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.

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.

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.

Galleries · South East England

Victoria Art Gallery

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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

Paid entry
Family-friendly
Wheelchair accessible

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.

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

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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