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. 

External links

• Hartlepool Art Gallery, Hartlepool Borough Council

Coordinates: 54°41′09″N 1°12′35″W / 54.6857°N 1.2096°W / 54.6857; -1.2096