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Welcome to the website for the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, Coventry

Role play with Amelia Fewtrill and the My World exhibition

WHAT YOU CAN SEE AT THE HERBERT As a focus for the City's cultural heritage, the Museum offers a fascinating visit with international appeal. Enjoy the Godiva City exhibition, one thousand years of Coventry's history, told through historical treasures, interactive games, archive film and objects to handle. Kabhi Ritz Khabie Palladium The Asian cinema scene continues at the Herbert with Kabhi Ritz Khabie Palladium which brings to life Coventry's historic Asian cinema scene with film footage, classic film clips, photographs and memories. Following the success of our screenings of Mother India, we present some of India's greatest films along with a Kabhi Kabhi Weekend Extravaganza. My World A fun and creative exhibition for 3-5 year olds with activities in art and craft, dressing up, playing with shadows and interacting with a giant cartoon! Plus a wide range of changing exhibitions and displays throughout the year. Visit the What's On section to see our current programme. NEW DEVELOPMENTS AT THE HERBERT Work is now well under way at The Herbert on the redevelopment of a large part of the building on the corner of Jordan Well and Bayley Lane. The changes to the building will result in a new entrance, a new café, education space for schools, training and meeting rooms and new gallery space and multi-media (audio, video and ICT) and arts information spaces linked to the Creative Coventry programme. Further phases of development are being planned which will result in: A Coventry History Centre to promote and make accessible the heritage of the city and its people. New exhibitions which tell the story of the city and its people A frontage to the Cathedral and University New gallery spaces which will enable the city to receive high profile 'blockbuster' national and international touring exhibitions Gallery spaces for local artists and craftspeople to exhibit their work. At the moment we are unable to provide café facilities in the building and there is a new, temporary entrance. We regret any inconvenience that this causes our customers. A full programme of exhibitions and events are being maintained throughout this period. Free Admission Opening Times Monday-Saturday 10am - 5.30pm Sunday 12noon - 5pm The Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Jordan Well, Coventry CV1 5QP e-mail artsandheritage@coventry.gov.uk Telephone 024 7683 2381 Fax 024 7683 2410 The Herbert Art Gallery & Museum is a part of Coventry Art's and Heritage which includes Coventry Archives, Arts Development, the Depot Studios, the Lunt Roman Fort, the Priory Visitor Centre and St. Mary's Guildhall.
Click here to go to Coventry City Council Website	Coventry Arts and Heritage Mission Statement To work with the people of Coventry to explore and celebrate the creativity and cultural heritage of all our communities	City Development Directorate Culture and Leisure Division Coventry Arts and Heritage Herbert Art Gallery & Museum Jordan Well Coventry CV1 5QP
This site last updated 27 April, 2004 5:46 PM

WHAT YOU CAN SEE AT THE HERBERT

As a focus for the City's cultural heritage, the Museum offers a fascinating visit with international appeal. Enjoy the Godiva City exhibition, one thousand years of Coventry's history, told through historical treasures, interactive games, archive film and objects to handle.

Kabhi Ritz Khabie Palladium
The Asian cinema scene continues at the Herbert with Kabhi Ritz Khabie Palladium which brings to life Coventry's historic Asian cinema scene with film footage, classic film clips, photographs and memories. Following the success of our screenings of Mother India, we present some of India's greatest films along with a Kabhi Kabhi Weekend Extravaganza.

My World
A fun and creative exhibition for 3-5 year olds with activities in art and craft, dressing up, playing with shadows and interacting with a giant cartoon!

Plus a wide range of changing exhibitions and displays throughout the year.

Visit the What's On section to see our current programme.

NEW DEVELOPMENTS AT THE HERBERT

Work is now well under way at The Herbert on the redevelopment of a large part of the building on the corner of Jordan Well and Bayley Lane. The changes to the building will result in a new entrance, a new café, education space for schools, training and meeting rooms and new gallery space and multi-media (audio, video and ICT) and arts information spaces linked to the Creative Coventry programme. Further phases of development are being planned which will result in:

A Coventry History Centre to promote and make accessible the heritage of the city and its people.
New exhibitions which tell the story of the city and its people
A frontage to the Cathedral and University
New gallery spaces which will enable the city to receive high profile 'blockbuster' national and international
touring exhibitions
Gallery spaces for local artists and craftspeople to exhibit their work.

At the moment we are unable to provide café facilities in the building and there is a new, temporary entrance. We regret any inconvenience that this causes our customers.

A full programme of exhibitions and events are being maintained throughout this period.

Free Admission
Opening Times
Monday-Saturday 10am - 5.30pm
Sunday 12noon - 5pm

The Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Jordan Well, Coventry CV1 5QP
e-mail artsandheritage@coventry.gov.uk
Telephone 024 7683 2381
Fax 024 7683 2410

The Herbert Art Gallery & Museum is a part of Coventry Art's and Heritage which includes Coventry Archives, Arts Development,
the Depot Studios, the Lunt Roman Fort, the Priory Visitor Centre and St. Mary's Guildhall.