The Hatton Gallery
The Hatton Gallery was founded in 1925 in honour of Professor Richard George Hatton, professor of what was then, the King Edward VII School of Art, Armstrong College, Durham University.
The Hatton Gallery stages a highly-regarded programme of historical, modern and contemporary art exhibitions. Over recent years this programme has included major historical monographs, diverse partnership projects and exciting new commissions from leading contemporary artists.
Described in recent years as "one of the most impressive exhibition spaces in Britain", Newcastle University's Hatton Gallery, situated in the old Quadrangle, has been at the heart of cultural life in the North East since the early twentieth century.
The Hatton stages a highly-regarded programme of historical, modern and contemporary art exhibitions. Over recent years this programme has included major historical monographs, diverse partnership projects and exciting new commissions from leading contemporary artists. On permanent display is Kurt Schwitters’ Merzbarn, considered by many to be one of the seminal artworks of the twentieth century.
The Hatton’s permanent collection comprises over 3,500 works, ranging from the Renaissance to the twentieth century, and includes works in painting, sculpture, printmaking and drawing. Artists represented in the collection include such diverse and important artists as Francis Bacon, Walter Sickert, Tiburzio Passarotti, John Martin, Patrick Heron, William Roberts, Richard Ansdell, Richard Hamilton and John Graham Lough.
The Hatton Gallery also runs an impressive learning programme involving schools, individuals & community groups. The programme engages participants through a variety of drop-in activities, formal workshops and long-term partnership projects.
The Hatton Gallery is now part of the Great North Museum. The new £26 million museum can be found on the site of the former Hancock Museum. The Great North Museum combines the designated natural history collections from the former Hancock Museum with some of the country's finest Greek and Etruscan objects from the former Shefton Museum and the significant prehistoric, Roman and Anglo-Saxon collections of the former Museum of Antiquities with the magnificent fine and decorative arts from the Hatton.
VISITORS INFORMATION:
Opening hours
Monday – Saturday 10am – 5pm
Sunday 2pm - 5pm
Last Admission: 4.45pm
How to find us :
The Hatton Gallery is based just off King’s Walk within the Newcastle University campus.
The closest Metro station is the Haymarket.
The Haymarket bus station is approximately 5 minutes walk from the Gallery.
The gallery is close to city centre parking facilities, and public parking is available on the University grounds on Saturdays.
The Gallery is a fifteen minute walk from Central Station; alternatively, two stops on the Metro to Haymarket.
There is a lift for access to the gallery, though we would ask that if people require special access requirements they let the Gallery staff know in advance.
The Mezzanine is accessible by stairs only
We have an accessible toilet.
Address:
Hatton Gallery
The Quadrangle
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 7RU