Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts
The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts is an inspirational public art museum where you can see outstanding world art for free. The Centre, which opened in 1978 to house the Robert and Lisa Sainsbury Collection, is a world-class building designed by Norman Foster, at the University of East Anglia (UEA), a short distance from Norwich city centre.
Venue Type:
Museum, Gallery
Additional info
The galleries are fully accessible to wheelchair users. Manual and electric wheelchairs are available - please call in advance to book. A hearing loop is installed in the building.
The Robert and Lisa Sainsbury Collection is primarily found in a gallery known as the Living Area, where modern European art is interspersed with works from around the globe. The objects you'll find here span 5,000 years of human creativity.
Objects from the UEA Collection of Abstract and Constructivist Art, Architecture and Design are also displayed. The collection reflects the curators' interest in 1960s kinetic art and multiples, and non-objective and constructive movements of the 20th century.
Collection details
Architecture, Decorative and Applied Art, Design, Fine Art, World Cultures
Key artists and exhibits
- Henry Moore
- Alberto Giacometti
- Francis Bacon
- Pablo Picasso
- Edgar Degas
- Amedeo Modigliani
Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts
University of East Anglia
Norwich
Norfolk
NR4 7TJ
England
Website
Telephone
01603 593199
Fax
01603 591053
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