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Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston
Image: Outside the Harris Museum and Art Gallery
Harris Museum and Art Gallery
Market Square
Preston
PR1 2PP
Lancashire
England
Collection details
Archaeology
Architecture
Coins and Medals
Costume and Textiles
Decorative and Applied Art
Design
Fine Art
Industry
Photography
Social History
Toys and Hobbies
World Cultures
Facilities
Food: yes
Shop: yes
Guided tours: yes
Baby changing facilities: yes
Study area: yes
Wheelchair access: yes
Visual disability facilities: yes
Hearing disability facilities: yes
Friends of the Harris Museum and Art Gallery £7.00 per year or life membership £75.00. The Friends organise regular trips to other places of interest as well as a regular Christmas concert, AGM with speaker and other events each year at the Harris Museum. 10% discount in Museum shop for members.
For details contact The Hon. Secretary, Friends of the Harris, c/o The Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Market Square, Preston, PR1 2PP or pick up a leaflet in the gallery.
Contact details
Museum Office (Tel)
:
01772 258248
Event bookings (Mon - Sat, 10am - 4pm, Sun 11am - 4pm) (Tel)
:
01772 905414
Recorded Information Line (Tel)
:
01772 905410
Office fax (Fax)
:
01772 886764
Enquiries
:
harris.museum@preston.gov.uk
Harris Museum and Art Gallery information
:
www.harrismuseum.org.uk
Cotton History website
:
www.cleo.net.uk/followtheyarn
Open
Open Mon - Sat 10.00 - 17.00
except Tues 11.00 - 17.00
Closed Sundays and Bank Holidays
Closed
Sundays and Bank Holidays
Admission charges
Free admission to all exhibitions. Small charge for special events and activities.
Description
The Harris Museum and Art Gallery is located in a Grade I listed building right in the centre of Preston, England's newest city. It offers a huge range of free exhibitions as well as activities for all ages. The programme includes contemporary art and design, fashion, fine art and decorative art. The museum also specialises in the history of Preston and holds a variety of social history exhibitions including those of local photographs from the museum's extensive archive.
Collections description
Large collections of 18th, 19th and 20th Century oils, watercolours and prints along with strong contemporary photography collection. Large collection of work by the Preston-based Devis family of artists.
Glass, ceramics, textile and costume, as well as specialist collections of perfume bottles and calling card cases.
Largest social history collections relating to Preston, including items relating to Preston Guild and large social history photography collection.
Key artists and exhibits
18th, 19th and 20th century fine art, including work of the Devis family
;
Costume gallery with exhibitions changing annually
;
Story of Preston permanent history exhibition
;
Glass and ceramics display
;
Displays of scent bottles and card cases from the French collection
;
Temporary exhibitions galleries with exhibitions of contemporary art, craft and design and exhibitions of local/social history interest
Articles
NPG And Harris Museum Combine To Acquire Arkwright Portrait
Collecting Cultures - HLF Announces Grants For Acquisitions
Preston's Harris Museum Opens New Ceramics And Glass Gallery
Paradise - New Film Work By Kutlug Ataman At The Harris Art Gallery
News In Brief - Week Ending January 21 2008
Museums Shortlisted For Art Fund Collect Craft Buying Initiative
News In Brief - Week Ending October 14 2007
Available resources
Follow the Yarn - The Story of Cotton in Preston
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