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Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum
Art gallery and local museum in Worcester, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum is an art gallery and local museum in Worcester, the county town of Worcestershire, England.[1]
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History
The museum was founded in 1833 by members of the Worcestershire Natural History Society.[2] It was originally located on Angel Street, but moved to larger premises on Foregate Street in 1836.[3] Since 1896 it has been located in the Victoria Institute, which was established as a combined public library, museum, and School of Art and Science.[4]
The Worcestershire Regiment Museum collection moved from Norton Barracks to the Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum in 1970.[5]
In 2021 the Art Gallery & Museum received a donation of £300,000 from an unnamed donor.[6][7]
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Collections
The gallery has a programme of contemporary art and craft exhibitions.[8] Displays include the industrial history of Worcester, local geology, natural history, together with 19th- and 20th-century paintings, prints, and photographs.[9] The Worcester Soldier galleries display the collections of the Worcestershire Regiment and the Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars.[10]
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