Directory of Art Galleries Resources

Home > Regional > Europe > United Kingdom > Arts and Entertainment > Museums > Art Galleries

Galleries with collections of art open to the public.

Subcategories

• Contemporary Art

Resources in This Category

• Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museums

  http://www.aagm.co.uk/
  Information on exhibitions, activities, facilities, services, and collections of the Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museums.

• Baltic

  http://balticmill.com/
  International centre for the contemporary visual arts in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear. Policies, exhibitions, visitor information.

• British Sporting Art Trust

  http://www.bsat.co.uk/
  Details of the collection and library residing in the Vestey Gallery in Newmarket. Also includes newsletters, essays and exhibitions. Online shop.

• Courtauld Institute of Art

  http://www.courtauld.ac.uk/gallery/
  Old Master, impressionist and post-impressionist paintings, drawings by Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Cézanne and Turner, plus significant holdings of medieval, Renaissance and modern sculpture, ceramics, metalwork, furniture and textiles. London.

• Dulwich Picture Gallery

  http://www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk/
  Collection of old masters including Rembrandt, Rubens, Poussin, Murillo, and Gainsborough. Provides details of collections, events and visitors information. London.

• Fabrica

  http://www.fabrica.org.uk/
  Art gallery in Brighton, committed to promoting understanding of contemporary visual art and craft. Information for artists and the public.

• Manchester Art Gallery

  http://manchesterartgallery.org/
  Collections of paintings, decorative art and costumes, expansion project and the gallery events and services.

• Modern Art Oxford

  http://www.modernartoxford.org.uk/
  Innovative programme of temporary exhibitions of modern and contemporary visual art including painting, sculpture, installation, photography, video, performance, film and architecture.

• National Museum Wales

  http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/cardiff
  Five hundred years of paintings, drawings, sculpture, silver and ceramics from Wales and across the world, including a notable collection of Impressionist works. Cardiff.

• National Portrait Gallery

  http://www.npg.org.uk/
  Opened in 1896. Features portraits of the most famous people in British history.

• Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

  http://www.ngca.co.uk/
  Sunderland gallery with of resident artists, exhibitions, craft shop and opening details.

• Royal Academy of Arts

  http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/
  Collection of art from 1800 to the present. Provides information on the collection and temporary exhibitions, as well as information on their school, shop, education programme, library and supporters membership.

• Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts

  http://scva.ac.uk/
  With over 1,200 examples of fine and decorative arts, the centre is also home to the UEA collection of Abstract and Constructivist Art and Design. Norwich.

• Tate Britain

  http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
  Located in London and housing the national collection of British art from the year 1500 to the present day, and international modern art.

• Tate Modern

  http://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-modern
  Collection of international modern art from 1900 to the present day, housed in the former Bankside Power Station, London.

• The Fitzwilliam Museum

  http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/
  Collection includes antiquities, applied arts, illuminated manuscripts, and paintings by Constable, Hogarth, and Gainsborough.

• The Government Art Collection

  http://www.gac.culture.gov.uk/
  Information about their art holdings, opportunities to view, and guide to pieces commissioned for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Includes a searchable database.

• The Lowry

  http://www.thelowry.com/
  Large art gallery built for the millennium. Guide to current and future events and facilities, and information for visitors, schools and corporate users. Manchester.

• The National Gallery

  http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/
  Houses over 2,300 paintings covering all schools of European art from the 1250 to 1900. Includes details of the galleries, hours and directions. Free admission. Located in London. [French, German, Italian, Spanish, English, Japanese, Russian].

• The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace

  http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/default.asp?action=article&ID=32
  Dedicated to changing exhibitions of items from the Royal Collection, the collection of art and treasures held in trust by the Queen. London.

• The Royal Scottish Academy

  http://www.royalscottishacademy.org/
  Located in the Mound, Edinburgh and is the home of contemporary Scottish art. Lists member and history details, collection and exhibitions information.

• The Saatchi Gallery

  http://www.saatchigallery.com/
  Presenting work by largely unseen young artists or by established international artists whose work has been rarely exhibited in the UK. London.

• Whitechapel Art Gallery

  http://www.whitechapelgallery.org/
  Founded in 1901 and situated in East London, presenting an international programme of contemporary and 20th century art. Details of its access to the arts and education programmes are also available.

• York Art Gallery

  http://www.yorkartgallery.org.uk/
  Public collection of paintings spanning six hundred years. Includes details of current exhibitions, visiting information, news and events, corporate hospitality and contacts.

Related Categories

• Home > Reference > Museums > Arts and Entertainment > Art Museums > Europe > United Kingdom
• Home > Regional > Europe > United Kingdom > Arts and Entertainment > Visual Arts

 

Home > Regional > Europe > United Kingdom > Arts and Entertainment > Museums > Art Galleries

 

---

 

Thanks to DMOZ, which built a great web directory for nearly two decades and freely shared it with the web. About us