Contemporary Art Gallery

The Contemporary Art Gallery at Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery showcases a growing collection that began in the mid to late 20th century. Today, the space continues to evolve with recently acquired 21st-century works. Featuring a mixture of painting and sculpture, this collection highlights established artists including Jeremy Deller, Halima Cassell, Jamie Holman and Bharti Parmar.

Art and Industry - Contemporary Art Gallery (First Floor)

 

Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery has a varied collection of art and objects inspired by local industry and made by artists working with manufacturers such as Darwen Terracotta and Faience, Graham & Brown and Ritherdon & Co Ltd.

The Contemporary Art Gallery located on the first floor inside the Hart Gallery has been redisplayed and features a curated selection of 3D and wall mounted objects in a new display focused on Art and Industry.

The gallery features for the first time new acquisitions from Hannah Leighton-Boyce and Nicola Ellis, both of whom created work as part of Art in Manufacturing programme working with local industries.

Artworks - Contemporary Art Gallery (Second Floor)

 

Upstairs on the second floor of the Contemporary Art Gallery showcases framed artworks from the mid-twentieth century through to today.

The space features established artists including Jeremy Deller, Halima Cassell, Jamie Holman and Bharti Parmar alongside artworks recently acquired from local contemporary artists including Adil Adim, Zara Saghir and Sam Gorman.

Museum floor plan

Our Galleries

Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery opened on 11th June 1874 as the Blackburn Free Library and Museum. The museum now occupies the entire building and collections include British 19th and 20th century fine art; the R E Hart Collection of early books and coins; the Thomas Boys Lewis collection of Japanese prints; Greek and Russian Icons; Egyptology as well as the borough’s local history and industrial history collections, including the Lewis Textile Collection which was formerly housed at the Lewis Textile Museum.

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