Where is Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art?

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TS1 2AZ), in the parish of Middlesbrough, unparished area.

How do I get to Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art?

The nearest railway station is Middlesbrough, about 0.5 km away. Drivers can use postcode TS1 2AZ.

Is Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art a protected site?

Yes — Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art is part of the Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Is Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art free to visit?

Yes, Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art is free to enter.

How do I get to Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art?

The nearest railway station is Middlesbrough, about 0.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TS1 2AZ.

Galleries · North East England

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art

In or near Middlesbrough.

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Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art — art Museum in Middlesbrough, England.

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, galleries in North East England — Wikimedia Commons contributors — see linked file page for photographer and licence licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 1 h–2 h
Best time of year: Year-round
Nearest railway station: Middlesbrough · 0.5 km

Free entry
Family-friendly
Wheelchair accessible

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art is an art gallery in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 2007. Wikidata describes it as: "art Museum in Middlesbrough, England". Coordinates: 54.5745°, -1.2327°.

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Protected designations

Site of Special Scientific Interest: Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SSSI

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

MIMA, or Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, is a contemporary art gallery based in the centre of Middlesbrough, England. The gallery was formally launched on Sunday, 27 January 2007; since 2014, it has been part of Teesside University.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

History

The gallery's opening marked the completion of an accumulative journey for the art collection of post-industrial Middlesbrough. The early artistic heritage of a town as young as Middlesbrough rested largely on the success of the Linthorpe Art Pottery (1879–1889), co-launched by Christopher Dresser, out of the Sun Brickworks that also built the suburb of Linthorpe. A School of Art opened alongside the Mechanics' Institute in the old town's Durham Street, in 1870, and by the 1950s that, too, had relocated to Linthorpe. The region's cultural profile was further boosted by the Cleveland International Drawing Biennale, until that competition's extinction in the 1990s. A site for the town's first…

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Coordinates: 54.5745, -1.2327
District: Middlesbrough
Parish: Middlesbrough, unparished area
Postcode: TS1 2AZ
Parliamentary constituency: Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
Established: 2007
Nearest railway station: Middlesbrough — 0.5 km
Opening: Mo-Sa 10:00-16:30; Su 12:00-16:00
Official site: www.visitmima.com

Sources

wikidata: Q6841855 (CC0)
wikipedia: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art (CC BY-SA 4.0)
commons: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art - MIMA.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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