Leicester Museum & Art Gallery – Leicester Museums
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Leicester Museum & Art Gallery – Leicester Museums
Leicester Museum & Art Gallery
Leicester Museum & Art Gallery is a world of discovery with collections and displays spanning the natural and cultural world. General entry is free to all visitors.
New Walk's world of discovery
Welcome to Leicester Museum & Art Gallery
A family friendly day out, the galleries include Ancient Egypt, Dinosaurs and the Leicester Stories Gallery. Please note that some parts of the museum are currently closed for a major redevelopment that will create a range of exciting new galleries showcasing Leicester's world class art and design collections (see visitor notice below for latest details). Formerly known as New Walk Museum.
The museum hosts a vast array of temporary exhibitions, featuring works from the collections and touring exhibitions from national museums. Plus a range of activities from entertaining talks, children’s handling sessions, lunchtime concerts, licensed for weddings, civil ceremonies and available for private hire.
Address
Leicester Museum & Art Gallery
53 New Walk
Leicester
LE1 7EA
For general museums enquiries:
Reception: 0116 454 4554
For telephone bookings / ticket payments:
Shop: 0116 454 4554
Telephone: 0116 454 4554
Opening times
Monday to Friday: 11am - 4.30pm
Saturday and Sunday: 11am - 5pm
Bank holidays: 11am - 4.30pm
Social
Follow us on
Facebook , Twitter , Instagram and YouTube
Visitor Notice Gallery and Refreshment Area Closures:
As part of a major capital investment in Leicester Museum & Art Gallery, we are currently working to create a range of new galleries.
Due to ongoing refurbishment works, vending machines refreshments will no longer be available. As part of the refurbishment works the museum will have a new café created which will become available in 2026.
German Expressionism: The Total Artwork Gallery has now closed as part of the refurbishment work.
Wild Space, the Den and the ground floor art galleries including the Victorian Art, Arts and Crafts and Picasso Ceramics galleries are now closed.
During this development period, the museum’s other galleries, including our exciting programme of temporary exhibitions, will remain open to visitors. Please note that due to capacity limits, during busy periods and if the museum is at capacity, then visitors will be admitted on a one out, one in basis. We thank you for your understanding during this period.
From Monday 13th January 2025 and for the duration of our programme of works, our car park will no longer be accessible or available for parking cars or bicycles.
Blue badge holders can park for free on the On-Street parking within the locality.
Other nearby alternatives are:
Victoria Park Car Park
Newarke Street Car Park
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Visitor Comments
'What an absolutely brilliant place this, there is an incredible range of exhibits from an outstanding dinosaur exhibition, through an impressive Egyptian one to the quite stunning display of Victorian art. I hadn't expected to spend anywhere near as long as I ended up spending here, but I was just drawn in by everything. Every display is so well curated, to inform and entertain and to keep your attention, each had so much to offer, there wasn't one that I walked away from with anything but appreciation for the thought that had gone into it.'
'We had a fantastic time at Leicester Museum & Art Gallery. The children age 6 & 8 found it very very exciting to discover what ancient Egypt artefacts they could. There are plenty of interactive things for the whole family to do. Would highly recommend going.'
Museum of Sanctuary
Leicester Museum & Art Gallery is proud to announce that we have attained the prestigious Museum of Sanctuary Award. We join only four other museums across the entire United Kingdom who have achieved this important
award which shows that the Museum welcomes
all people who are seeking refuge, regardless of background or circumstances.
Read more about this prestigious award.
Share this Page
Schools and Learning
Book a school visit and discover our engaging learning resources
Collections
Explore fascinating objects and stories taken from Leicester's Collection.
News
Read the latest news stories and articles from Leicester Museums & Galleries.
Weddings & Venue Hire at Leicester Museums & Galleries
Hire a unique venue for your event or wedding at Leicester Museums & Galleries.
Leicester Museum & Art Gallery
Leicester Museum & Art Gallery is a world of discovery with collections and displays spanning the natural and cultural world. General entry is free to all visitors.
