Warrington Museum & Art Gallery
Museum Street
Warrington
Cheshire
WA1 1JB
England
Website
Warrington Museum & Art Gallery Website
Museum & Art Gallery
Telephone
Admin/Enquiries
01925 442733
Exhibition Office
01925 442396
Collections Office
01925 443536/442390
Fax
Admin
01925 443257
One of the oldest municipal museums in the country, Warrington Museum & Art Gallery recently celebrated its 150th anniversary. Much of the quintessential character of the building has been preserved and its original glass cabinets are crammed with treasures from all around the world. Located above the Central Libary, the purpose of the Museum and Art Gallery is to inspire, challenge, stimulate and entertain its visitors and to encourage learning in all its forms.
The Museum and Art Gallery offers both leisure and life-long learning opportunities for all indiviuals.
Galleries feature a wealth of material on the natural world including child-friendly hands-on activities and the town's very own dinosaur. Also popular are the local and social history galleries featuring new displays on the industries that shaped the town and a fascinating 'Time Tunnel' complete with hands on history activities for younger visitors.
Warrington's excellent art collections, including work by internationally famous artists, are displayed throughout the building.
Warrington Museum's most popular exhibits however have to be the beautifully decorated Egyptian sarcophagus and Egyptian mummy.
The exhibition galleries provide an exciting range of temporary exhibitions. Past shows have featured work by Tracy Emin, Damian Hurst and Sam Taylor-Wood. The temporary exhibtions regularly feature local groups and work with local artists with the programme changing every 4 months.
Venue Type:
Museum, Gallery
Collection details
Archaeology, Archives, Coins and Medals, Costume and Textiles, Decorative and Applied Art, Fine Art, Industry, Land Transport, Law and Order, Maritime, Medicine, Music, Natural Sciences, Personalities, Science and Technology, Social History, Weapons and War, World Cultures
The Ferry and Beyond
A new exhibition of seascapes by local artist Jan Newhouse. From working as a messenger boy for the Blue Funnel line at the age of 15, to sailing to the Far East with the Merchant Navy, Jan has spent much of his life watching the sea. More recently Jan has spent time in New Zealand, drawing and painting whilst visiting his daughter. This exhibition takes you on a journey through the many different moods of the sea, from Fiddler’s Ferry via the River Mersey to the wide open seas.
Suitable for
- Any age
Hang 'Em High!
A display of lesser-seen watercolours and sketches on the mezzanine, as well as some favourites from the Museum’s Fine Art collection.
Inspired
A new exhibition from the Musuem's Fine Art collection. An exciting selection of work ranging from large oil paintings to smaller detailed studies and watercolours; from classical themes and styles to less traditional approaches are displayed next to each other, highlighting the breadth and variety of work in this amazing collection. New works will be added throughout the year, including two recently purchased paintings, with the aid of the Arts Fund, by Sir Luke Fildes and Henry Woods.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
Where
Warrington Museum & Art Gallery
Website
Look Closer
A new art exhibition at Warrington Museum & Art Gallery. When you visit an exhibition in an art gallery sometimes it can be difficult to know where to start. This exhibition aims to help you look closer at art by using a small selection of largely unrelated paintings to illustrate some of the clues to look out for. Rather than focusing on the movements, history and terminology of art, Look Closer explores subject matter and composition, as well as the artist’s possible motives for creating the piece.
Artists include: Elbow-Toe, Swoon, Lorraine Robbins, Delphine Arnould de Cool, Kay Robinson, James Charles, Mariano José María Bernardo Fortuny y Marsal, Blek le Rat, William Quiller Orchardson, Henry Perronet Briggs and Keeley Halswelle.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
The Children's Museum
A new educational gallery for children, with objects, displays and activities. Explore world history and culture, natural history and also how life has changed since your grandparents were children!
Suitable for
- Especially for children
- Family friendly
Crafternoons at the Museum!
Free craft activities for kids every Saturday from 1pm! Try your hand at one of our craft activities. There’s something different to try at the Museum every Saturday afternoon!
Suitable for ages 3-12. All children must be accompanied by an adult.
Suitable for
- 5-6
- 7-10
Website
http://www.warringtonmuseum.co.uk/whats-on/events/crafternoons/
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