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

G F Watts: Victorian Visionary - Highlights from the Watts Gallery Collection

17 November 2009 - 21 March 2010

Retrospective exhibition of one of Britain's greatest and most original artists, made possible by the closure of the Watts Gallery for restoration.

Over 80 works explore all facets of Watts' work, including portraits, landscapes and engagement with social issues.

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Blockbuster show: William Powell Frith - Painting the Victorian Age (2007)

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