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40 years: The Ugandan Asian Story
Find out more about the forthcoming exhibition to mark the 40th anniversary of the expulsion of Ugandan Asians, and for some of them, a subsequent move to Leicester. Find out more...
Dave's Leicester Comedy Festival: John Hegley
The museum is delighted to be taking part in this years Dave's Leicester Comedy Festival with performances and workshops by John Hegley.
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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 Dinosaurs, Ancient Egypt, Wild Space and World Arts. The art galleries showcase changing displays of Modern and Old Masters including works by Hogarth and Francis Bacon and 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.
