Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery

Local nameBristol City Museum & Art Gallery
LocationBristol, UK

Bristol Museum & Art Gallery is a large museum and art gallery in Bristol, England. The museum is situated in Clifton, about 0.5 miles from the city centre. As part of Bristol Culture it is run by the Bristol City Council with no entrance fee. It holds designated museum status, granted by the national government to protect outstanding museums. The designated collections include: geology, Eastern art, and Bristol's history, including English delftware. In January 2012 it became one of sixteen Arts Council England Major Partner Museums.The museum includes sections on natural history as well as local, national and international archaeology. The art gallery contains works from all periods, including many by internationally famous artists, as well a collection of modern paintings of Bristol.

In the summer of 2009 the museum hosted an exhibition by Banksy featuring more than 70 works of art, including animatronics and installations; it is his largest exhibition yet.

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Opening hours

Mon - Fri: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sat, Sun: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Closed: Dec 25, 26.

Admission

Free admission.

More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Museum_&_Art_Gallery

Official site https://www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/bristol-museum-and-art-gallery/

Link https://twitter.com/bristol_museum

Email general.museum@bristol.gov.uk

Phone +44 117 922 3571

Address Queen's Road, BS8 1RL Bristol, UK

Coordinates 51°27'23.398" N -2°36'18.15" E

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