Rugby Art Gallery, Museum & Library

The Rugby Art Gallery, Museum & Library is a combined art gallery, museum and library located in central Rugby, Warwickshire, in England. The purpose-built building housing it was opened in 2000 and was built in the place of Rugby's previous library.[1][2]

Rugby Art Gallery, Museum & Library
Exterior
General information
AddressLittle Elborow Street, CV21 3BZ
Town or cityRugby, Warwickshire
CountryUnited Kingdom
Coordinates52.3717°N 1.2645°W / 52.3717; -1.2645
Opened2000
Design and construction
Architecture firmCPMG Architects
Website
www.ragm.co.uk

The art gallery hosts a nationally recognised temporary exhibition from the "Rugby collection of 20th century and contemporary British art", which includes prints, drawings and paintings by artists such as L. S. Lowry, Stanley Spencer, Paula Rego and Graham Sutherland. It hosts other collections when the main collection is not available.[1]

The museum hosts a collection of Roman artefacts, excavated from the nearby Roman town of Tripontium. It also has a display of the social and industrial history of Rugby.[2] In December 2006, the Rugby World Cup was exhibited at the museum. The facility became the permanent physical home of the World Rugby Hall of Fame in November 2016.[3]

It also houses the town's visitor centre.[4]

As part of a national venture called Get it Loud in Libraries, the building has played host to gigs of various music artists such as Plan B and British Sea Power.

See also

References
  1. "Rugby Art Gallery and Museum Art Collections". Art UK. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  2. "Directory of attractions - Rugby Art Gallery and Museum". The Rugby Town. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  3. "World Rugby Hall of Fame: Jonny Wilkinson attends launch". BBC News Coventry and Warwickshire. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  4. "Rugby visitor centre". The Rugby Town. Retrieved 3 October 2019.


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