Masters with Leicester’s German Expressionist collection, one of the most notable outside of Germany.

Collection details

World Cultures, Natural Sciences, Fine Art, Decorative and Applied Art, Archaeology

Collections services

  • Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)

53 New Walk
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE1 7EA
England

Website

www.leicester.gov.uk/museums

E-mail

Operations Officer

Wendy.Bryce@leicester.gov.uk

Weddings

weddings@leicester.gov.uk

Enquiries

museums@leicester.gov.uk

Telephone

Switchboard/enquiries

0116 225 4900

Managing Curator

0116 225 4901

Fax

General

0116 225 4927

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Exhibition details are listed below, you may need to scroll down to see them all.

Meri Rail: Portraits of the Indian Railways. New Walk Museum & Art Gallery, Leicester

10 May — 15 August 2010

A unique exhibition of photographic portraits by award winning filmmaker Gerry Troyna. From the humblest station orphan to a coolie, a high-level bureaucrat to a loco driver, Meri Rail is a snapshot in time of the people who work for and depend on the Indian railways.

Suitable for

  • All ages

When

12-12am

Where

New Walk Museum & Art Gallery

Admission

Free admission

Space Age: Exploration, Design and Popular Culture. New Walk Museum & Art Gallery, Leicester

5 June — 10 October 2010

This summer's must-see exhibition for all ages. Space Age: Exploration, Design and Popular Culture takes you on a journey through the cosmos to explore how space has become part of our lives through popular culture, literature, film, television, design and merchandising.

Suitable for

  • Family friendly
  • All ages

When

12-12am

Where

New Walk Museum & Art Gallery, Leicester

Admission

Free admission

53 New Walk
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE1 7EA
England

Website

www.leicester.gov.uk/museums

E-mail

Operations Officer

Wendy.Bryce@leicester.gov.uk

Weddings

weddings@leicester.gov.uk

Enquiries

museums@leicester.gov.uk

Telephone

Switchboard/enquiries

0116 225 4900

Managing Curator

0116 225 4901

Fax

General

0116 225 4927

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Resources listed here may include websites, bookable tours and workshops, books, loan boxes and more. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all.
 Digital and online resources

The Ancient Egqyptians

http://www.leicestermuseums.ac.uk/discoveryzone/egypt_explorer/index.htm

53 New Walk
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE1 7EA
England

Website

www.leicester.gov.uk/museums

E-mail

Operations Officer

Wendy.Bryce@leicester.gov.uk

Weddings

weddings@leicester.gov.uk

Enquiries

museums@leicester.gov.uk

Telephone

Switchboard/enquiries

0116 225 4900

Managing Curator

0116 225 4901

Fax

General

0116 225 4927

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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