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.

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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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