The MidlandsSights

Gallery sights in The Midlands

  1. Quad

    A striking modernist cube on Market Pl, Quad contains a futuristic art gallery, a cinema and the Mediatheque, an archive of films and TV covering decades of broadcasting, run by the British Film Institute.

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    Nottingham Contemporary

    Housed in an eye-catching building fronted with lace-patterned concrete, this sleek gallery lives up to its name, with lots of edgy, design-oriented exhibitions of paintings, prints, photography and sculpture.

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  3. Herbert Art Gallery & Museum

    Behind the twin cathedrals, the Herbert has an eclectic collection of paintings and sculptures (including work by TS Lowry and Stanley Spencer), a delightful cafe, and lots of exhibitions and activities aimed at kids. Don't miss the room dedicated to Lady Godiva, the Anglo-Saxon princess who rode through town naked on a white horse to protest the taxes imposed by her tyrannical husband, the Earl of Mercia.

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