New Walk's world of discovery
Welcome to Leicester Museum & Art Gallery
A family friendly day out, the galleries include Ancient Egypt, Dinosaurs and the Leicester Stories Gallery. Please note that some parts of the museum are currently closed for a major redevelopment that will create a range of exciting new galleries showcasing Leicester's world class art and design collections (see visitor notice below for latest details). Formerly known as New Walk Museum.
The museum hosts a vast array of temporary exhibitions, featuring works from the collections and touring exhibitions from national museums. Plus a range of activities from entertaining talks, children’s handling sessions, lunchtime concerts, licensed for weddings, civil ceremonies and available for private hire.
Address
Leicester Museum & Art Gallery
53 New Walk
Leicester
LE1 7EA
For general museums enquiries:
Reception: 0116 454 4554
For telephone bookings / ticket payments:
Shop: 0116 454 4554
Telephone: 0116 454 4554
Opening times
Monday to Friday: 11am - 4.30pm
Saturday and Sunday: 11am - 5pm
Bank holidays: 11am - 4.30pm
Social
Follow us on
Facebook , Twitter , Instagram and YouTube
Visitor Notice Gallery and Refreshment Area Closures:
As part of a major capital investment in Leicester Museum & Art Gallery, we are currently working to create a range of new galleries.
Due to ongoing refurbishment works, vending machines refreshments will no longer be available. As part of the refurbishment works the museum will have a new café created which will become available in 2026.
German Expressionism: The Total Artwork Gallery has now closed as part of the refurbishment work.
Wild Space, the Den and the ground floor art galleries including the Victorian Art, Arts and Crafts and Picasso Ceramics galleries are now closed.
During this development period, the museum’s other galleries, including our exciting programme of temporary exhibitions, will remain open to visitors. Please note that due to capacity limits, during busy periods and if the museum is at capacity, then visitors will be admitted on a one out, one in basis. We thank you for your understanding during this period.
From Monday 13th January 2025 and for the duration of our programme of works, our car park will no longer be accessible or available for parking cars or bicycles.
Blue badge holders can park for free on the On-Street parking within the locality.
Other nearby alternatives are:
Victoria Park Car Park
Newarke Street Car Park
Leave us a review
Let us know about your visit to Leicester Museum & Art Gallery on
Tripadvisor.
What to do on your visit
Shop & Refreshments
Weddings & Venue Hire
What's On at Leicester Museum & Art Gallery
Museum & Art Gallery FAQs
Find Us Museum & Art Gallery
Leicester Museum & Gallery Access Statement
Help Improve Leicester Museums & Galleries
Take the
Visitor Survey
and your answers will help to improve Leicester Museums & Galleries for all our visitors.
Visitor Survey
Visitor Comments
'What an absolutely brilliant place this, there is an incredible range of exhibits from an outstanding dinosaur exhibition, through an impressive Egyptian one to the quite stunning display of Victorian art. I hadn't expected to spend anywhere near as long as I ended up spending here, but I was just drawn in by everything. Every display is so well curated, to inform and entertain and to keep your attention, each had so much to offer, there wasn't one that I walked away from with anything but appreciation for the thought that had gone into it.'
'We had a fantastic time at Leicester Museum & Art Gallery. The children age 6 & 8 found it very very exciting to discover what ancient Egypt artefacts they could. There are plenty of interactive things for the whole family to do. Would highly recommend going.'
Museum of Sanctuary
Leicester Museum & Art Gallery is proud to announce that we have attained the prestigious Museum of Sanctuary Award. We join only four other museums across the entire United Kingdom who have achieved this important
award which shows that the Museum welcomes
all people who are seeking refuge, regardless of background or circumstances.
Read more about this prestigious award.
Share this Page
Schools and Learning
Book a school visit and discover our engaging learning resources
Collections
Explore fascinating objects and stories taken from Leicester's Collection.
News
Read the latest news stories and articles from Leicester Museums & Galleries.
Weddings & Venue Hire at Leicester Museums & Galleries
Hire a unique venue for your event or wedding at Leicester Museums & Galleries.