Hartlepool Art Gallery

Hartlepool Art Gallery
Christ Church, Hartlepool, now Hartlepool Art Gallery.[1]
Detail from St Hilda at Hartlepool by James Clark (1858–1943), born in West Hartlepool, at Hartlepool Art Gallery.

Hartlepool Art Gallery is an art gallery in Hartlepool, County Durham, England.[2]

The gallery opened in 1996. It is located in Church Square within Christ Church,[1] a restored Victorian church, built in 1854 and designed by the architect Edward Buckton Lamb (1806–1869).[3] The building has a 100 foot clock tower with bells.[4]

Hartlepool Art Gallery is co-located with a tourist information centre close to Hartlepool railway station and the town centre. The temporary exhibition programme includes crafts, contemporary and fine art, and photography. There is also a permanent collection. The gallery is run by Hartlepool Borough Council.

See also

  • List of museums in County Durham

References

  1. ^ a b "NZ5132: Christ Church, Hartlepool". Geograph, UK. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/24512. Retrieved May 13, 2011. 
  2. ^ "Hartlepool Art Gallery". Culture 24, UK. http://www.culture24.org.uk/ne000079. Retrieved May 13, 2011. 
  3. ^ "Hartlepool Art Gallery". This is Hartlepool, UK. http://www.thisishartlepool.co.uk/attractions/artgallery.asp. Retrieved May 13, 2011. 
  4. ^ "Hartlepool Art Gallery". Britain's Finest, UK. http://www.britainsfinest.co.uk/museums/museums.cfm/searchazref/80001253HARA. Retrieved May 13, 2011. 

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