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Laing Art Gallery

Laing Art Gallery

Laing Art Gallery

Open to the public

Museum or gallery in Tyne and Wear

1,174 artworks

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The Laing Art Gallery is managed by North East Museums on behalf of Newcastle City Council. Situated in the heart of Newcastle upon Tyne the Laing Art Gallery is home to an impressive collection of art and sculpture and its exhibition programme is renowned for bringing the biggest names in historic, modern and contemporary art to the North East of England. The Laing Art Gallery’s impressive permanent displays can be enjoyed throughout the year with dynamic landscapes by John Martin, sculpture by Henry Moore, wood carving by Gerrard Robinson and other spectacular artwork by J. M. W. Turner, Paul Gauguin and Stanley Spencer. The popular programme of free events throughout the year at the Laing Art Gallery includes talks from leading contemporary artists, Picture of the Month talks and also fun activities for families. The Gallery also has a popular shop and café.

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New Bridge Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear NE1 8AG England

01912 327734

The Laing Art Gallery is open Monday to Saturday from 10am–5pm and Sundays from 2pm–5pm. Admission is free. For more details visit our website or find the Laing on Facebook and Flickr. Paintings from the Fine Art collection at the Laing Art Gallery are occasionally on loan to support other exhibitions held in the UK or abroad and works on show change regularly. If you wish to know the location of a particular painting please contact the Museum.

Artworks

  • Gideon
    Gideon Naomi Alexander (b.1938)
    Laing Art Gallery
  • Seated Figure
    Seated Figure Roger de Grey (1918–1995)
    Laing Art Gallery
  • The Arc
    The Arc June Redfern (b.1951)
    Laing Art Gallery
  • The Entrance
    The Entrance Louis James (1920–1996)
    Laing Art Gallery
  • The White Feather Boa (Lady Elizabeth Asquith, 1897–1945)
    The White Feather Boa (Lady Elizabeth Asquith, 1897–1945) Augustus Edwin John (1878–1961)
    Laing Art Gallery
  • Cathedral Interior, Thanksgiving
    Cathedral Interior, Thanksgiving Robin Philipson (1916–1992)
    Laing Art Gallery
  • 1933 (design)
    1933 (design) Ben Nicholson (1894–1982)
    Laing Art Gallery
  • 1,167 more

Artists

  • Bird IX
    Lynn Chadwick (1914–2003)
  • Allan Ramsay
    Allan Ramsay (1713–1784)
  • Self Portrait
    Louise Jopling (1843–1933)
  • Hylas and the Nymphs
    John William Waterhouse (1849–1917)
  • In Arcady
    Cecil William Rea (1860–1935)
  • Sir William George Granville Venables Vernon Harcourt (1827–1904), Leader of the Liberal Party (1896–1898)
    Waldo Story (1855–1915)
  • James Howe
    Ralph Howe
  • Rabbits
    Joseph Thomas Wilson (1808–1882)
  • A Favourite Custom
    Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836–1912)
  • Ascension Day on the Tyne in the Eighteenth Century
    John Henry Willis (1887–1989)

Stories

Curations

  • Winifred John (1879–1967)
    Storyline
    Challenging Convention

    12 artworks curated by Lizzie Jacklin, Keeper of Art

  • The Fighting Temeraire tugged to her Last Berth to be broken up, 1838
    Storyline
    Turner: Art, Industry & Nostalgia

    11 artworks curated by Lizzie Jacklin, Keeper of Art

  • 19, Fitzroy Street (Walter Richard Sickert's studio)
    Showcase
    20th Century Spotlight: Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle

    90 artworks curated by David Saywell, Head of Digital Assets

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