Museums · Yorkshire & the Humber
Impressions Gallery
In or near Bradford.
Impressions Gallery — art gallery in the UK.

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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Bradford Interchange · 0.5 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Impressions Gallery is a museum in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1972. Wikidata describes it as: "art gallery in the UK". Coordinates: 53.7928°, -1.7556°.
Photo gallery
Official information
Impressions Gallery is a photography gallery located in Bradford, showcasing a variety of photographic exhibitions and events. Visitors can explore both physical and virtual exhibitions that focus on themes such as environmental sustainability and community stories.
From the Wikipedia article
Impressions Gallery is an independent contemporary photography gallery in Bradford, England. It was established in 1972 and located in York until moving to Bradford in 2007. Impressions Gallery also runs a photography bookshop, publishes its own books and sells prints. It is one of the oldest venues for contemporary photography in Europe.
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Background
History
The gallery was founded by Val Williams and husband Andrew Sproxton in November 1972, opening in York with two exhibitions, Butlin's by the Sea by Martin Parr and Daniel Meadows (its first exhibition), and Whitby by Frank Meadow Sutcliffe. Parr and Meadows showed work at Impressions throughout the 1970s, with solo shows of Parr's Home Sweet Home in 1974 and Beauty Spots in 1976 and Meadows' Free Photographic Omnibus in 1974 and Clayton Ward in 1978. In 1976 the gallery moved to Colliergate in York, then moved again to nearby Castlegate in York in 1992. In 2007 the gallery moved to Centenary Square, Bradford. The gallery's archive, dating back to 1972, was given to the National Media Museum,…
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- Coordinates
- 53.7928, -1.7556
- District
- Bradford
- Parish
- Bradford, unparished area
- Postcode
- BD1 1SD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bradford West
- Established
- 1972
- Nearest railway station
- Bradford Interchange — 0.5 km
- Opening
- Sat 10am–5pm; closed Sun–Fri
- Official site
- www.impressions-gallery.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q16994774 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Impressions Gallery (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Impressions Gallery?
- Impressions Gallery is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode BD1 1SD), in the parish of Bradford, unparished area.
- What is Impressions Gallery?
- Impressions Gallery — art gallery in the UK.
- How do I get to Impressions Gallery?
- The nearest railway station is Bradford Interchange, about 0.5 km away. Drivers can use postcode BD1 1SD.
- When was Impressions Gallery built?
- Built or established in 1972.
- Who owns Impressions Gallery?
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- How do I get to Impressions Gallery?
- The nearest railway station is Bradford Interchange, about 0.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BD1 1SD.