Bury Art Gallery, Museum & Archives

Moss Street
Bury
Lancashire
BL9 0DR
England

Website

www.bury.gov.uk/LeisureAndCulture/MuseumsAndGalleries/default.htm

E-mail

artgallery@bury.gov.uk

Telephone

0161 253 5878

Fax

0161 253 5915

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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Bury Museum & Archives re-opened on May 13 2005 following a £1.2 million re-fit. The original institution opened in 1901 to house Thomas Wrigley's collection of Victorian art, given to the town by his family in celebration of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. The Gallery is something of a work of art in itself, with fine mosaic floors and stained glass windows. The Museum is known as Paradise Street, laid out with shops and room settings. Family-friendly activities are always available, with extra events at holiday time. The lively programme of changing exhibitions is accompanied by talks and workshops.

Venue Type:

Museum

 Opening hours

Tuesday-Friday- 1000-1700
Saturday- 10-1630
Sunday- 1300- 1600

 Admission charges

Free

 General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • Shop
 Children and families
  • Activities for pre-school children
  • Events and resources for children and families
 Disability access
  • Induction loops in exhibition spaces
  • Large print information and/or interpretation
  • Toilets for disabled
  • Wheelchair access to all public areas
 Research and adult learning
  • Adult lectures and courses held
 Commercial and hire services
  • Facilities for private functions and events

Moss Street
Bury
Lancashire
BL9 0DR
England

Website

www.bury.gov.uk/LeisureAndCulture/MuseumsAndGalleries/default.htm

E-mail

artgallery@bury.gov.uk

Telephone

0161 253 5878

Fax

0161 253 5915

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.

The Wrigley Collection includes a very representative selection of the best of Victorian art, with the exception of the Pre-Raphaelites whose work Thomas Wrigley disliked. Oil paintings by Turner, Constable, Landseer, Cox and others are on permanent display. Watercolours by Turner, Birket Foster, Hunt, Roberts and de Wint are shown each year. The 20th century collection includes Lowry, Burra and Pasmore. The Museum collections reflect the social history of the area.

Collection details

Decorative and Applied Art, Fine Art, Social History

Moss Street
Bury
Lancashire
BL9 0DR
England

Website

www.bury.gov.uk/LeisureAndCulture/MuseumsAndGalleries/default.htm

E-mail

artgallery@bury.gov.uk

Telephone

0161 253 5878

Fax

0161 253 5915

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.
 Paper-based and downloads

PictureBags

Two activity bags relating to two paintings in the collection: Apollo (the god surrounded by animals)and St Michael's Mount (a seascape). A variety of activities including stories and things to handle, make and do.

How to obtain

Telephone 0161 253 5878 to book. Can be used in the Gallery and/or borrowed for one week maximum.

 Resources

Saturday Art Club

http://www.bury.gov.uk/Events

Be inspired by our exhibitions, collections and artistic staff and get creative. Art workshops exploring a range of themes using a variety of media. Suitable for children aged 4-12 years.

How to obtain

Saturday Art Club is free and operates on a drop-in basis. Contact artgallery@bury.gov.uk for more details. Browse Bury Art Gallery events by choosing Bury Art Gallery Museum and Archives from the 'Event Type' list.

Moss Street
Bury
Lancashire
BL9 0DR
England

Website

www.bury.gov.uk/LeisureAndCulture/MuseumsAndGalleries/default.htm

E-mail

artgallery@bury.gov.uk

Telephone

0161 253 5878

Fax

0161 253 5915

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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