Bilston Gallery - Wolverhampton Arts & Culture What’s On Family Friendly History Inside the Gallery Past Exhibitions Room Hire Quick Links Visit Us Thursday - Saturday: 12 - 4pm Closed Bank Holidays Admission free Find Us Bilston Gallery Mount Pleasant Wolverhampton West Midlands WV14 7LU Loading Map.... {"post_id":"53","height":"100%","width":"100%","ajax":true,"format":"","em_ajax":true,"query":"GlobalMapData","id":1720887750} Events Calendar Today Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 30 31 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Bilston Gallery Contemporary craft exhibitions and displays of historic items created by skilled makers, plus events for all ages. Tell us about your visit by leaving a review on Trip Advisor. Facilities Drinks Shop Disabled Access Family Friendly Gardens Picnic Area Metro Station Gift Shop Bus Stop Buggies Welcome Baby Changing Access Disabled Access Accessible Bilston Gallery occupies a locally listed historic venue in tree-lined Mount Pleasant. Built by Frederick Harper as a fashionable Victorian villa for his family on the site of Brueton House in 1905, the Harpers – like the Bruetons – were local lock makers. By 1918 the premises were occupied by Bilston Girls’ High School, until they moved to a purpose-built school in 1930. Bilston Borough Council then conceived the idea of opening a municipal art gallery and museum on the site, bringing it together with the public library, which was housed in the Town Hall. This plan received a boost in 1937 when Mr William Thompson, originally from Bilston, though then settled in Colwyn Bay, North Wales, donated £1,000 and a collection of around 100 paintings to the new gallery. The combined Gallery and Library opened the same year, and continue to share the premises today. In 1999 Bilston Art Gallery and Museum became Bilston Craft Gallery to bring the best of contemporary craft to the West Midlands, and explore the rich heritage of skilled industrial design and production in the region. Christmas Opening Bliston Gallery will be closed from 24 December and re-open 2 January 2026. One Comment […] involvement in the inspirational Happy Museums project facilitated by Craftplay and Craftspace at Bilston Craft Gallery in Wolverhampton. These prototype pieces are currently being road tested and put through their […] Comments are closed. This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Accept Reject Privacy & Cookies Policy Privacy Overview This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. Necessary Always Enabled Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information. Non-necessary Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. SAVE & ACCEPT