New Walk Museum & Art Gallery is situated within the historic New Walk area of the city. In 1849 the Literary and Philosophical Society formally presented to the town its various collections, which have grown and developed over the last 160 years into one of the premier museums in the region.
New Walk Museum & Art Gallery has been the inspiration for many people including Lord Attenborough and Sir David Attenborough, who pursued their love of art and natural history as a result of spending their formative years as regular visitors to the galleries.
Leicester's oldest museum has wide-ranging collections spanning the natural and cultural world. A family friendly day-out, displays include Egyptians, Wild Space, World Arts and Leicester’s
Fine Art collections.
Our
Exhibitions programme features works from our collections and touring exhibitions from National Museums. Our art gallery displays include works by Modern and Old Masters including works by Hogarth and Francis Bacon.
Please note the Dinosaur and Geology galleries are currently closed for refurbishment, due to reopen in 2011. For current details on the redevelopment of the galleries visit the
Dinosaur & Geology page.
New Walk Museum offers a range of events from curator’s talks to concerts
visit our events pages to see What's On this month.
The museum also offers a
Gift Shop and Costa Coffee Shop and
The City Gallery Shop offering of craft & design gifts.
New Walk Museum & Art Gallery is also licensed for
weddings, civil ceremonies, renewal of wedding vows and nanimg ceremonies and has meeting rooms and galleries available for
private hire.
New Walk Museum & Art Gallery: Temporary Exhibitions
New Walk Museum & Art Gallery: The Galleries
New Walk Museum & Art Gallery: Exhibition Archive
