Harris Museum & Art Gallery

Harris Museum, Art Gallery & Library

Open to the public

Museum or gallery in Lancashire

1,261 artworks

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Remarkable collections of fine art, costume and textiles, ceramics and glass, and history are all housed in a stunning Grade I listed building. You’ll find a vibrant programme of exhibitions, including contemporary art, new media and photography.

Market Square, Preston, Lancashire PR1 2PP England

Theharris@preston.gov.uk

01772 258248

The Museum Café is a beautiful setting in which to enjoy lunch, or simply take time out in the most striking architectural space in the city. There’s also a museum shop stocking gifts, books, toys and cards, many of which are inspired by the Harris’ collections. The gallery is open Monday 11am–5pm, Tuesday to Saturday 10am–5pm.

http://www.harrismuseum.org.uk/

Artworks

  • Supplication
    Supplication Alfred Elmore (1815–1881)
    Harris Museum & Art Gallery
  • Low Sweetie
    Low Sweetie Thomas Scheibitz (b.1968)
    Harris Museum & Art Gallery
  • Mr and Mrs Richard Bull and Family
    Mr and Mrs Richard Bull and Family Arthur Devis (1712–1787)
    Harris Museum & Art Gallery
  • Thérèse Lessore Sickert
    Thérèse Lessore Sickert Arturo di Stefano (b.1955)
    Harris Museum & Art Gallery
  • The Fruit Stall
    The Fruit Stall Frans Snyders (1579–1657) (studio of)
    Harris Museum & Art Gallery
  • Sketch for 'The Sermon on the Mount'
    Sketch for 'The Sermon on the Mount' Hans Feibusch (1898–1998)
    Harris Museum & Art Gallery
  • Mirror on the Balcony Overlooking the Bay
    Mirror on the Balcony Overlooking the Bay Philip Hicks (1928–2021)
    Harris Museum & Art Gallery
  • 1,254 more

Artists

  • Twickenham, Middlesex, by Moonlight
    Henry Pether (1800–1880)
  • Mother and Child
    Alfred Turner (1874–1940)
  • Jeunesse
    Henri-Michel-Antoine Chapu (1833–1891)
  • Lion
    William Huggins (1820–1884)
  • Friar Tuck
    Henry Liverseege (1803–1832)
  • Popes' Palace, Avignon, France
    Adrian Scott Stokes (1854–1935)
  • Dawn
    Florence M. Cooper
  • Venice
    James Holland (1799–1870)
  • Anna Maria Jenkins; Thomas Jenkins
    Angelica Kauffmann (1741–1807)
  • The Great Temple of Amun-Ra at Karnak
    John Somerscales (1846–1945)

Stories

Curations

  • An_Aerial_Battle_JPG_jpg
    Showcase
    Art of the Second World War: Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain

    14 artworks curated by Holly Nesbitt, Collections Assistant

  • Swans, Cookham Bridge
    Showcase
    20th Century spotlight: The Harris, Preston

    68 artworks curated by David Saywell, Head of Digital Assets

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