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Bury Art Gallery & Museum
Moss St
Bury
BL9 0DR
(
0161-253-5878
Fax 0161-253-5857
* artgallery@bury.gov.uk
ü www.bury.gov.uk/arts
Opening Times
Tuesday - Friday 10am - 5pm, Saturday 10am - 4.30pm, Sunday 1pm - 4pm.
Admission is free
Bury Art Gallery is located in the centre of Bury, 2 minutes walk from the
bus/tram interchange. Bury is 25 minutes by tram from Manchester and 5 minutes
by car from the M66 (junction 2). Some short stay parking directly outside.
The permanent exhibition houses the Thomas Wrigley Collection of Victorian
landscape painting and narrative art. Works by Turner, Constable, David Cox,
Davis Roberts, Landseer. Also includes works by the sculptor Jacob Epstein. 20th
century art includes work by Burra, Passmore and Lowry.
Special facilities for children include an Art Trolley available on Saturdays,
workshops for 8 - 14 year olds with the artist in residence, and a Saturday Arts
Club for 5 - 7 year olds.
The gallery has full disabled access.
The Irwell Sculpture Trail
ü www.irwellsculpture.org.uk
ü www.getoutguide.co.uk/outdoors/outdoors/sculpture_trail.htm
ü www.richardcaink.co.uk
Between Salford Quays to Rossendale along the Irwell river are sculptures by more than 50 artists.
For more information contact Rawtenstall Tourist Information Centre on
01706-226590 or Rossendale Groundwork Centre on 01706-211421.
Met Arts Centre
Market St
Bury
Lancashire
BL9 0BW
(
0161-761-2216
ü www.themet.biz
*
post@themet.biz
Open every day, 2.30pm until 11pm.
last updated 6th October 2006
