Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery

Museum Street, Blackburn, Lancashire BB1 7AJ. Tel: 01254-667 130. Fax: 01254-695 370.
Located in a fine Victorian building in the town centre, Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery holds around 16 visiting exhibitions a year and has an award-winning Asian gallery of textiles, jewellery and furniture from the Indian subcontinent. The Local History Gallery contains details of the township's historical development since the earliest times, and their are lively Victorian room displays and settings. A large collection of high Victorian paintings collected and presented by Blackburn rope manufacturer, Edward Hart. Admission free. Open all year round Tuesday to Friday from 12 noon - 4.45pm and Saturday from 9.45am -4.45pm. Closed Sunday, Monday and all Bank Holidays. (Please check before setting off as times may have changed).

Towneley Hall Art Gallery

Burnley, Lancashire BB11 3RQ. Tel: 01282-424 213. Fax: 01282-436 138.
Art Gallery and Museum rolled into one, including the Natural History Museum, an Aquarium, Gardens and a Museum of Local Crafts & Industries. Good collections of 17th century oak furniture and embroidered church vestments. Admission and parking are fee. Café on site. Visiting exhibitions and guided tours. Open Monday to Friday from 10.00am - 5.00pm. Closed Saturday and Sunday. Open all year round including Bank Holidays, except over Christmas and New Year holidays. (Please check before setting off as times may have changed).

Clitheroe Platform Gallery

Station Road, Clitheroe, Lancashire BB7 2JT. Tel: 01200-443 071.
Owned and run by the Ribble Valley Borough Council, this restored former Victorian railway station in Clitheroe was opened in 1994. Around 9 exhibitions held every year including frequent shows by local artists. Gallery shop. Phone for programme of events. Open Monday to Saturday from 10.00am - 4.30pm. Closed on Sundays. Public Car Parking next door. (Please check before setting off as times may have changed).

Harris Museum & Art Gallery Preston

Market Square, Preston, Lancashire PR1 2PP. Tel: 01772-258 248.
Harris Museum and Art Gallery, which dominates Preston town centre, is housed in a Grade I Listed Building and was opened in 1893. Extensive collections of historic as well as contemporary fine arts and decorative arts in permanent collections. Regular temporary and visiting exhibitions. Museum shop with wide range of prints and framing available. Open from Monday to Saturday from 10.00am - 5.00pm. Closed Sundays and Bank Holidays. (Please check before setting off as times may have changed).

Atkinson Art Gallery Southport

Lord Street, Southport, Lancashire PR8 1DH. Tel: 01704-533133. Ext 2110. Fax: 0151-9342109.
Gallery of mainly 18th and 19th century English watercolours and other British paintings, as well as a small collection of contemporary paintings, sculpture and prints. Regular changing programme of temporary and visiting art shows. Admission free. Open Monday - Wednesday and Fridays from 10.00am - 5.00pm and on Thursday and Saturday from 10.00am - 1.00pm. Closed on Sundays. (Please check before setting off as times may have changed).

Haworth Art Gallery

Haworth Park, Manchester Road, Accrington, Lancashire BB5 2JS.
Tel: 01254-233782. Fax: 01254-301954.
Beautiful country house gallery with large collection of Tiffany Glass as well as permanent art collections and temporary visiting exhibitions. Open Wednesday, Thursday Friday and Bank Holidays 2pm to 5pm, Saturday, Sunday 12 noon to 4.30pm, closed Monday, Tuesday, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day. Please check before setting off as times may have changed.

Grundy Art Gallery Blackpool

Queen Street, Blackpool, Lancashire FY1 1PX. Tel: 01253-478170. Fax: 01254-478172.
A collection of 19th and 20th century British paintings, sculpture and modern prints. Also has a collection of Oriental ivories and ceramics and craft jewellery. Temporary and visiting exhibitions, and a programme of regular musical events. Phone for programme of forthcoming events. Open Monday to Saturday from 10.00am - 5.00pm. Closed Sundays and Bank Holidays. (Please check before setting off as times may have changed).

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