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Leicester Museum & Art Gallery

Leicester, 0.6 miles from the city centre
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ENTRY

Free

SETTING

Indoors

WHERE

Leicester

What it’s like

Free museum on New Walk with dinosaurs, Ancient Egypt and Leicester Stories - some galleries shut for redevelopment.

Dinosaurs, Ancient Egypt and Leicester Stories galleries sit alongside temporary shows - proper rainy-day stuff when you need something indoors near New Walk.

General entry is free (they suggest a £3 donation). Mon-Fri and bank holidays 11:00-16:30; Sat-Sun 11:00-17:00. Some galleries are closed for a big redevelopment of the art and design spaces, so check what's open before you go.

The car park on Princess Road West is shut during the works; blue badge holders can use nearby on-street bays. Toilets, step-free access and school/group visits are published.

Formerly New Walk Museum - same building, same dinosaur.

Facilities

Blue badge parking
Group bookings
Lockers
Picnic area
School visits
Step-free access
Toilets
Wheelchair accessible

Plan your visit

How much does Leicester Museum & Art Gallery cost?

It's free to get in. Some extras are priced; the full list is on this page.

Can we eat there?

Yes, there's a picnic area if you'd rather bring your own.

How accessible is it?

The venue lists step-free access and wheelchair access.

Do they do birthday parties?

Yes, the venue offers group bookings. Details and booking on their site.

What if it rains?

You're covered, it's indoors.

How do we find it?

Car park sat-nav: Princess Road West, LE1 6TR (via West Street). Car park currently not available during refurbishment works; blue badge holders can park for free on-street in the locality.

Areas to explore

  • Arts and Crafts Gallery

    indoors

    Ground floor art gallery, currently closed as part of the museum's redevelopment.

  • Dinosaur Gallery

    indoors

    Gallery showing what Jurassic life was like in Great Britain, including the 15 metre Rutland Dinosaur and the Barrow Kipper, a marine reptile.

  • Geology Gallery

    indoors

    Features the oldest fossil in the museum, Charnia, with a display of other fossils, minerals and animal skeletons.

  • German Expressionism: The Total Artwork Gallery

    indoors

    Now closed as part of the ongoing refurbishment works.

  • Leicester Stories Gallery

    indoors

    A permanent gallery created with people from Leicester about the city's achievements and challenges over the past 70 years.

  • Life and Death in Ancient Egypt Gallery

    indoors

    The most important collection of ancient Egyptian objects in the East Midlands, featuring four mummified ancient Egyptians, figurines, canopic jars and fragments of the Book of the Dead.

  • Picasso Ceramics Gallery

    indoors

    Ground floor gallery donated by Lord and Lady Attenborough; a small selection is still viewable on the first floor during redevelopment.

  • The Den

    indoors

    Currently closed as part of a major redevelopment.

  • Victorian Art Gallery

    indoors

    Ground floor art gallery, currently closed as part of the museum's redevelopment.

  • Wild Space Gallery

    indoors

    Currently closed as part of a major redevelopment.

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