Fitzwilliam-Museum

Cambridge

Das Fitzwilliam Museum ist das Kunst- und Antiquitätenmuseum der Universität Cambridge in England, Vereinigtes Königreich Großbritannien und Nordirland. Es wurde 1816 durch das Vermächtnis von Richard Fitzwilliam gegründet, der dem Museum seine gesamte Bücher- und Kunstsammlung vermachte. Fitzwilliams Vermächtnis umfasste auch £ 100.000 zur Gründung eines „beachtlichen Museumsmagazins“. Das „Gründergebäude“ wurde von George Basevi entworfen, von Charles Cockerell fertiggestellt und 1848 eröffnet. Die Eingangshalle wurde von Edward Middleton Barry gestaltet und 1875 fertiggestellt. Das Museum zählt rund 300.000 Besucher pro Jahr. Der Eintritt ist kostenlos. Die ägyptischen Galerien im wurden 2006 nach zweijährigen Restaurierungs-, Konservierungs- und Forschungsarbeiten wiedereröffnet. Nachfolger von Tim Knox als Direktor ist seit 2019 Luke Syson.

Ashmolean Museum

Oxford

Das gegenwärtige Ashmolean Museum ist ein 1845 in Oxford als University Gallery erbautes Museum. Seit 1894 ist darin die Ashmolean-Sammlung untergebracht.

Ulster Museum

Belfast

The Ulster Museum, located in the Botanic Gardens in Belfast, has around 8,000 square metres of public display space, featuring material from the collections of fine art and applied art, archaeology, ethnography, treasures from the Spanish Armada, local history, numismatics, industrial archaeology, botany, zoology and geology. It is the largest museum in Northern Ireland, and one of the components of National Museums Northern Ireland.

Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum

Stirling

Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum is an institution based in Stirling, Central Scotland, dedicated to the promotion of cultural and historical heritage and the arts, from a local scale to nationally and beyond. It is also known locally by its original name of "The Smith Institute".

Laing Art Gallery

Newcastle upon Tyne

Die Laing Art Gallery ist eine Galerie in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery

Bristol

Bristol Museum & Art Gallery is a large museum and art gallery in Bristol, England. The museum is situated in Clifton, about 0.5 miles 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.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 notoriety. The building is of Edwardian Baroque architecture and has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II* listed building.The standard opening hours are: Tuesday – Sunday, 10am–5pm. The museum is also open 10am-5pm on Bank Holiday Mondays and Mondays during Bristol school holidays.

Guildhall Art Gallery

City of London

The Guildhall Art Gallery houses the art collection of the City of London, England. It is a stone building in a semi-Gothic style intended to be sympathetic to the historic Guildhall, which is adjacent and to which it is connected internally.

Wallace Collection

Westminster (London)

Die Wallace Collection ist ein Kunstmuseum in London . Es entstand aus der Privatsammlung von Sir Richard Wallace, die von seiner Witwe 1897 dem britischen Staat vermacht wurde. Das Museum wurde 1900 im Hertford House am Manchester Square für das Publikum geöffnet. Der Eintritt ist frei.

Royal West of England Academy

Bristol

The Royal West of England Academy is Bristol's oldest art gallery, located in Clifton, Bristol, near the junction of Queens Road and Whiteladies Road. Situated in a Grade 2* listed building, it hosts five galleries and an exhibition programme that celebrates the best of historic and contemporary British art.