Leicester Museum & Art Gallery
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Leicester Museum & Art Gallery has displays spanning the cultural and natural worlds, from dinosaurs to an internationally renowned German Expressionism collection.
Located in the historic New Walk area of the city, the museum mounts exhibitions of works from the permanent collections, as well as touring shows from national museums. The museum originated in 1849 when the Literary and Philosophical Society formally presented its various collections to the town.
Galleries galore
The museum has a wide collection of art and historical artefacts housed in its many galleries which include Ancient Egypt, Dinosaurs, Leicester Stories Gallery, the Victorian Art Gallery, Arts & Crafts Gallery, Picasso Ceramics: The Attenborough Collection and the internationally renowned German Expressionist Art collection.
Famous visitors
Art dealer Anthony d'Offay and Lord and Sir David Attenborough have said that they were inspired to pursue their love of art and natural history as a result of regularly visiting the museum in their formative years.
Leicester Museum and Art Gallery is a great family day out and offers a range of activities from entertaining talks, children’s handling sessions, lunchtime concerts.
Visitor information
Address
53 New Walk, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 7EA
0116 225 4900
Opening times
Mon - Fri, 11am - 4.30pm Sat - Sun, 11am - 5pm
Check our website for Christmas & New Year Opening
Visitor information
The more you see, the more we do.
The National Art Pass lets you enjoy free entry to hundreds of museums, galleries and historic places across the UK, while raising money to support them.