Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum

Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum
Royal Pump Rooms
The Parade
Royal Leamington Spa
Warwickshire
CV32 4AA
England

Website

www.warwickdc.gov.uk/royalpumprooms

E-mail

prooms@warwickdc.gov.uk

Telephone

01926 742700

Fax

01926 742705

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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

Opening hours

Tues - Sat 1030-1700
Sun 1100-1600

Closed: Mon, except Bank Hols

Admission charges

Free Admission

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.

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

David Carpanini: Painter-Printmaker and His World

24 January — 21 April 2014 *on now

This exhibition will include paintings and prints which are studio assemblages, sketchbook observations, photographs and visual memories from the well-known Welsh artist.
The exhibition will convey a lifetime of work with Carpanini's open etchings alongside carefully constructed paintings. Each image focuses on man-made ugliness and the harsh reality of human life; however Carpanini manages to give the paintings a poetic beauty.

Suitable for

Any age

Events details are listed below. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all. For events that don't have a specific date see the 'Resources' tab above.

Young Quilters

15 March 2014 12-3pm

Quilters Guild member Susan Lees will lead this fun and creative quilting workshop for young people.
Recommended for ages 8 and above. Places are limited, please call 01926 742700 to book your place. Payment is required to confirm booking. Non-refundable.

Suitable for

7-10
14-15
11-13
16-17
Family friendly

Admission

£5.00 per child.

Shakespeare Week

22 March 2014 11am-2pm

Come and see Tudor items from our collection, which are not usually on show! Gain inspiration from portraits on Tudor pots and coins to design and create your own Shakespearian Puppet.
Think up some wicked Shakespearian insults and perform your own puppet show on camera, in a puppet theatre. The best will be displayed on the website for your friends and family to see!