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Feb 20, 2023 · 11 January – 6 June 2024. Get messy in our informal art sessions, introducing little ones to early mark-making with sensory materials, including paint, glitter, clay, spaghetti, chalk and more. Read more. Family.
Home to Coventry's Art, Culture & Heritage. Explore our temporary art exhibitions or delve into the city's rich social history.
- City of Spires - Medieval Coventry
- City of Industry - Victorian Coventry
- City of Dreams - Coventry from 1939 to The Present
This section looks at life in late medieval Coventry from 1450 to 1509. In many ways this was a golden age as Coventry was the largest city in the Midlands and one of the most important in England. City of Spires explores the wealth and power of the guilds and the church, looks at the industries that provided the wealth and compares the life of ric...
The end of the medieval period saw the decline of Coventry's influence but during the reign of Queen Victoria the city's fortunes revived. Two industries dominated the city for most of this period - watchmaking and ribbon weaving. The stories of both are told in the History Gallery. The focal point of this section is a display that recalls the Cove...
City of Dreams looks at the experiences of Coventry people during the Second World War. It also focuses on the rebuilding of the city after the war, the boom period of the 1950s and 1960s and the industries which provided this wealth. The section also explores changing leisure time and the experiences of young people, women and people moving to Cov...
Herbert Art Gallery & Museum (also known as the Herbert) is a museum, art gallery, records archive, learning centre, media studio and creative arts facility on Jordan Well, Coventry, England.
The Herbert won the Guardian Family-Friendly Museum Award in 2010 and attracted 311,000 visitors in its first year following re-opening, compared to 80,000 before redevelopment. The project houses galleries, the museum, the city archives, a history centre, community arts studios, a temporary exhibition centre, a cafe and the museum shop.
The Herbert Art Gallery & Museum provides places for the people of Coventry and visitors to the City to meet, celebrate and explore their cultural and creative past, present and futures. The Museum is ideally located in the centre of Coventry next to the historic Cathedral. Since its re-opening in October 2008, the Herbert has created an environment where the entire family is welcome. Because ...
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As well as the art gallery’s ever-changing displays which are often created in partnership with national museums, the Herbert offers a wide range of detailed talks, fantastic events and inventive workshops for adults and families. The Herbert Art Gallery encourages creativity, exploration and fun.
