Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

Glynn Vivian Art Gallery
Alexandra Road
Swansea
West Glamorgan
SA1 5DZ
Wales

Website

www.swansea.gov.uk/glynnvivian/

E-mail

glynn.vivian.gallery@swansea.gov.uk

Telephone

01792 516900

Fax

01792 516903

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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Swansea's Glynn Vivian Art Gallery contains traditional and modern art, including sculpture and installations. These are housed in the handsome classic Italian-style gallery building, and complement the exhibitions in the modern wing, which brings the work of today's artists alive with its sharp, contemporary overview of the arts.

Venue Type:

Gallery

 Opening hours

Tues-Sun 1000-1700

Closed Mon exc bank holidays

 Admission charges

ADMISSION FREE

 General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • Foreign language leaflet or brochure available
  • General audio-guide available
  • Pre-booking service for groups
  • Shop
 Children and families
  • Activities for pre-school children
  • Events and resources for children and families
 Disability access
  • Induction loops in exhibition spaces
  • Induction loops in lecture theatres
  • Touch exhibits
  • Toilets for disabled
  • Wheelchair access to some public areas
 Schools services and facilities
  • Direct teaching services for schools
  • Member of staff available with responsibility for education
  • Primary school education service available
  • Printed/audio-visual information available for schools
  • Education facilities available
 Research and adult learning
  • Academic publications and resources available
  • Adult lectures and courses held
  • Study facilities
 Commercial and hire services
  • Facilities for private functions and events
  • Meeting room available

Glynn Vivian Art Gallery
Alexandra Road
Swansea
West Glamorgan
SA1 5DZ
Wales

Website

www.swansea.gov.uk/glynnvivian/

E-mail

glynn.vivian.gallery@swansea.gov.uk

Telephone

01792 516900

Fax

01792 516903

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.

A broad spectrum of visual arts from the original bequest of Richard Glynn Vivian (1835-1910) which includes work by Old Masters as well as an international collection of porcelain and Swansea china. The 20th Century is also well represented with modern painting and sculpture by Hepworth, Nicholson, Nash alongside Welsh artists such as Ceri Richards, Gwen John and Augustus John.

Collection details

Archives, Costume and Textiles, Decorative and Applied Art, Fine Art

Collections services

  • General guide to collections available
  • Object identification and/or written enquiry service
  • Specialist publications on collections available
  • Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)

Glynn Vivian Art Gallery
Alexandra Road
Swansea
West Glamorgan
SA1 5DZ
Wales

Website

www.swansea.gov.uk/glynnvivian/

E-mail

glynn.vivian.gallery@swansea.gov.uk

Telephone

01792 516900

Fax

01792 516903

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

Tom Pope: The Escapades of the Higher Man

20 February — 19 April 2010 *on now

Suitable for

  • All ages

When

10am-5pm

Where

Room 1

Admission

FREE

Glynn Vivian Art Gallery
Alexandra Road
Swansea
West Glamorgan
SA1 5DZ
Wales

Website

www.swansea.gov.uk/glynnvivian/

E-mail

glynn.vivian.gallery@swansea.gov.uk

Telephone

01792 516900

Fax

01792 516903

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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