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Graves Gallery

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Address
Surrey Street
Sheffield
S1 1XZ
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Telephone: 0114 278 2600
(international +44 114 278 2600)

Opening Times
Monday – Saturday 10am – 5pm
Open bank holidays Mondays
Closed 25, 26 December and 1 January

Admission
Free

See the Exhibitions page for current listings.

See our Corporate Hospitality page for details of our facilities.

Graves Gallery

If you haven't popped up to the Graves Gallery recently, you might be pleasantly surprised at the gallery's recent makeover. Over the last six months the home of Sheffield's visual art collection has been refurbished and repainted, giving works by legendary artists such as Turner and Cézanne the home they deserve.

New displays take you on a lavish journey through the collections, spanning the 16th to the 21st century and including works by famous names such as Edward Coley Burne-Jones and Bridget Riley, and local heroes such as George Fullard and Derrick Greaves.

The redisplay also includes popular pieces from the city's collection such as John Singer Sargents The Vickers Sisters and a host of treasures which have not been seen on display since the closure of the Mappin Art Gallery in 2003. Bringing the Graves Gallery bang up to date in the contemporary-themed gallery are Sheffield's most recently acquired works: Marc Quinn's Kiss and Sam Taylor-Wood's Self Portrait Suspended VII. The new displays also include loans from the National Portrait Gallery and Tate, on show alongside new interpretations created by young people from Sheffield. Loans from Tate include work by Bridget Riley and Robert Medley (1 December - 22 March 2008) while magnificent portraits of Samuel Pepys, Nell Gwyn and Mary Beale, courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, will be on display from 5 March until 31 May 2008.

Improvements to the galleries will continue to be made into 2008, when the largest gallery in the Graves Gallery will close for refurbishment. Providing a haven from the streets below, the Graves Gallery is your place to relax and think. Come up and admire the view!

The Graves Gallery is in the centre of Sheffield above the Central Library and close to the Millennium Gallery.


Gilman

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History

The Graves Art Gallery opened in 1934 thanks to the financial support of local business man John George Graves, who made his fortune out of one of the country’s first mail order businesses. Graves also presented his wide ranging and important art collection to the city. This went on display in the gallery.

The Graves Art Gallery has always shown temporary exhibitions alongside the permanent displays, a policy established by the first Director John Rothenstein, who later went on to become Director of the Tate Gallery.

In 2001 the Graves Art Gallery was refurbished and the galleries restored to their original condition. The gallery’s 1930s splendour continues to provide a perfect setting in which visitors can enjoy the permanent displays and temporary exhibitions.


Toulouse Lautrec – Aristide Brouant

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Visiting Information
Café The gallery café is open Monday - Saturday 10am - 4pm. Shop The shop in the reception area stocks an excellent range of greeting cards, gift wrap, art magazines, crafts and gifts. Access for Visitors with Disabilities Wheelchair access is currently being improved. Please phone the gallery prior to your visit for further information. How to Get Here The Graves Gallery is situated in the centre of Sheffield above the Central Library and is close to the Millennium Gallery and the Crucible and Lyceum Theatres. On foot: The gallery is 10 minutes walk from the train station. Leave the station and walk up the hill by Sheffield Hallam University. Cross Arundel Gate and go up the pedestrian walkway to Surrey Street. By road: From the M1 exit at junction 33 and follow signs to the city centre. Parking: The nearest NCP car park is by the Crucible Theatre and is reached from Arundel Gate.
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