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Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

Royal Pump Rooms
The Parade
Leamington Spa
CV32 4AA
Warwickshire
England

Collection details
Archaeology
Coins and Medals
Costume and Textiles
Decorative and Applied Art
Fine Art
Medicine
Social History
Toys and Hobbies
Weapons and War

Facilities

Shop: yes
Study area: yes
Wheelchair access: yes
Visual disability facilities: yes
Hearing disability facilities: yes

The facilities at the Royal Pump Rooms also include a Cafe, Library, Tourist Information Centre and multi-purpose Assembly Rooms. Baby-changing facilities available.

Contact details
General information (Tel) : 01926 742700
General information (Fax) : 01926 742705
E-mail : prooms@warwickdc.gov.uk
Website : www.warwickdc.gov.uk/royalpumprooms

Open
Tue, Wed, Fri & Sat 1030-1700
Thur 1330-2000
Sun 1100-1600

Closed
Mon, except Bank Hols

Admission charges
Free Admission

Description
Award winning Art Gallery and Museum with services on offer including: Fine Art Collection, Exhibition on the History of Royal Leamington Spa, Cabinet of Curiosities - A Gallery of Interactive Exhibits, Hammam - restored Victorian Turkish Baths Room, Changing Programme of Visual Arts, History and Local Interest Exhibitions and Events, Educational Parties by Arrangement.

Collections description
Fine Arts including 16th and 17th century Dutch and Flemish, 19th and 20th century British artists, local artists, sculpture, ceramics and glassware, social history collections especially 18th to 20th century Leamington Spa and various ethnographical collections.

Key artists and exhibits
Recent acquisitions include works of art by Mark Quinn, Mark Francis and Catherine Yass. Other key artists in the collection include Stanley Spencer, L.S. Lowry, Gillian Wearing, Vanessa Bell, Patrick Caulfield, Sir Terry Frost, Walter Sickert and Graham Sutherland.

Articles
Poignant Geometry Of Fear At Leamington Spa Art Gallery
A Victorian Sketch Book At Leamington Spa Art Gallery
News In Brief - Week Ending December 2 2007
Maker Unknown - Folk Art Past And Present In Leamington Spa
Bethlem Asylum Artist Richard Dadd In Leamington Spa
Pushing Buttons, Winding Handles At The Royal Pump Rooms

Events
Geometry of Fear  ; Exhibition (temporary)
Friday Focus  ; Guided tour; Lecture
Thursday Flickers  Lecture; Performance
Geometry of Fear - Lunchtime Talk  Exhibition (temporary); Guided tour; Lecture
Art Cart Family Fun  Workshop or activity session
Sculptural Forms with Metal  Workshop or activity session
Half Term Art Club  Workshop or activity session
Geometry of Fear - Poetry Reading  Lecture; Performance; Storytelling session
Animate!  ; Workshop or activity session

General Information
Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
Pre-booking service for groups Collections
Specialist publications on collections available
Object identification and/or written enquiry service
Object study facilities available (enquire in advance) Disability Access
Events/teaching/resources for people with disabilities
Induction loops in exhibition spaces
Large print information and/or interpretation
Parking for disabled available
Toilets for disabled
Touch exhibits and/or handling sessions
Wheelchair access to all public areas Children and Families
Activities for pre-school children
Events and resources for children and families General Education
Adult lectures and courses held
Education facilities available Schools Education
Primary school education service available
Printed/audio-visual information available for schools Facilities
Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)
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