Curtis Museum and Allen Gallery - Art Fund

Museums and galleries across the UK are subject to temporary closures. Those that remain open have safety measures in place, please remember to check venue guidelines before visiting.

About

The museum, which was founded in 1855 and occupies premises built in 1880, shows how the area has developed from the earliest times.

Of particular interest are displays on hops and brewing. The Allen Gallery houses a display of English, Continental and Far Eastern pottery, porcelain and tiles.

Curtis Museum and Allen Gallery

Free to all

High Street, Alton, Hampshire, GU34 1BA

01420 82802

Opening times

Monday: Closed

Tuesday: 10:00am - 5:00pm

Wednesday: 10:00am - 5:00pm

Thursday: 10:00am - 5:00pm

Friday: 10:00am - 5:00pm

Saturday: 10:00am - 5:00pm

Sunday: Closed

Exhibitions nearby

Botanical Women

Botanical Women

Chawton House, Chawton
Until 31 December 2021

50% off entry

Ford Madox Brown, The Pretty Baa-Lambs, 1852, Oil on panel, The Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Uncommon Power: Lucy and Catherine Madox Brown

Watts Gallery – Artists' Village, Compton
Until 20 February 2022

50% off exhibitions

Bowl, Thrown porcelain - Adam Frew

Colour in Clay

Watts Gallery – Artists' Village, Compton
Until 30 October 2021

Free to all

Lines of Beauty: Master Drawings from Chatsworth

The Lightbox, Woking
Until 5 December 2021

50% off exhibitions

10% off

10% off

Art we’ve helped buy at Curtis Museum and Allen Gallery

8 pieces of porcelain

Acquired Not in Review

Communion set

Acquired 1974

The Tichbourne Celebrities

Acquired 1975

Red stoneware tea canister

Acquired 1985

Enamelled creamware ship bowl

Acquired 1986

North Devon sgraffito slipware figure

Acquired 1986