Hereford Museum & Art Gallery
Hereford Museum & Art Gallery
Broad Street
Hereford
Herefordshire
HR4 9AU
England
Website
www.herefordshire.gov.uk/leisure/museums_galleries/2869.asp
herefordmuseums@herefordshire.gov.uk
Telephone
01432 260692
Fax
01432 342492
Hereford Museum and Art Gallery, housed in a spectacular Victorian gothic building, has been exhibiting artefacts and works of fine and decorative art connected with the local area since 1874. Although the exterior of the building has changed very little the museum and gallery have kept up with the times.
The exhibitions begin in the foyer of the building with a regularly changing small display in the foyer case. Don't miss the Kenchester mosaic on your way upstairs and the changing art exhibitions on the stairwell walls. The museum is full of interesting local history with hands-on elements for all the family.
The art gallery is home to changing exhibitions and hosts seven or eight exhibitions a year.
Venue Type:
Museum, Gallery
Additional info
Currently undertaking the provision of tactile images and audio.
The collections are relevant to life in Herefordshire and include nationally important costume and textiles as well as an important collection of fine and decorative art. Although display space is limited there is access to the collections through the Museum Store and Resource Centre at Friar Street.
Collection details
Agriculture, Archaeology, Coins and Medals, Costume and Textiles, Decorative and Applied Art, Fine Art, Music, Natural Sciences, Social History, Toys and Hobbies, Weapons and War
Key artists and exhibits
- The museum holds the Brian Hatton collection in trust and rotates the display of his fine paintings, sketches and watercolours. There are usually 12 or so examples on show at any one time.
- The costumes and textiles rival and complement the collections from Snows Hill, now housed at Berrington Hall (National Trust) and the collection of smocks is internationally important.
Alchemy of Stone
An installation of sculpture and drawings by David England. These works celebrate and illustrate the importance of stone as a medium that endures and captures within it the magic of the earth.
Suitable for
- Any age
River Life: Angling on the Wye
The museum service will be celebrating one of the county's most important natural resources, our rivers and streams, in this pioneering exhibition.
The River Wye, the county's largest river, has shaped the landscape of Herefordshire since ancient times. People have been making their homes near it and fishing in it for thousands of years. The exhibition will explore the importance of rivers to people throughout history, how they influence our lives and form a focus for communities. In landlocked Herefordshire, rivers were once the main transportation routes into the county bringing a wealth of resources into Herefordshire and carrying goods and produce out into the wider world.
The exhibition will showcase the amazing giant fish in the museum collections from Svetlana Sturgeon to the record breaking Perdi Pike caught in the Wye.
Explore the natural history, industry and leisure activities that rely upon the wonderful watery world of the River Wye.
Suitable for
- Any age
H:Art The Herefordshire Open
Annual visual fine art event for Herefordshire showcasing and celebrating the work of Herefordshire artists.
Suitable for
- Any age
Full Circle by Hilary Paynter
A retrospective exhibition by one of the country's foremost wood engravers. Hilary has been printmaking for almost 50 years and has made a significant contribution to the world of contemporary printmaking - see how her work has come full circle from the early days to her current projects
Suitable for
- Any age
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