Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery
Plymouth City Museum & Art Gallery
Drake Circus
Plymouth
Devon
PL4 8AJ
England
Website
Main Website
The Cottonian Collection
www.cottoniancollection.org.uk
Telephone
01752 304774
Fax
01752 304775
Calling all culture vultures, heritage hunters, curious kids, cash-strapped carers, searching students, restless retirees and anybody with even a passing interest in who we are and what we do. We aim to provide something for everybody - and admission is free!
Our Edwardian building, which opened in 1910, houses collections of art, history and natural science. Visit us to experience our temporary exhibitions, permanent collections and regular special events. Our packed programme includes talks, workshops, concerts and activities. We cater for schools and community groups through our popular Education and Outreach Service that provides services both inside and outside the Museum.
This museum has a Designated Collection of national importance.
Venue Type:
Museum
Plymouth City Museum & Art Gallery
Drake Circus
Plymouth
Devon
PL4 8AJ
England
Website
Main Website
The Cottonian Collection
www.cottoniancollection.org.uk
Telephone
01752 304774
Fax
01752 304775
The Cottonian collection at Plymouth City Museum & Art Gallery is a Designated Collection of national importance.
The Designated Cottonian Collection was bequeathed to the city of Plymouth by William Cotton (1794 -1863) from whom it takes its name, but the collection was largely assembled during the 18th century by Charles Rogers (1711 - 1784). His connoisseurship, combined with an extensive network of contacts in the art world, resulted in a collection of some 20,000 prints, drawings and paintings, regarded by his contemporaries as one of the finest in England. A 30-day sale in 1799 reduced the collection by two thirds but, nevertheless, the collection inherited by Plymouth is of outstanding quality and provides rare insights into the history of printmaking.
The Cottonian Collection gallery features paintings by Reynolds, Kaufmann, Ruysdael, Laroon etc; works on paper by Altdorfer, Watteau, Guercino etc; furniture, figurines and prints.
Permanent galleries showcase items from World Cultures, Ancient Egypt, archaeology, maritime and local history, Natural History and Fine and Decorative Art collections.
Collection details
World Cultures, Social History, Photography, Personalities, Natural Sciences, Maritime, Land Transport, Fine Art, Decorative and Applied Art, Coins and Medals, Archaeology
Key artists and exhibits
- Joshua Reynolds - various
- A Kaufmann - Beauty Yielded Unto Love...
- E Burne-Jones - Venus Concordia
- Stanhope Forbes - The Fish Sale
- Patrick Heron - Rectilinear Reds & Blues
- Prunella Clough - Waiting
- Beryl Cook - Lockyer St Tavern
- J W Waterhouse - The Hamadryad
- J M W Turner - Kilchurn Castle
- J M W Turner - Plymouth from Mount Edgcumbe
- A Landini - Indecision
- H S Tuke - Taking a Spell
- J Olsson - The Sound...
- Newlyn Paintings
- Camden Town
- Maritime Paintings
- Exhibits may not always be out on permanent display. Please contact the Museum to check before paying us a visit if there is something you specifically wish to see.
- Designated Collection
Collections services
- Object identification and/or written enquiry service
- Public access available to collections information
- Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)
Plymouth City Museum & Art Gallery
Drake Circus
Plymouth
Devon
PL4 8AJ
England
Website
Main Website
The Cottonian Collection
www.cottoniancollection.org.uk
Telephone
01752 304774
Fax
01752 304775
Camden Town: Exploring Themes
This exhibition marks the centenary of the Camden Town Group, an association of British impressionist artists who were led by Walter Sickert and who gathered frequently at his studio in the Camden Town area of London. The group were inspired by the French Post-impressionists and influenced by artists such as Van Gogh, Gauguin and Camille Pissarro. Established in 1911, the group was made up of 16 men who were united by a fascination with depicting ordinary life through their work using themes such as gritty, urban scenes of the city, figures and portraits, still lives and interiors. Though the group existed for less than two years, its influence was extensive and long-lasting and many of the 'original 16' are represented in this show including Sickert, Spencer Gore, Harold Gilman and Lucien Pissarro.
Suitable for
- Any age
Where
Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AJ
Admission
Admission Free
Website
From Plymouth to Pole: Scott, Science and the Men who Sailed South
This exhibition will look at Scott's local and naval associations, his expeditions and his crew. It will include loan items from Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum, the National Portrait Gallery and the Natural History Museum.
Suitable for
- Any age
Where
Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AJ
Admission
Admission Free.
Website
Forms Most Beautiful
Plymouth's coastline is full of amazing creatures - many of which are smaller than a pin-head and almost invisible to the eye. This exhibition will help you discover them in all their beauty and find out more about the people who have studied and collected them since the 1800s. The exhibition has been developed by Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery, Plymouth University , the Sir Alistair Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, the Marine Biological Association and the National Marine Aquarium.
Suitable for
- Any age
Where
Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AJ
Admission
Admission Free
Website
Plymouth City Museum & Art Gallery
Drake Circus
Plymouth
Devon
PL4 8AJ
England
Website
Main Website
The Cottonian Collection
www.cottoniancollection.org.uk
Telephone
01752 304774
Fax
01752 304775
Plymouth City Museum & Art Gallery
Drake Circus
Plymouth
Devon
PL4 8AJ
England
Website
Main Website
The Cottonian Collection
www.cottoniancollection.org.uk
Telephone
01752 304774
Fax
01752 304775
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