Bristol Museum & Art Gallery
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Bristol Museum & Art Gallery is a large museum and art gallery in Bristol, England. The museum is situated in Clifton, about 0.5 miles (0.8 km) 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.[1]
Established | 1823 |
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Location | Queens Road, Bristol BS8 1RL, England, United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 51.4561°N 2.6053°W / 51.4561; -2.6053 |
Visitors | 467,608 (2015/16)* Ranked 23rd nationally |
Director | Jon Finch |
Website | Bristol Museum & Art Gallery |
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. It was developed in secrecy and with no advance publicity, but soon gained worldwide attention.
The building is of Edwardian Baroque architecture and has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II* listed building.[2]
The standard opening hours are: Tuesday to Sunday, 10am–5pm. The museum is also open 10am–5pm on Bank Holiday Mondays and Mondays during Bristol school holidays.