Leicester Museum & Art Gallery

The Leicester Museum & Art Gallery is a museum on New Walk in Leicester, England, not far from the city centre. It opened in 1849 as one of the first public museums in the United Kingdom. Leicester Museum & Art Gallery contains displays of science, history and art, both international and local. The original building was designed by Joseph Hansom, designer of the hansom cab. It has been expanded several times, most recently in 2011.

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Leicester Museum and Art Gallery; New Walk Museum and Art Gallery
museum, local authority museum,

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Ashby de la Zouch Castle ⓘ
Grade I listed ruins in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, United Kingdom
Oakham Castle ⓘ
Grade I listed castle in Oakham, United Kingdom
Leicester Castle ⓘ
castle in Leicester, England, UK
Kirby Muxloe Castle ⓘ
unfinished 15th century fortified manor house in Kirby Muxloe, Leicestershire, England, UK
Whatton House and Attached Stables ⓘ
country house in Leicestershire, England, UK
Arbury Hall ⓘ
Grade I listed historic house museum in Warwickshire, England, UK
Battlefield Line Railway ⓘ
Heritage railway line in Leicestershire, England
Framework Knitters Museum ⓘ
museum of knitting in Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
Great Central Railway ⓘ
heritage railway based in Loughborough, England, UK
Great Central Railway (Nottingham) ⓘ
Heritage railway based in Nottinghamshire, England
Kelmarsh Hall ⓘ
Grade I listed country house and museum in Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Leicester Museum & Art Gallery ⓘ
Museum in Leicester, England, United Kingdom
Loughborough Carillon Tower and War Memorial Museum ⓘ
Grade II listed military museum in Loughborough, United Kingdom
Lyddington Bede House ⓘ
Grade I listed historic house museum in Lyddington, Rutland, England, UK
Manor Farm Park and Woodland ⓘ
zoo in the UK
Melbourne Hall ⓘ
Grade I listed historic house museum in South Derbyshire, England, UK
Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre ⓘ
transport museum in Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Rutland County Museum ⓘ
museum in United Kingdom
Shackerstone railway station ⓘ
preserved railway station and heritage museum in Leicestershire, England, UK
Stanford Hall, Leicestershire ⓘ
Grade I listed historic house museum near Lutterworth, United Kingdom
William Carey Museum ⓘ
museum in Leicester, England, UK
Calke Abbey ⓘ
Grade I listed historic house museum in South Derbyshire, England, UK
Belgrave Hall ⓘ
Queen Anne-style Grade II* listed building in Belgrave, Leicester, England, UK
Stanford Hall ⓘ
country house in Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Stoneywell ⓘ
house in Ulverscroft, Leicestershire, England, UK
Nuneaton Museum and Art Gallery ⓘ
museum and gallery in Riversley Park, Nuneaton, England, United Kingdom
Museum of the Royal Leicestershire Regiment ⓘ
museum in Leicester, England, United Kingdom
Newarke Houses Museum ⓘ
Public museum in Leicester, England, United Kingdom
Nuneaton Heritage Centre ⓘ
museum in Nuneaton, England, UK
Percy Pilcher Museum ⓘ
museum in Lutterworth, England, UK
Twycross Zoo ⓘ
zoo in Leicestershire, England, UK
Abbey Pumping Station Museum ⓘ
Local Authority Museum in the East Midlands, United Kingdom
The 1620s House and Garden ⓘ
UK historic house museum in Donington le Heath, Coalville, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Gas Museum ⓘ
museum in Leicester, England, UK
Melton Carnegie Museum ⓘ
Museum in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Hallaton Museum ⓘ
museum in Hallaton, England, UK
Harborough Museum ⓘ
museum in Leicestershire, United Kingdom
Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre and Heritage Park ⓘ
Museum and heritage centre in Nuneaton, England, United Kingdom
Moira Furnace Museum ⓘ
industrial museum in Derby, England, United Kingdom
The Bellfoundry Museum ⓘ
museum in Loughborough, England, UK
Old Rectory Museum ⓘ
museum in Loughborough, England, United Kingdom
Wigston Framework Knitters Museum ⓘ
museum in Wigston, England, UK
Lutterworth and District Museum ⓘ
museum in Lutterworth, England, United Kingdom
Kegworth Heritage Centre ⓘ
Museum in Kegworth, Leicestershire
Measham Museum ⓘ
museum in Swadlincote, England, UK
Hinckley and District Museum ⓘ
museum in Hinckley, England, United Kingdom
Leicestershire County Cricket Club Museum ⓘ
museum in Leicester, England, UK
Charnwood Museum ⓘ
Museum in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Bedworth Heritage Centre - The Parsonage And Nurses House ⓘ
museum in Bedworth, England, UK
Castle Donington Museum ⓘ
museum in Derby, England, United Kingdom
East Midlands Aeropark ⓘ
museum in Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England, UK
National Space Centre ⓘ
space (and aerospace) museum in Belgrave, Leicester
Desborough Heritage Centre ⓘ
museum in Desborough, England, United Kingdom
Sir John Moore Heritage Centre ⓘ
museum in Appleby Magna, England, UK
Armourgeddon Military Museum ⓘ
museum in Husbands Bosworth, England, UK
Mountsorrel And Rothley Community Heritage Centre ⓘ
museum in Leicester, England, UK

