Gallery Oldham

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name = Gallery Oldham


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map_type = Greater Manchester
latitude = 53.540278
longitude = -2.109167
established = 2002
location = Oldham, Greater Manchester, England
type = Art gallery
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website = [http://www.galleryoldham.org.uk/ galleryoldham.org.uk]

Gallery Oldham is a free-to-view public art gallery found in the Cultural Quarter of central Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England.

Designed by architects Pringle Richards Sharratt, Gallery Oldham was completed in its original form in February 2002. The art gallery is a state-of-the-art building which has brought about an integration of the once separate local museum and gallery services. The building was extended to include a £13 million revamped Oldham Library and Lifelong Learning Centre which adjoins Gallery Oldham, which was officially opened April 2006. The building includes state of the art library and learning facilities.

Programming incorporates Oldham's extensive art, social and natural history collections alongside touring work, newly commissioned and contemporary art, international art and work produced with local communities.

The gallery holds the civic collection of Oldham and much of the wider Metropolitan Borough of Oldham.

Exhibits have included works by Pablo Picasso and L. S. Lowry, and the gallery holds a vast catalogue of works by local born artist Helen Bradley.

External links

* [http://www.galleryoldham.org.uk/ Gallery Oldham Website]