The Wilson
Welcome to The Wilson, Gloucestershire’s premier art gallery and museum home to an
internationally significant museum collection of exceptional quality and
variety, changing displays of our Designated Arts and Crafts Movement
collection, fine art collections, and The Paper Store, which houses
our fascinating archives relating to Antarctic explorer Edward A. Wilson,
Cheltenham’s history and the Emery Walker Library.
Our temporary gallery spaces offer an exciting programme of changing exhibitions.
This summer we have Fake: The Great
Reveal straight from the popular Sky Arts series Fake! The Great Masterpiece Challenge as well as Queen Victoria in Paris featuring over
40 stunning watercolours from The Royal Collection capturing the historic state
visit to Paris and the first by a British monarch in over 400 years. Find out
more on our Exhibitions
pages - both exhibitions open 17 June 2017.
The varied programme is of the highest quality and is designed to offer
something for everyone. We also offer a diverse range of events, workshops, courses for
adults and children and a well-established schools programme.
Don’t miss The Wilson Shop and Café, where a tempting array of treats,
gifts, souvenirs, books and children’s gifts awaits.
The Wilson is also home to Cheltenham Tourist Information Centre,
offering friendly tourist advice and accommodation & transport booking
services.
The Wilson What's On brochure is available here.
Important Notice to Visitors
For a few
days in October and November there will be limited public access to a number of
our galleries while we prepare for two major new exhibitions, BREAKING_NEW
GROUND and A Window into The Wilson, opening on Saturday 11th
November.
On the
following days, visitors will be able to access our Paper Store and the Friends
Gallery, while other areas of the museum (the collection galleries on the
second floor including the Arts and Crafts Movement gallery and Local History
galleries) will be closed:
Tuesday 31st
October
Wednesday 1st
November
Thursday 2nd
November
Tuesday 7th
November
Wednesday 8th
November
We
apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.