FAQs
Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum is currently closed for the building of a new extension. The Arts and Crafts Movement galleries are being refurbished as part of this new development. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. It is expected that the Art Gallery & Museum will reopen in 2013 when our planned Building a New Future project is completed. Please see our Building for a New Future section for details on the new development and the new Arts and Crafts galleries.
We regret that during the period of closure we cannot accomodate students and researchers consulting the collection. This is due to collections being in storage for the duration of the closure period. We apologise for any inconvenience. The collections will be available again for study when the Art Gallery & Museum reopens.
If you do have an enquiry about the collections please contact Kirsty Hartsiotis, Curator, Decorative Arts and Designated Collection on 01242 775712 or kirsty.hartsiotis@cheltenham.gov.uk.
Enquiries to the Curator during closure
We regret we are unable to provide an enquiry service until September 2011 while the curatorial team is involved in decanting the museum collections and preparing for the new development. Our regular enquiry service will restart in September.
Although Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum has closed its doors for its exciting development project, our Education Team continues to offer a wide range of learning opportunities for all ages. Please contact our Education Officers on 01242 775702 or 01242 237431. Please see Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum’s education pages for more details.
As Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum has closed its doors for its exciting new development we are not able to arrange visits to the museum until early 2013. Guided tours for groups or lectures on the collections may be booked in advance for autumn 2013 onwards. Guided tours can be led by either the Curator: Decorative Art and Designated Collection or by our highly knowledgeable Arts and Crafts Movement specialist volunteer guides. Please contact the Marketing & Information Officer by email or on 01242 237431 if you would like discuss what's possible for your group.
The Curator: Decorative Art and Designated Collection can be booked to give a lecture on an Arts and Crafts subject at your event. Please contact the Marketing & Information Officer by email or on 01242 237431.
Postcards and prints of some of our images are available from the museum shop.
Exclusive poster size images of many of our images can be ordered from www.bridgemanartondemand.com. Search by collections for Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum and you can view more than a hundred images that can be ordered as prints.
Other images from the collections may be purchased - please download the information sheet.
Guide to purchasing and using images (PDF 36kb)
Purchasing Images (word doc)
Reproducing Images (word doc)
Please note that we will not be able to process any reproduction enquiries until September 2011. We regret collections currently in store are not available to visitors since packing has started in preparation for closure, and for this reason no new photography of collections will be possible until the Art Gallery & Museum reopens.
If you notice any mistakes in our information please let us know. You can contact us via email or by phoning 01242 237431.
Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum always welcome applications for volunteering. It is not always possible to provide people with volunteering opportunities, but please do not let that deter you from getting in touch. You can contact us via email or on 01242 237431.