Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum
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Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum in Cheltenham
, Gloucestershire was opened in 1899. It offers free admission, and has a programme of special exhibitions.
The museum is housed in a Regency building on Clarence Street, designed as the Cheltenham Public Library by architect William Henry Knight
, who also designed the Cheltenham Synagogue
.
Baron de Ferrieres
, a former Mayor and Liberal MP for Cheltenham, gave 43 important paintings, mostly from Belgium and the Netherlands, to the town. He also donated £1,000 towards the building of a gallery in which to display them. The Museum was opened in 1907 in the adjacent former Schools of Art and Science. A major extension to the building was opened by the Princess Royal
in September 1989, where the main entrance to the gallery is now situated.
The museum is particularly noted for its Arts and Crafts
collection of furniture, textiles, ceramics, carvings, silver and jewellery which is recognised as an outstanding collection of international importance for which the Art Gallery & Museum has received Designated status.
Cheltenham's history is well represented, and in addition there are paintings spanning four centuries, oriental collections of pottery and costume, and archaeological treasures from the neighbouring Cotswolds
.
The Edward Wilson
gallery shows the life of the Antarctic
explorer who perished with Scott on his expedition to the South Pole
in 1912.
Cheltenham
Cheltenham , also known as Cheltenham Spa, is a large spa town and borough in Gloucestershire, on the edge of the Cotswolds in the South-West region of England. It is the home of the flagship race of British steeplechase horse racing, the Gold Cup, the main event of the Cheltenham Festival held...
, Gloucestershire was opened in 1899. It offers free admission, and has a programme of special exhibitions.
The museum is housed in a Regency building on Clarence Street, designed as the Cheltenham Public Library by architect William Henry Knight
William Henry Knight
William Henry Knight was an English portrait and genre painter.-Life and work:Knight was born in Newbury, Berkshire where his father, John Knight, was a schoolmaster. He was to become a solicitor, but gave up his law studies after two of his paintings were accepted by the annual exhibition of the...
, who also designed the Cheltenham Synagogue
Cheltenham Synagogue
The Cheltenham Synagogue is a synagogue in Cheltenham noted for its Regency architecture. It is an independent congregation located in the town centre on Synagogue Lane, off St James's Square....
.
Baron de Ferrieres
Charles de Ferrieres
Baron Charles Conrad Adolphus du Bois de Ferrieres was Liberal Member of Parliament for Cheltenham, 1880 to 1885....
, a former Mayor and Liberal MP for Cheltenham, gave 43 important paintings, mostly from Belgium and the Netherlands, to the town. He also donated £1,000 towards the building of a gallery in which to display them. The Museum was opened in 1907 in the adjacent former Schools of Art and Science. A major extension to the building was opened by the Princess Royal
Anne, Princess Royal
Princess Anne, Princess Royal , is the only daughter of Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh...
in September 1989, where the main entrance to the gallery is now situated.
The museum is particularly noted for its Arts and Crafts
Arts and Crafts movement
Arts and Crafts was an international design philosophy that originated in England and flourished between 1860 and 1910 , continuing its influence until the 1930s...
collection of furniture, textiles, ceramics, carvings, silver and jewellery which is recognised as an outstanding collection of international importance for which the Art Gallery & Museum has received Designated status.
Cheltenham's history is well represented, and in addition there are paintings spanning four centuries, oriental collections of pottery and costume, and archaeological treasures from the neighbouring Cotswolds
Cotswolds
The Cotswolds are a range of hills in west-central England, sometimes called the Heart of England, an area across and long. The area has been designated as the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty...
.
The Edward Wilson
Edward Adrian Wilson
Edward Adrian Wilson was a notable English polar explorer, physician, naturalist, painter and ornithologist.-Early life:...
gallery shows the life of the Antarctic
Antarctic
The Antarctic is the region around the Earth's South Pole, opposite the Arctic region around the North Pole. The Antarctic comprises the continent of Antarctica and the ice shelves, waters and island territories in the Southern Ocean situated south of the Antarctic Convergence...
explorer who perished with Scott on his expedition to the South Pole
South Pole
The South Pole, also known as the Geographic South Pole or Terrestrial South Pole, is one of the two points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects its surface. It is the southernmost point on the surface of the Earth and lies on the opposite side of the Earth from the North Pole...
in 1912.