Museums · West Midlands
Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery is in Bethesda Street, Hanley, one of the six towns of Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire. Admission is free. One of the four local authority museums in the city, the o
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
About
The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery is in Bethesda Street, Hanley, one of the six towns of Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire. Admission is free. One of the four local authority museums in the city, the other three being Gladstone Pottery Museum, Ford Green Hall and Etruria Industrial Museum, The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery houses collections that bring together the identities that went into forming the area known as the Potteries. The museum holds a collection of Staffordshire ceramics. All the collections at this museum are categorized as Designated Collections. Galleries display fine and decorative arts, costume, local history, archaeology and natural science collections. There is a Second World War aircraft on permanent display, a Supermarine Spitfire whose earlier Marks were designed by R. J. Mitchell who came from nearby Butt Lane.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery is in Bethesda Street, Hanley, one of the six towns of Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire. Admission is free. One of the four local authority museums in the city, the other three being Gladstone Pottery Museum, Ford Green Hall and Etruria Industrial Museum, The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery houses collections that bring together the identities that went into forming the area known as the Potteries. The museum holds a collection of Staffordshire ceramics. All the collections at this museum are categorized as Designated Collections. Galleries display fine and decorative arts, costume, local history, archaeology and natural science collections. There is a Second World War aircraft on permanent display, a Supermarine Spitfire whose earlier Marks were designed by R. J. Mitchell who came from nearby Butt Lane.
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- Coordinates
- 53.0229, -2.1781
- Address
- Bethesda Street, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 3DW
- Opening
- We-Sa 10:00-17:00; Su 11:00-16:00
- Official site
- www.stokemuseums.org.uk
Sources
- wikipedia: Potteries Museum & Art Gallery (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Potteries Museum & Art Gallery?
- Potteries Museum & Art Gallery is in West Midlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 53.0229°, -2.1781°.
- What are the opening hours for Potteries Museum & Art Gallery?
- OpenStreetMap records opening hours as: We-Sa 10:00-17:00; Su 11:00-16:00. Check the official site to confirm seasonal changes.