Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum
Royal Pump Rooms
The Parade
Leamington Spa
Warwickshire
CV32 4AA
England
Website
Website
www.warwickdc.gov.uk/royalpumprooms
Telephone
01926 742700
Fax
01926 742705
Award winning Art Gallery and Museum with services on offer including: Fine Art Collection, Exhibition on the History of Royal Leamington Spa, Cabinet of Curiosities - A Gallery of Interactive Exhibits, Hammam - restored Victorian Turkish Baths Room, Changing Programme of Visual Arts, History and Local Interest Exhibitions and Events, Educational Parties by Arrangement.
Venue Type:
Museum
Additional info
The facilities at the Royal Pump Rooms also include a Cafe, Library, Tourist Information Centre and multi-purpose Assembly Rooms. Baby-changing facilities available.
Fine Arts including 16th and 17th century Dutch and Flemish, 19th and 20th century British artists, local artists, sculpture, ceramics and glassware, social history collections especially 18th to 20th century Leamington Spa and various ethnographical collections.
Collection details
Archaeology, Coins and Medals, Costume and Textiles, Decorative and Applied Art, Fine Art, Medicine, Social History, Toys and Hobbies, Weapons and War
Key artists and exhibits
- Recent acquisitions include works of art by Mark Quinn, Mark Francis and Catherine Yass. Other key artists in the collection include Stanley Spencer, L.S. Lowry, Gillian Wearing, Vanessa Bell, Patrick Caulfield, Sir Terry Frost, Walter Sickert and Graham Sutherland.
8th British International Mini Print Exhibition
This is a touring exhibition of around 200 small prints selected from over 1000 international entries.
A number of well-known national and internation have agreed to show larger prints in the exhibition, including Morgajn Doyle, Wuon Gean Ho, Michael Goro, Maggi Hambling, Eva Kask, Guy Langevin, Melvyn Petterson, Ana Maria Pacheco, Marcus Rees Roberts and Weimin He.
Suitable for
Admission
Free
Friday Focus
As part of the Leamington Looks Back Festival, Jeff Watkins, Heritage & Arts Manager will talk about the Warwick Pageant.
Suitable for
When
1-2pm
Admission
Free
Art Cart Famil Fun
Be inspired by our art collection and have a go at designing your very own Coat of Arms, as part of Leamington Looks Back.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
1-3pm
Admission
Free
Half Term Art Club
Use stcikers to create your own pixelated postcard series to send to your friends and family. This event is also part of the Leamington Looks Back Festival.
Sessions last 30 minutes, starting at 2.00, 2.45 abd 3.30
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
2-4pm
Admission
Free
Friday Focus
Vicki Slade, Senior Curatorial Officer, will talk about visitors to the Royal Pump Rooms, focussing on visitor book and other sources. This talk is part of Leamington Looks Back.
Suitable for
When
1-2pm
Admission
Free
Arty Tots
Arty Tots sessions run in the art gallery on the first Wednesday of each month. They include free art activities inspired by our collection
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
11am-12pm
Admission
Free
Art Cart Family Fun
Join us for family art sessions. Be inspired by our collection and make art work to take home with you.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
1-3pm
Admission
Free
Drawing the Landcsape
Taking inspiration from the paintings and drawings in the collection, draw on location wih Mary Riley to explore the local landscape.
Suitable for
When
11am-4pm
Admission
£15 per person. Places limited, please book.
Arty Tots
Arty Tots sessions run in the art gallery on the first Wednesday of each month. They include free art activities inspired by our collection
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
11am-12pm
Admission
Free
Friday Focus: People's Choice Award
You can vote until Sunday 30th June for your favourite artwork in the exhibition.
Join councillor Stephen Cross for the announcement of the £500 People's Choice Award. This event is part of our regular Friday Focus Programme
Suitable for
When
1-2pm
Admission
Free
Children's Art Competition
Join in a special Art Cart Family Fun drawing event. Create your own materpiece using our collection as inspiration. The competition is open to children in three categories
6 and under, 7-10 and 11-15. Everyone who takes part will get a small prize.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
11am-3pm
Admission
Free
Printmaking for Young People
Printmaker Susan Turner will deliver a one-day workshop which will introduce participants o the simple Intaglio technique of drypoint.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
11am-4pm
Admission
£6 per person
Printmaking for Children
Prinmaker Susuan Turner will deliver a printermaking workhop using drypoint and Chine Colle techniques.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
11am-4pm
Admission
£6 per person
Arty Tots
Arty Tots sessions run in the art gallery on the first Wednesday of each month. They include free art activities inspired by our collection
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
11am-12pm
Admission
Free
Summer Art Club
Get creative in the summer holidays and be inspired by the Mini Print exhibition and our collection. Our summer art club offers families the chance to try out different activities each week.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
2-4pm
Admission
Free
Printmaking with Eric Gaskell
This linocut workshop for beginners looks at making a print from a single colour. Please bring along drawings and photographs that can be used as the basis for the design.
Suitable for
When
11am-4pm
Admission
£15 per person. Places limited, please book.
Summer Art Club
Get creative in the summer holidays and be inspired by the Mini Print exhibition and our collection. Our summer art club offers families the chance to try out different activities each week.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
2-4pm
Admission
Free
Summer Art Club
Get creative in the summer holidays and be inspired by the Mini Print exhibition and our collection. Our summer art club offers families the chance to try out different activities each week.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
2-4pm
Admission
Free
Summer Art Club
Get creative in the summer holidays and be inspired by the Mini Print exhibition and our collection. Our summer art club offers families the chance to try out different activities each week.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
2-4pm
Admission
Free
Arty Tots
Arty Tots sessions run in the art gallery on the first Wednesday of each month. They include free art activities inspired by our collection
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
11am-12pm
Admission
Free
Heritage Open Day: Lecture
Alan Mayes, Principal Architect Planner for Warwick District Council will give an introduction to Heritage Warwickshire Open Days
Suitable for
When
1-2pm
Admission
Free
Heritage Open Day: Tour
Take a guided tour of the Royal Pump Rooms with Senior Curatorial Officer Vicki Slade. Find out about the building's vibrant history and discover what goes on behind the scenes.
Suitable for
When
1-2pm
Admission
Free
Printmaking with Eric Gaskell
Join printmaker Eric Gaskell for an advanced linocu workshop. In this workshop you'll make a coloured print using two coloured-blocks. Please bring along drawings that can be used as the basis for the design.
Suitable for
When
11am-4pm
Admission
£15 per person. Places limited, please book.
The Big Draw
Spend the day with members of the Association of Midland Artists (AMA). Take inspriation from the artowrk and experiement with drawing techniques.
Suitable for
- Family friendly
When
12-4pm
Admission
Free
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