Image: Ed Burkes with paintings © Pictoria Pictures Dandelion is an exhibition of new paintings by artist Ed Burkes, winner of the eighth Jonathan Vickers Fine Art Award that opens to the public on Friday 11 September at Derby Museum and Art Gallery and runs until 21 February 2021. Established by Foundation Derbyshire in 1998, […]
The Museum and Art Gallery will be re-opening to the public from Tuesday 7th July, and we’ve put a few changes in place to welcome you back and ensure your safety. To help with social distancing, we will be admitting small groups of visitors every 15 minutes via the museum’s new temporary main entrance on The […]
Image credit: All work in image produced by Justine Nettleton We’re looking for Midlands-based Artists and Makers to take part in this year’s Christmas campaign in the Museum Shop! Following the success of last year’s event, and back by popular demand, this Christmas sees the return of Let’s MAKE Christmas; a seasonal celebration of contemporary […]
Derby Museums looks set to draw in book lovers from across Derbyshire next weekend as it hosts Derby Book Festival’s third annual Book Fair on The Wardwick on Saturday 8th June. Celebrating everything literary, the Derby Book Fair will be packed with stalls selling new and second-hand books, comics and book-related gifts. Authors, publishers and […]
The Royal Collections Trust have released an official trailer to celebrate the Leonardo da Vinci: A Life in Drawing nationwide exhibition. 144 of Leonardo da Vinci’s greatest drawings in the Royal Collection are displayed in 12 simultaneous exhibitions across the UK to mark the 500th anniversary of his death. The exhibitions are open around the […]
A special exhibition commemorating the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci’s death, will see 12 of the Renaissance Master’s great drawings from the Royal Collection go on display at Derby Museum and Art Gallery from 1st February to 6th May. Leonardo da Vinci: A Life in Drawing, organised by Royal Collection Trust, will give the […]
We have got together with our Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site partners to bring you some great discounts for a day out in Derbyshire. Show your 2019 ticket from any of the participating attractions below at our cafés in Pickford’s House or at the Museum and Art Gallery to claim a 2 for 1 discount […]
In 2018 we asked consultants Ann Sumner and Chezzy Brownen to explore how we might make Derby Museums the world Centre for Excellence for the artist Joseph Wright of Derby. Derby Museums has the worlds largest collection of work by Wright and is Designated a collection of national significance by Arts Council England. The report […]
The recent Celestial Ball at Derby Museums raised in excess of £11,000 towards the Museums’ £1million Endowment Campaign, which was then doubled by the Heritage Lottery Fund to an amazing £23,000. Billed as a night of sparkle and stars, the Celestial Ball paid tribute to the beautiful constellation drawings of John Flamsteed in Derby Museums’ […]
Derby Museums, in partnership with the Cathedral Quarter BID, are delighted to announce that the Derby Christmas Chilli Fiesta is set to return to the city on Saturday 1 December at the former central library building on The Wardwick. The Derby Christmas Chilli Fiesta will be a day of chilli mayhem featuring some of the […]
This weekend ‘Let’s MAKE Christmas’ launches at Derby Museum and Art Gallery shop, show-casing the work of the region’s most talented designers and makers in a celebration of contemporary craft. There is a fantastic range of beautiful products including prints, ceramics, jewellery, textiles, photography, glass and greetings cards. All are made locally and are not […]
The Mayor and Mayoress of Derby will welcome the prestigious Jacob Rivers Victoria Cross Group Medals back to the City of Derby later this week to mark the opening of a new exhibition about the First World War at Derby Museum and Art Gallery. The exhibition, Derby from War to Peace, has been created by […]
