Name: Warrington Museum and Art Gallery
Rating: 5.0

Warrington Museum and Art Gallery

Warrington Museum & Art Gallery, Bold Street, Warrington WA1 1JG, UK

1-99 Years

Description

Welcome to Warrington Museum & Art Gallery located in Warrington’s Cultural Quarter, Warrington Museum & Art Gallery is one of the oldest civic museums in the UK. Our Grade II listed building has been home to our collections since 1857.

Our diverse displays include fine art, world cultures, natural history, archaeology and local stories of Warrington, alongside engaging temporary exhibitions and community-focused events. The museum is a welcoming space for discovery, creativity and reflection on local and global heritage.

Free visit. If you are looking for Best place for day out with kids and families then this is the perfect destination offering fun, adventure, and unforgettable memories for everyone.

Features

Free
Host birthday parties: No

Features

Galleries: From the curious to the contemporary, the collections at Warrington Museum and Art Gallery capture the fascinations of Victorian collectors, the ingenuity of Warrington’s craftspeople and the creativity of local artists.
Ethnology Gallery: The Ethnology Gallery was re-displayed in 2010 to include a selection of objects relating to the art, life and culture of peoples from Ancient Egypt.
Warrington Stories Gallery I: The first of our Warrington Story galleries covers the history of the town and surrounding area from the prehistoric period to the end of the.
Large Art Gallery: The Large Art Gallery displays a selection from our collection of artworks including several by nationally important artists who studied at Warrington School of Art.
Small Art Gallery: The Small Art Gallery is used to display a programme of changing exhibitions on all subjects, including but not limited to art, science, history, fashion.
Time Tunnel Gallery: The Time Tunnel Gallery contains selected objects from the museum's social history collection, focussing largely on the post war period. The nursery scene contrasts childhood.
Geology Gallery: The Geology Gallery covers the study of the Earth's structure, its surface, and origins. It displays a selection of rocks, minerals and fossils from the.
Cabinet of Curiosities Gallery: Our Cabinet of Curiosities gallery aims to recreate the "wonder rooms" of the sixteenth century by displaying a number of key objects from the museum.
Botany Gallery: Our Botany Gallery is a rare survival, probably the last remaining economic botany gallery in the United Kingdom in that it covers traditional areas of.
Fish and Reptiles Gallery: The Fish and Reptiles Gallery is largely devoted to specimens from our Fish collection, a mixture of mounted specimens and casts. The displays include an.
Warrington Stories Gallery II: Our second Warrington Stories gallery takes up the story of Warrington by focusing on the everyday domestic and working lives of the people of Warrington.
Mezzanine Gallery: The Mezzanine Gallery is the second of our temporary exhibition galleries and is used to display a changing programme of exhibitions of largely 2 dimensional.

Facilities

Parking: Short-stay street parking is available on Museum Street, including accessible parking bays. There are several pay and display car parks located within walking distance.
Food and drink: We do not have a café, but visitors are welcome to bring food and drink to consume in Creativity Cove. Please keep all food and drink sealed in other areas of the museum.

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Contact

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Price

Price: Free

Birthday Parties

Offer Birthday Parties: No

Wednesday – Friday: 10:00am – 4:30pm.
Saturday: 10:00am – 4:00pm.
Sunday: 11:00am – 3:00pm.

Address: Warrington Museum & Art Gallery, Bold Street, Warrington WA1 1JG, UK

Post Code: WA1 1JG

Council: Warrington

County: Cheshire

By Bus: Warrington Bus Interchange is a 10 minute walk away. Bus stops at Garvin Place and Legh Street are a 5 minute walk away. Planning a school trip to Warrington Museum? For more info about special packages for travelling by bus click here.
By Rail: Warrington Bank Quay Station is a 7 minute walk away. Warrington Central Station is a 12 minute walk away.
By Bike: There are cycle racks outside the Library entrance on Museum Street.
By Car: Drive to the town centre and follow the brown signs to the Cultural Quarter.
Parking: Short-stay street parking is available on Museum Street, including accessible parking bays. There are several pay and display car parks located within walking distance.