Harrogate Borough Council

Mercer Art Gallery opening times and admission information

The gallery is open:

Tues to Sat 10am - 5pm
Sunday 2pm - 5pm
Closed Mondays except Bank Holidays.
Also closed 24-26 December and 1 January

Entry is free.

ADDRESS:
Swan Road
Harrogate
HG1 2SA

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You can contact Harrogate Museums and Arts

by telephone on 01423 556188

by fax on 01423 556130

by post at

Mercer Art Gallery
Swan Road
Harrogate
HG1 2SA

by email

or by calling into any of our venues.

Mercer Art Gallery, Harrogate

The Mercer Art Gallery is home to Harrogate district's fine art collection which consists of some 2000 works of art, mainly from the 19th and 20th centuries. The collection includes works by William Powell Frith, Atkinson Grimshaw, Sir Edward Burne-Jones, Dame Laura Knight, Alan Davie and many more. The collection is not on permanent display. Paintings, prints and drawings from it are featured in our lively and diverse exhibition programme throughout the year.

The gallery has two spaces, the Main Gallery and the smaller North Gallery. The changing exhibition programme for both galleries ranges from national touring exhibitions of painting, photography, sculpture and crafts to exhibitions from the permanent collections to displays by local artists.

Current exhibitions

Utmost Fidelity: The Painting Lives of Marianne (1855 - 1927) and Adrian Stokes (1854 - 1935)

27 June - 31 August

When landscape artist Adrian Stokes and figure painter Marianne Preindlsberger met in Brittany in the 1880s, they embarked on both a marriage and a shared artistic career.

Over 80 paintings spanning 40 years reflect the European travels that inspired them.

North Yorkshire Open Studios 2009

20 June - 12 July

Show case exhibition of work by North Yorkshire artists and makers featured in the popular annual summer weekend event.

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Major Victorian Art show: G F Watts - Victorian Visionary

17 November 2009 - 21 March 2010

Retrospective exhibition of one of Britain's greatest and most original artists.

The exhibition features over eighty works exploring all facets of Watt's artistic output including landscapes, portraits and his engagement with social issues.

Blockbuster show: William Powell Frith - Painting the Victorian Age

Missed our biggest ever show? You can still find out a bit about Harrogate's most famous artist and see some images of his paintings.

Find out more about William Powell Frith

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