Scarborough Art Gallery
Scarborough has a long tradition of museums and collections, dating from the 1800s. Scarborough Collections is the name given to all the museum objects that have been acquired by the borough over the years. Scarborough Collections is also about creating access to stored objects through a number of different routes. This includes events such as ‘What a Picture’ where visitors were able to look through volumes of old photographic prints and postcards of Scarborough and use Photoshop to examine some of the prints in detail.
The Gallery:
Scarborough Art Gallery has had a fascinating history; this Italianate villa is the finest building situated in Scarborough’s beautiful Crescent gardens. The Crescent was designed in 1823 as part of the massive building programme in Victorian Scarborough. The Art Gallery was built in the late 1840s by the Uppleby family; neighbours included Lord and Lady Londesborough at Londesborough Lodge and Sir George Sitwell and family at Woodend who used these houses as holiday homes. Later it was known as ‘Broxholme’ and had a number of owners. When solicitor Henry Donner bought it in 1924 he renamed it ‘Crescent House’. Scarborough Corporation acquired the building after his death in 1942, and in 1947 it opened as the Art Gallery.
The gallery houses our permanent collection which has been built up over sixty years through gifts, bequests and purchases to reflect the eclectic mix of the community and the cultural heritage of Scarborough.
Scarborough Railway Poster:
The galleries on the ground floor house our permanent collection; an exciting mixture of treasures including paintings gifted by famous hotelier Tom Laughton over 20 years. Our own collections are changed regularly however firm favourites by Atkinson Grimshaw, John Jackson R.A and Sir Matthew Smith are always on display.
Left:John Jackson - Self Portrait, Right: Matthew Smith- Madame Ennui:
On the first floor we offer both home grown and national touring exhibitions. We have a biennial East Coast Open exhibition attracting both professional and amateur artists and the gallery is used extensively by schools and colleges across Yorkshire.
Drawing on the Dramatic - Live Drawing Class (2008):
Our attic store tours provide a great resource to students and lovers of Art with 147 works on paper by Sir Frank Brangwyn, R.A. and our modern print collection which includes work by John Piper, Elizabeth Blackadder, Ossip Zadkine and Kenneth Rowntree. These are complemented by an archive of contemporary prints generously gifted in 1992 by the Print Makers Council.
Artist Andrew Cheetham with Paul Mc Cabe - Chairman of the Friends of Scarborough Art Gallery:
From attic to basement we seek to inspire; as well as having close links with contemporary artists in Crescent Arts’ basement studios, on our ground floor we have a lively family gallery, a shop and coffee Lounge where we host temporary exhibitions to celebrate the many creative professionals based locally.
VISITORS INFORMATION:
Tuesday to Sunday
10am - 5pm
(including bank holidays)
Admission Prices
Under 18s - FREE. Art Gallery Day Ticket £2/ £1.80 Concessions. Open Return Ticket £9/ £8 Concessions.
How to Get Here
Scarborough Art Gallery is situated in the Crescent, to the rear of the Brunswick Centre.
Satellite Navigation System
If you are travelling using a Satellite Navigation System our postcodes are as follows: The Rotunda YO11 2NH, Scarborough Art Gallery and Scarborough Collections YO11 2PW.
Rail
Scarborough Art Gallery is a five minute walk from the railway station. Leave the station, turn right onto Westborough Road, turn right and walk along Valley Bridge Road, before you approach Valley Bridge turn left and take the second right into the Crescent. You will be able to see the galley across the Crescent Gardens.
Coach
Scarborough is well served by coach parks. The William Street Car and Coach Park is within easy walking distance of Scarborough Art Gallery.
Bus
Scarborough Art Gallery is easily reached from any town centre bus stop.
Park and Ride
A daily, continuous Park and Ride operates throughout the year from the A64, Seamer Road and the A165, Filey Road into Scarborough town centre. The hours of operation of the service are 7.00am until 7.00pm, seven days a week, with the buses running approximately every twelve minutes.
Parking
There is a range of affordable parking spaces in Scarborough, the closest being on the Crescent itself - in close proximity to the gallery.
Access for Visitors with Disabilities
The ground floor of the building is accessible to visitors in wheelchairs.
Address :
Scarborough Art Gallery
The Crescent
Town Centre
Scarborough
YO11 2PW