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1060 Leicester Castle

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1480 Kirby Muxloe Castle

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1704 Calke Abbey

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1713 Belgrave Hall

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1774 Stanford Hall

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1899 Stoneywell

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1917 Nuneaton Museum and Art Gallery

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1938 Museum of the Royal Leicestershire Regiment

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1953 Newarke Houses Museum

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1954 Nuneaton Heritage Centre

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1958 Percy Pilcher Museum

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1963 Twycross Zoo

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1972 Abbey Pumping Station Museum

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1973 The 1620s House and Garden

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1977 Gas Museum

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1977 Melton Carnegie Museum

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1983 Hallaton Museum

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1983 Harborough Museum

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1985 Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre and Heritage Park

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1985 Moira Furnace Museum

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1986 The Bellfoundry Museum

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1988 Old Rectory Museum

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1989 Wigston Framework Knitters Museum

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1991 Lutterworth and District Museum

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1992 Kegworth Heritage Centre

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1992 Measham Museum

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1996 Hinckley and District Museum

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1996 Leicestershire County Cricket Club Museum

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1999 Charnwood Museum

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2000 Bedworth Heritage Centre - The Parsonage And Nurses House

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2001 Castle Donington Museum

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2001 East Midlands Aeropark

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2001 National Space Centre

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2003 Desborough Heritage Centre

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2004 Sir John Moore Heritage Centre

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2013 Armourgeddon Military Museum

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2016 Mountsorrel And Rothley Community Heritage Centre

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Frameless

James Clarke Hook (1819-1907) - Carting for Farmer, Pengelly, Cornwall - L.F11.1900.0.0 - Leicester Museum ^ Art Gallery

Bonifazio Bembo (c.1420-1482) (attributed to) - Saint Lawrence - L.F25.1950.0.0 - Leicester Museum ^ Art Gallery

Lucas Cranach the elder (1472-1553) (follower of) - Philip Melanchthon (1497–1560) - L.F14.1941.4.0 - Leicester Museum ^ Art Gallery

George Howland Beaumont (1753-1827) - Mountain, Trees and a Lake - L.F53.1986.0.0 - Leicester Museum ^ Art Gallery

John Wright Oakes (1820-1887) - Picking up Wreckage on a Rocky Shore - L.F8.1888.0.0 - Leicester Museum ^ Art Gallery

John E. Ferneley I (1782-1860) - Two Children with a Hurdy-Gurdy - L.F77.1973.0.0 - Leicester Museum ^ Art Gallery

Henry John Yeend King (1855-1924) - Landscape with a Windmill - L.F24.1987.0.0 - Leicester Museum ^ Art Gallery

George Morland (1763-1804) - Calm off the Coast of the Isle of Wight - L.F7.1890.0.0 - Leicester Museum ^ Art Gallery

Reginald Nunney (1895-1922) - Self Portrait - L.F3.1939.0.0 - Leicester Museum ^ Art Gallery

Jacopo Bassano the elder (c.1510-1592) (follower of) - Two Peasants with Animals - L.F34.1939.0.0 - Leicester Museum ^ Art Gallery

