New Walk Museum

Entrance to the Museum

The New Walk Museum and Art Gallery is a museum on New Walk in Leicester, England, not far from the city centre.^[1] Two dinosaur skeletons are permanently installed in the museum — a cetiosaur found in Rutland (affectionately named George), and a plesiosaur from Barrow upon Soar.^[1] Other permanent exhibits include an Egyptian area, minerals of Leicestershire and a wildspace area featuring stuffed animals from around the world.

Exhibitions

On the first floor of the museum is an exhibition area that changes periodically. Recent exhibits have included a Wallace and Gromit display, the (now permanent) Attenborough collection of Picasso ceramics^[2] and Spirits of War to Hands of Peace, an exhibit of paintings and sculpture on the horrors of war and the power of peace.^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Official website
2. ^ Lewis, Caroline. Attenborough donates Picasso ceramics collection to Leicester New Walk Museum 7 June 2007. Culture24. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
3. ^ http://www.leicester.gov.uk/your-council-services/lc/leicester-city-museums/exhibitions/spiritsofwar/

External links

• Official website

Coordinates: 52°37′45″N 1°07′40″W / 52.6292°N 1.1278°W / 52.6292; -1.1278

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