Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery
With a National Art Pass you get
Built by the Normans in the 11th century, Norwich Castle was designed to be a royal palace.
While it never served its original purpose, in the thousand years since its construction the castle has been used variously as a military fort, a county jail and, most recently, a museum. Today, Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery is home to collections of fine art, archaeology and natural history, as well as touring exhibitions from national galleries.
In 2015, the Museum & Art Gallery ran a highly successful Art Happens crowdfunding campaign to re-gild the frame of one of their rarest and most famous paintings, The Paston Treasure.
Why you should go
Natural history and archaeology collections
Fine and contemporary art galleries
900-year-old Castle Keep
Visitor information
Address
Castle Hill, Norwich, Norfolk, NR1 3JU
01603 493625
Opening times
Open daily, 10am - 5pm
Last admission 4.30pm
Exclusions and safety measures
Due to a major redevelopment project, the original medieval castle, dungeons and battlements and one or two of the galleries are closed to the public. Many of the galleries remain open though and there is still plenty to see.
