Southampton City Art Gallery
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The Southampton City Art Gallery is an art gallery
in Southampton
, southern England
. It is located in the Civic Centre on Commercial Road.
The gallery's art collection covers six centuries of European art history, with over 3,500 works. It is housed in an example of 1930s municipal architecture. The gallery holds a Designated Collection
, considered of national importance.
Highlights of the permanent collection include a 14th-century altarpiece by Allegretto Nuzi; the Perseus series by Burne-Jones; paintings by the Camden Town Group; sculpture by Richard Deacon and Tony Cragg; and Richard Long photographs.
Thousands of visitors explore the exhibitions and displays every month and, through a programme of educational activities, Southampton City Art Gallery provides opportunities for greater access, involvement and understanding of art, for people of all ages. The gallery's educational service works closely with a range of profesional visual artists, including Melanie Rose, Debra Marsh, Jo Bresloff and Alastair Eales.
Southampton City Art Gallery has won several awards and continues to be one of Southampton's most popular visitor attractions.
Art gallery
An art gallery or art museum is a building or space for the exhibition of art, usually visual art.Museums can be public or private, but what distinguishes a museum is the ownership of a collection...
in Southampton
Southampton
Southampton is the largest city in the county of Hampshire on the south coast of England, and is situated south-west of London and north-west of Portsmouth. Southampton is a major port and the closest city to the New Forest...
, southern England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is located in the Civic Centre on Commercial Road.
The gallery's art collection covers six centuries of European art history, with over 3,500 works. It is housed in an example of 1930s municipal architecture. The gallery holds a Designated Collection
Designation Scheme
The Designation Scheme is an English system that awards "designated status" to museums and library collections considered to be of great importance by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council . As of 2009, 125 collections are officially recognized...
, considered of national importance.
Highlights of the permanent collection include a 14th-century altarpiece by Allegretto Nuzi; the Perseus series by Burne-Jones; paintings by the Camden Town Group; sculpture by Richard Deacon and Tony Cragg; and Richard Long photographs.
Thousands of visitors explore the exhibitions and displays every month and, through a programme of educational activities, Southampton City Art Gallery provides opportunities for greater access, involvement and understanding of art, for people of all ages. The gallery's educational service works closely with a range of profesional visual artists, including Melanie Rose, Debra Marsh, Jo Bresloff and Alastair Eales.
Southampton City Art Gallery has won several awards and continues to be one of Southampton's most popular visitor attractions.