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Can highly recommend Wolverhampton Art Gallery - very nice and extended into a modern wing showing local work. Great cafe. Fully accessible and welcoming.

Nearest parking - Chubb Street pay and display.
Train station - 5 mins walk away.

Pete

MoiA

also try museum of childhood in edinburgh and summerlee industrial museum in lanarkshire - both free and worth a visit

Rose_Petal

I've been to all Glasgow's museums and you've missed 3 of them:
- Gallery of Modern Art, in the City Centre
- The Burrell Collection, in Pollok Park
- Provand's Lordship (Glasgow oldest building)

And the new Museum of Transport opening on 21 June will be called Riverside Museum: Scotland's Museum of Transport and Travel

McBluegirl

A must for anybody is The Barber Institute of Fine Arts located at the University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham. It is free and has an amazing collection of paintings. See their website www barber org uk

It is free, open from 10am to 5pm and also has free lunchtime talks and concerts. It is an amazing hidden gem and their new exhibition 'Court on Canvas: Tennis in Art' has something of interest for everyone.

A great place to go.

M

Expert

Opening times
Gallery Oldham is open seven days a week:

Monday - Saturday, 10am - 5pm. (Last admission to the galleries 4.30pm), Sunday 10am – 4pm (Last admission to the galleries 3.30pm)

Admission is free.

Gallery Oldham, Oldham Cultural Quarter, Greaves Street, Oldham OL1 1AL

To join the free mailing list and for all other enquiries call 0161 770 4653 Fax 0161 770 4669
or e-mail galleryoldham@oldham.gov.uk.

Gallery Oldham takes an innovative and unique approach to exhibition programming.

The new Gallery building has brought about an integration of the once separate museum and gallery services, and programming incorporates Oldham's extensive art, social and natural history collections alongside touring work, newly commissioned and contemporary art, international art and work produced with local communities.

p1flam

Just above the city library.

Open Tues-Sat, 10.30am - 4.30pm (and Mondays in the summer holidays), free entrance, great cafe & shop.

Amazing exhibition over 2011 summer: Robot!

Foregate Street, Worcester, WR1 1DT
01905 25371

search for Worcester City Art Gallery on facebook or google

Mel2605

Nottingham - Galleries of Justice, kids go free throughout August.

burtonviking

Try North Lincolnshire Museum - it is a great little local museum with free admission and free parking. Recently refurbished archaeology gallery with some fantastic objects, local and natural history galleries, and a temporary exhibition on football plus loads of free activities for children - its even open on Sunday afternoons, and within easy walking distance of the railway station for those without a car, plus a bus stop right outside. For more info or to download events programme try the North Lincs Council website.

Millan

The Highland Folk Museum is a fantasic Open Air Museum - the site is a mile long and FREE with activities for all the family during July and August. Well worth a visit as winner of ASVA Best Visitor Experience Award in 2010. You can spend 3-5hrs here. Very friendly staff.

BargainMonkey_2

The Museum of Army Chaplaincy at Amport House, Amport, Hampshire. Totally free. Army Chaplaincy history past and present. Very interesting place. Admission preferably by prior arrangement with the Curator:

Tel: 01264 773144 x 4248
email: [EMAIL="museumcurator@amporthouse.co.uk"]museumcurator@amporthouse.co.uk[/EMAIL]