Laing Art Gallery (Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums)

New Bridge Street
Newcastle
Tyne and Wear
NE1 8AG
England

logo: Designated as an Outstanding Collection

Website

Main website

www.laingartgallery.org.uk

E-mail

General enquiries

info@laingartgallery.org.uk

Telephone

General enquiries

0191 232 7734

Textphone users

18001 0191 232 7734

Fax

General enquiries

0191 222 0952

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Situated in the centre of Newcastle, the Laing is home to an impressive collection of art and sculpture. Its exhibition programme is renowned for bringing the biggest names in art to the North East and includes historic, modern and contemporary art.

This gallery has a Designated Collection of national importance and its permanent displays feature important 18th and 19th century paintings including dramatic landscapes by John Martin.

Venue Type:

Gallery

Opening hours

Monday to Saturday 10 - 5
Sunday 2 - 5

Closed: Chrismas Day and Boxing Day

Admission charges

Free entry

The Gallery's exceptional permanent collection includes British oil paintings, watercolours, ceramics, silver and glassware. It is of national and international significance and enjoys Designated Status. Highlights include: Isabella and the Pot of Basil by Holman Hunt (1827-1910), Laus Veneris by Burne Jones (1835- 1898), The Breton Shepherdess by Gauguin (1848-1903), The Lovers by Spencer (1891-1959) and an important group of works by John Martin (1789- 1854).

Early 20th century artists represented in the Gallery include Auerbach, Nicholson, Hitchen, Bomberg and Moore as well as a growing contemporary collection. The Laing's watercolours are widely recognised as being of exceptional importance, including work by Paul Sandby, J R Cozens, Thomas Girtin, J M W Turner, David Cox, Samuel Palmer, Edward Lear and J F Lewis. An extensive decorative art collection embraces locally produced glass, pottery and silver. Beilby enameled glass, Newcastle silver, North East pottery, early 19th century creamwares and 19th and 20th earthenwares by Maling pottery are of particular significance.

Not all of these items are on permanent display. Please contact the gallery before making a special visit.

Collection details

World Cultures, Fine Art, Decorative and Applied Art

Key artists and exhibits

  • Designated Collection
Exhibition details are listed below, you may need to scroll down to see them all.

Paul Noble Marble Hall

4 September 2012 — 7 July 2013 *on now

It brought together the Laing Art Gallery, Locus+ and mima, Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, with Caterina Tognon Arte Contemporanea in Venice to present Interloqui, an exhibition coinciding with the 54th Venice Biennale of Art. A selection of his ceramics are also on display.

Suitable for

  • Any age
  • Family friendly

Admission

Free.

Website

http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/laing-art-gallery/whats-on/exhibitions/paul-noble-marble-hall.html

Matt Stokes: Give to me the Life I Love

1 June — 15 September 2013 *on now

A film installation by artist Matt Stokes, which tells a story of Bangladeshi identity from the perspective of teenagers living in the UK at different moments in time.

‘Give to me the Life I Love’ draws on accounts of the struggles faced by Bangladeshis arriving in the UK during the 1970s, considered alongside experiences of today’s younger generation.

The film references Bengali literature, traditional storytelling, music and television as a means of accessing Bangladeshi identity and heritage.

Matt Stokes immerses himself in situations to look at the events that shape people’s lives and values. His projects develop into films, installations and events that utilize the collective knowledge and skills within communities.

Give to me the Life I Love is a co-commission between Whitechapel Gallery, London and Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle.

Suitable for

  • 16-17
  • 18+

Admission

Free.

Website

http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/laing-art-gallery/whats-on/exhibitions/matt-stokes-give-to-me-the-life-i-love.html

Divine Bodies

8 June — 29 September 2013 *on now

Old Master paintings are alive with vivacious, seductive and curious figures.

Divine Bodies combines exceptional European pre-1800 paintings from the Hatton, Shipley and Laing Art Gallery collections with important loans, including many exciting contemporary artworks.

The exhibition ranges from historical pictures by Zurbarán, Wtewael and Procaccini to contemporary works by Cindy Sherman, Marina Abramovic and John Currin. They reveal intriguing links across the centuries, depicting themes such as idealisation and imperfection, allure and shame, and youth and ageing in relation to both male and female bodies.

The exhibition is supported by the National Gallery, the Art Fund, Friends of the Laing Art Gallery and Connect through Culture.

Suitable for

  • 16-17
  • 14-15
  • 18+

Admission

Free.

Website

http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/laing-art-gallery/whats-on/exhibitions/divine-bodies.html

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.
Face to face resources

Little Artists

http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/laing/thingstoseeanddo/event/little-artists/

Why not come along and try Laing Art Gallery's new sessions for pre-schoolers? Each week join and make things, sing, listen to a story, have juice and biscuits, play and learn lots about things in the gallery.

How to obtain

There is a charge of 50p per child for each session. Booking is not necessary, just drop in. For more information contact Lucy Smith on 0191 2112104.

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