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Derby Museum and Art Gallery

Derby Museum and Art Gallery

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Museum or gallery in Derbyshire

378 artworks

Part of Derby Museums Trust

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Derby Museum and Art Gallery is located at the heart of Derby City in the cultural Cathedral Quarter. The museum houses a dedicated gallery of internationally significant paintings by world famous artist Joseph Wright of Derby, alongside a new display of portraits from the museum's large art collection, and a lively programme of temporary exhibitions. The museum is also home to an outstanding collection of Derby Porcelain, displays of local archaeology, natural history, and military history.

The Strand, Derby, Derbyshire DE1 1BS England

museums@derby.gov.uk

01332 641900

Derby Museum and Art Gallery is open to the public all year round and admission is free. Opening times: Tuesday to Saturday: 10am–5pm; Sunday and Bank Holidays (other than Mondays): 1pm–4pm; Monday: closed. The museum regularly rotates artworks on display, and not all works are available to view due to space restrictions. Please contact us and check ahead of your visit if you would like to view a particular painting.

http://www.derbymuseums.org

Artworks

  • Monkey Harvest
    Monkey Harvest Marion Elizabeth Adnams (1898–1995)
    Derby Museum and Art Gallery
  • The Harbourmaster's House
    The Harbourmaster's House Colin Trevor Johnson (1942–2017)
    Derby Museum and Art Gallery
  • Still Life
    Still Life Edward Le Bas (1904–1966)
    Derby Museum and Art Gallery
  • Head of a Girl
    Head of a Girl Victor Pasmore (1908–1998)
    Derby Museum and Art Gallery
  • Landscape in Suffolk (Stoke-by-Nayland, Suffolk)
    Landscape in Suffolk (Stoke-by-Nayland, Suffolk) Rowland Suddaby (1912–1972)
    Derby Museum and Art Gallery
  • Bathing Robin
    Bathing Robin William D. Dring (1904–1990)
    Derby Museum and Art Gallery
  • 'For lo, winter is past'
    'For lo, winter is past' Marion Elizabeth Adnams (1898–1995)
    Derby Museum and Art Gallery
  • 371 more

Not every artwork is on display – if you would like to see a particular work, contact the venue before your visit

Derby Museums Trust has another 437 artworks

Artists

  • Abstract Composition
    Michael Leonard Horsley (b.1941)
  • Barnes, Surrey by Twilight
    Frederick Francis Foottet (1850–1935)
  • A View from Richmond Hill
    Thomas Christopher Hofland (1777–1843)
  • Highland Pony and Dogs
    John Sargeant Noble (1848–1896)
  • The Visitor
    Anna Hope Hudson (1869–1957)
  • Beach Scene with Blue Umbrella
    Peter Burgess (b.1952)
  • Painting 2
    Marcia Tyler
  • Window at No. 5 Portland Place
    Rowland Suddaby (1912–1972)
  • View of Derby from the Meadows
    E. M.
  • Derby from Burton Road
    Ernest Ellis Clark (1869–1932)

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Derby Museum and Art Gallery is part of

Derby Museums Trust

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