Galleries · South West England
Victoria Art Gallery
In or near Bathford.
Victoria Art Gallery — art museum in Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Bath Spa · 0.6 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit the Victoria Art Gallery, you can take a train to Bath Spa station, which is 0.6 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is BA2 4AT. Entry is paid, but the gallery is wheelchair accessible.
About
Victoria Art Gallery is an art gallery in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1900. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Address: BA2 4AT. Wikidata describes it as: "art museum in Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 51.3826°, -2.3586°.
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Summary from the official site
Victoria Art Gallery is a public art museum in Bath that features a diverse collection of paintings, sculptures, and decorative arts. Visitors can explore various exhibitions, including works by notable artists and themed displays throughout the year.
Read more on the official property page.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Combe Down and Bathampton Down Mines SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Victoria Art Gallery is a public art museum in Bath, Somerset, England. It was opened in 1900 to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. It is a Grade II* listed building and houses over 1,500 objects of art including a collection of oil paintings from British artists dating from 1700 onwards. The ground floor was at one time a public library.
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Background
Description
The building was designed in 1897 by John McKean Brydon, and has been designated as a Grade II* listed building. It originally was partly used as a public library but was converted in 1990 to house and display only art works. The building is constructed of limestone ashlar rendered in its upper half and occupies a corner site. It is a two storey building with an attic tower with a lead-covered dome. There are nine bays on Bridge Street and one on Grand Parade and each floor consists mainly of one large rectangular room. A flight of stone steps rises to the circular entrance hall which leads to the former library. The main stair is approached through an arch and is a seventeenth century…
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- Coordinates
- 51.3826, -2.3586
- District
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Parish
- Bath and North East Somerset, unparished area
- Postcode
- BA2 4AT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bath
- Established
- 1900
- Annual visitors
- ~92,000/year
- Nearest railway station
- Bath Spa — 0.6 km
- Opening
- PH, Tu-Su 10:00-17:00; Mo off;
- Official site
- www.victoriagal.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7926563 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Victoria Art Gallery (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Victoria Art Gallery, Bridge Street, Bath - geograph.org.uk - 3831148.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Victoria Art Gallery?
- Victoria Art Gallery is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode BA2 4AT), in the parish of Bath and North East Somerset, unparished area.
- What is Victoria Art Gallery?
- Victoria Art Gallery — art museum in Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Victoria Art Gallery?
- The nearest railway station is Bath Spa, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode BA2 4AT.
- When was Victoria Art Gallery built?
- Built or established in 1900.
- Is Victoria Art Gallery a listed building?
- Victoria Art Gallery is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- Is Victoria Art Gallery a protected site?
- Yes — Victoria Art Gallery is part of the Combe Down and Bathampton Down Mines SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Victoria Art Gallery?
- The nearest railway station is Bath Spa, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BA2 4AT.
- How busy is Victoria Art Gallery?
- Victoria Art Gallery draws around 92,000 visitors a year.