Bury Art Museum & Sculpture Centre
ENTRY
Free
SETTING
Indoors
WHERE
Bury
What it’s like
Free gallery and sculpture centre in Bury, though roof works mean reduced hours and less on show right now.
Free entry is the headline here, and it stays free whatever else is going on. There's a sculpture centre alongside the main gallery, a gift shop to poke round on the way out, and a lift to every floor if you've got a buggy or a wheelchair to think about.
The catch at the moment is the roof works. The site is upfront that this means restricted access to parts of the building and fewer pieces from the collection on display, since some of the gallery work has been moved into storage for safety. The foyer, museum, archives and sculpture centre are expected to stay open, just on shorter hours than usual, so it is more of a drop-in-for-an-hour visit than a whole afternoon right now.
Opening is Tuesday to Friday 10 till 5, and Saturday 10 till half 4, with no Sunday or Monday listed. There's no parking on site.
Access is properly thought through: there's a ramp to the right of the main entrance on Moss Street and a lift to all floors, plus baby change facilities if you need them.
Facilities
Need to know
- Parking
- Limited metered short stay street parking on surrounding roads and larger pay and display car parks within ten minute walk
- Wheelchairs
- Fully wheelchair accessible with access ramp to right of main gallery entrance on Moss Street and lift access to all floors
- Roof works mean shorter opening hours and less of the collection on display than usual
- No on-site parking, so budget ten minutes' walk from the nearest car park
- Baby change facilities are on site
- There's a gift shop if you want to pick something up on the way out
Plan your visit
How much does it cost?
It's free entry, no ticket needed.
Is it open every day?
Tuesday to Friday 10am to 5pm, and Saturday 10am to 4.30pm. Nothing listed for Sunday or Monday.
Is there parking?
No on-site parking. There's metered street parking nearby and bigger pay and display car parks about a ten minute walk away.
Will we see the full collection?
Not at the moment. The building's having roof works done, so some galleries have restricted access and a lot of the collection is in storage for safety.
Is it accessible with a buggy or wheelchair?
There's a ramp by the main entrance on Moss Street and a lift to every floor.
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