New Walk Museum & Art Gallery

Opening Times | Directions | Access

Please note: The Wild Space Gallery is temporarily closed for cleaning of the exhibits and displays until Saturday 16th June 2012.

New Walk Museum & Art Gallery, Leicester's original museum has wide ranging collections and displays spanning the natural and cultural world.

Located on the historic New Walk, our temporary exhibitions feature works from our collections, touring exhibitions from National Museums and a programme of contemporary art and craft exhibitions.

A family friendly day-out, the galleries include Ancient Egypt, Dinosaurs, Wild Space, World Arts and a new gallery for the under 5s The Den. The art gallery showcases changing displays of Modern and Old Masters including works by Hogarth and Francis Bacon. The first floor galleries include permanent displays of Picasso Ceramics: The Attenborough Collection and German Expressionist Art, the collection acclaimed as the finest of its kind in the UK.

The museums offers a range of events from curator’s talks to lunchtime concerts, visit our events pages to see What's On this month.  Tours of the museum are also available for groups, please contact the museum for further details and availability.

The museum also offers a Gift Shop offering a range of exhibition merchandise and contemporary craft and design and Costa Coffee shop with free Wi-Fi available.

New Walk Museum & Art Gallery is also licensed for weddings, civil ceremonies, renewal of wedding vows and naming ceremonies and private hire. For more details of meetings and events hire, please download our brochure below.

New Walk Museum & Art Gallery originated in 1849 when 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.

Visitor Information:

Opening Times:
Monday - Saturday: 10.00am - 5.00pm Sunday: 11.00am - 5.00pm

Please note: The Wild Space Gallery is temporarily closed for cleaning of the exhibits and displays until Saturday 16th June 2012.


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Free admission (small charge for certain activities on event days)

Address:
New Walk Museum & Art Gallery
53 New Walk
Leicester LE1 7EA

Telephone: +44 (0)116 225 4900
Email: museums@leicester.gov.uk

Visiting/directions to the museum:
New Walk Museum & Art Gallery is approximately ten minutes walk from Leicester City Centre and Leicester train station and accessed along the pedestrianised New Walk.

There is a small car park situated next to the museum including two parking bays for Blue Badge holders, though due to demand, availability of parking cannot be guaranteed, particularly on event or concert occassions. On street pay and display parking is also available at the back of the museum.

The nearest major car park is the NCP situated on East Street, next to the Y Theatre.

For more details including local bus information please visit Google Maps.

To plan your journey to Leicester please visit Leicester travel pages.

Access:
New Walk Museum & Art Gallery has full access for disabled visitors with a lift to the first floor galleries and a accessible toilet. Please note Gallery 6 has a small stage area for step access only.

There is provision for two parking bays for Blue Badge holders in the museum car park. The museum also has available a wheelchair for loan during the visit to the museum (please contact the museum in advance to ensure availability).

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