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Sheffield
Art Galleries
Sheffield city centre is home to two large art galleries, and there are a number of smaller galleries further out of the city centre. The city centre galleries are within a very short walk of one another, just a moment’s stroll from the Sheffield Theatres complex.
The Graves Art Gallery is on Surrey Street, based above the central library. The gallery opened in 1934, funded by local businessman John George Graves, who also donated his own extensive art collection for display. The gallery has recently been refurbished and its original 30s-style design restored. There is a café, open Monday to Saturday until 4pm.
The gallery has an impressive, permanent display of 19th and 20th century art from around Britain and Europe, exploring the development of Modern Art. The work of artists such as Picasso and Pierre Bonnard are presented, demonstrating the growth of important art movements during this period.
The Millenium Galleries has only been open since 2001, and comprises four separate art galleries. An elegant, modern building, made with glass and white concrete, marble floors and high ceilings, it is unlike many other traditional galleries and (along with the Winter Gardens and the Peace Gardens) forms an impressive part of the Heart of the City project.
There are two floors in the building, the lower floor with a large and stylish café, an escalator leads up to the second floor and a gift shop, direct access to the Winter Gardens, and the four galleries. The galleries are the Special Exhibition Gallery, where important temporary collections are exhibited; the Metalwork Gallery, where the permanent displays of Sheffield’s steel products are to be found; the Craft and Design Gallery, where contemporary and historical craft and design is exhibited; and the Ruskin Gallery, works collected by the eminent 19th century artist and writer John Ruskin.
The Millenium Galleries is the fifth home of the Ruskin Gallery, having been housed originally in a small cottage in the suburbs of Sheffield in 1875, then moved to a Ruskin Museum, temporarily taken to Reading University, then back to Sheffield, before being relocated finally to the Millenium Galleries in 2001. The Ruskin Collection includes paintings, drawings, manuscripts and books assembled by Ruskin
The gallery is open seven days a week, and can be contacted on 0114 278 2600.
The Graves Art Gallery is on Surrey Street, based above the central library. The gallery opened in 1934, funded by local businessman John George Graves, who also donated his own extensive art collection for display. The gallery has recently been refurbished and its original 30s-style design restored. There is a café, open Monday to Saturday until 4pm.
The gallery has an impressive, permanent display of 19th and 20th century art from around Britain and Europe, exploring the development of Modern Art. The work of artists such as Picasso and Pierre Bonnard are presented, demonstrating the growth of important art movements during this period.
The Millenium Galleries has only been open since 2001, and comprises four separate art galleries. An elegant, modern building, made with glass and white concrete, marble floors and high ceilings, it is unlike many other traditional galleries and (along with the Winter Gardens and the Peace Gardens) forms an impressive part of the Heart of the City project.
There are two floors in the building, the lower floor with a large and stylish café, an escalator leads up to the second floor and a gift shop, direct access to the Winter Gardens, and the four galleries. The galleries are the Special Exhibition Gallery, where important temporary collections are exhibited; the Metalwork Gallery, where the permanent displays of Sheffield’s steel products are to be found; the Craft and Design Gallery, where contemporary and historical craft and design is exhibited; and the Ruskin Gallery, works collected by the eminent 19th century artist and writer John Ruskin.
The Millenium Galleries is the fifth home of the Ruskin Gallery, having been housed originally in a small cottage in the suburbs of Sheffield in 1875, then moved to a Ruskin Museum, temporarily taken to Reading University, then back to Sheffield, before being relocated finally to the Millenium Galleries in 2001. The Ruskin Collection includes paintings, drawings, manuscripts and books assembled by Ruskin
The gallery is open seven days a week, and can be contacted on 0114 278 2600.
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