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source

link	page		Open GLAM Survey page^@		Wikidata
site	castle		Ashby de la Zouch Castle	castle, ruins	Wikidata
site	castle		Oakham Castle	motte-and-bailey castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1060	Leicester Castle	archaeological site, motte-and-bailey castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1480	Kirby Muxloe Castle	castle, ruins, manor house	Wikidata
site	garden		Whatton House and Attached Stables	garden, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Arbury Hall	historic house museum, English country house, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Battlefield Line Railway	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Framework Knitters Museum	museum, charitable organization, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Great Central Railway	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Great Central Railway (Nottingham)	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Kelmarsh Hall	English country house, historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Leicester Museum & Art Gallery	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Loughborough Carillon Tower and War Memorial Museum	war memorial, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Lyddington Bede House	historic house museum, episcopal palace, almshouse	Wikidata
site	museum		Manor Farm Park and Woodland	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum		Melbourne Hall	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre	transport museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Rutland County Museum	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Shackerstone railway station	museum, railway station	Wikidata
site	museum		Stanford Hall, Leicestershire	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		William Carey Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1704	Calke Abbey	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1713	Belgrave Hall	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1774	Stanford Hall	theatre building, English country house, historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum	1899	Stoneywell	house, historic house museum, thatched building	Wikidata
site	museum	1917	Nuneaton Museum and Art Gallery	local authority museum, local museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1938	Museum of the Royal Leicestershire Regiment	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1953	Newarke Houses Museum	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1954	Nuneaton Heritage Centre	heritage center	Wikidata
site	museum	1958	Percy Pilcher Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1963	Twycross Zoo	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1972	Abbey Pumping Station Museum	pumping station, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1973	The 1620s House and Garden	historic house museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1977	Gas Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1977	Melton Carnegie Museum	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1983	Hallaton Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1983	Harborough Museum	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1985	Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre and Heritage Park	heritage center, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1985	Moira Furnace Museum	museum, independent museum, industry museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1986	The Bellfoundry Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1988	Old Rectory Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1989	Wigston Framework Knitters Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1991	Lutterworth and District Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1992	Kegworth Heritage Centre	museum, charitable organization	Wikidata
site	museum	1992	Measham Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1996	Hinckley and District Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1996	Leicestershire County Cricket Club Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1999	Charnwood Museum	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2000	Bedworth Heritage Centre - The Parsonage And Nurses House	heritage center	Wikidata
site	museum	2001	Castle Donington Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2001	East Midlands Aeropark	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2001	National Space Centre	charitable organization, aviation museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2003	Desborough Heritage Centre	heritage center, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2004	Sir John Moore Heritage Centre	heritage center	Wikidata
site	museum	2013	Armourgeddon Military Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2016	Mountsorrel And Rothley Community Heritage Centre	heritage center	Wikidata
commons	image		James Clarke Hook (1819-1907) - Carting for Farmer, Pengelly, Cornwall - L.F11.1900.0.0 - Leicester Museum ^ Art Gallery		Commons
commons	image		Bonifazio Bembo (c.1420-1482) (attributed to) - Saint Lawrence - L.F25.1950.0.0 - Leicester Museum ^ Art Gallery		Commons
commons	image		Lucas Cranach the elder (1472-1553) (follower of) - Philip Melanchthon (1497–1560) - L.F14.1941.4.0 - Leicester Museum ^ Art Gallery		Commons
commons	image		George Howland Beaumont (1753-1827) - Mountain, Trees and a Lake - L.F53.1986.0.0 - Leicester Museum ^ Art Gallery		Commons
commons	image		John Wright Oakes (1820-1887) - Picking up Wreckage on a Rocky Shore - L.F8.1888.0.0 - Leicester Museum ^ Art Gallery		Commons
commons	image		John E. Ferneley I (1782-1860) - Two Children with a Hurdy-Gurdy - L.F77.1973.0.0 - Leicester Museum ^ Art Gallery		Commons
commons	image		Henry John Yeend King (1855-1924) - Landscape with a Windmill - L.F24.1987.0.0 - Leicester Museum ^ Art Gallery		Commons
commons	image		George Morland (1763-1804) - Calm off the Coast of the Isle of Wight - L.F7.1890.0.0 - Leicester Museum ^ Art Gallery		Commons
commons	image		Reginald Nunney (1895-1922) - Self Portrait - L.F3.1939.0.0 - Leicester Museum ^ Art Gallery		Commons
commons	image		Jacopo Bassano the elder (c.1510-1592) (follower of) - Two Peasants with Animals - L.F34.1939.0.0 - Leicester Museum ^ Art Gallery		Commons

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