Oriental Museums in the UK


Set out below are Oriental museums in the UK including Ashmolean Museum of Art & Archaeology. Rare items from the 10th-18th centurie along with ealier pieces from the Tang and Yuan dynasty are on display in our Oriental museums selection.


Ashmolean Museum of Art & Archaeology

Ashmolean Museum of Art & Archaeology

Beaumont Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire  
Founded in 1683, the Ashmolean is one of the oldest museums in the world - and one of Britain´s finest. It is a treasure house of... more


Bristol´s City Museum & Art Gallery

Bristol´s City Museum & Art Gallery

Queens Road, Bristol  
Bristol City is the region´s largest Museum and Art Gallery housing an outstanding and diverse range of objects. There is a choice of galleries full of... more


The Burrell Collection

The Burrell Collection

Pollok Country Park, 2060 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow, Glasgow City  
The Burrell Collection was gifted to the City of Glasgow in 1944 by Sir William Burrell and is housed in a purpose built gallery within Pollok... more


Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

Lister Park, Bradford, West Yorkshire  
Cartwright Hall Art Gallery was built in 1904 as an art gallery. This stunning building houses a notable permanent collection of 19th and 20th century British... more


Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum

Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum

Clarence Street, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire  
Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum houses Cheltenham´s Arts and Crafts Movement collection of furniture, textiles, ceramics, carvings, silver and jewellery, recognised as an outstanding collection of... more


Compton Verney

Compton Verney

Compton Verney, Warwickshire  
Compton Verney offers a unique Art Gallery experience. Housed in a Grade I listed Robert Adam Mansion set in 120 acres of ´Capability´ Brown landscaped parkland,... more


Cyfarthfa Castle Museum & Art Gallery

Cyfarthfa Castle Museum & Art Gallery

Brecon Road, Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taff  
Cyfarthfa Castle Museum & Art Gallery was built in 1824, this Georgian castellated mansion was originally home to the Crawshay family and is set in 160... more


Durham University Oriental Museum

Durham University Oriental Museum

Elvet Hill, Durham  
Durham University Oriental Museum opened in 1960, and is the only museum of its kind in the country devoted solely to Oriental art and archaeology. The... more


Fitzwilliam Museum

Fitzwilliam Museum

Trumpington Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire  
The Fitzwilliam Museum was founded in 1816 by Richard, 7th Viscount Fitzwilliam and is the art museum of the University of Cambridge. One of the oldest... more


The Gurkha Museum

The Gurkha Museum

Peninsula Barracks, Romsey Road, Winchester, Hampshire  
The Gurkha Museum is situated in the former Rifle Depot at Peninsula Barracks. The Museum commemorates the services of the Gurkhas to the British Crown since... more


Hartlepool Art Gallery

Hartlepool Art Gallery

Church Square, Hartlepool, Teesside  
Hartlepool Art Gallery opened in 1996, is situated in a beautifully restored Victorian church. The programme of exhibitions is changed regularly and features the best of... more


Hull University Art Collection

Hull University Art Collection

The University of Hull, Cottingham Road, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire  
This small outstanding University of Hull Art Collection specialises in paintings, sculpture, drawings and prints produced in Britain between 1890 and 1940. Included are works by... more


Laing Art Gallery

Laing Art Gallery

New Bridge Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear  
The Laing Art Gallery has been attracting visitors for over a hundred years and the permanent collection includes beautiful 18th and 19th century paintings and world-renowned... more


Maidstone Museum & Bentlif Art Gallery

Maidstone Museum & Bentlif Art Gallery

St Faiths Street, Maidstone, Kent  
At Maidstone and Bentlif Art Gallery you´ll find something for everyone - outstanding collections, special exhibitions, a shop and a café. Housed in a beautiful Elizabethan... more


Museum of East Asian Art

Museum of East Asian Art

12 Bennett Street, Bath, Isle of Sark  
The Museum of East Asian Art is situated in a restored Georgian building. The collection was founded by Brian McElney, a retired solicitor who practised in... more


Victoria and Albert Museum

Victoria and Albert Museum

Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London  
The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) is the world´s greatest museum of art and design, with collections unrivalled in their scope and diversity - discover 3000... more


World Museum Liverpool

World Museum Liverpool

William Brown Street, Liverpool, Merseyside  
The World Museum Liverpool´s galleries include World Cultures, the Bug House, an Aquarium, Clore Natural History Centre, Weston Discovery Centre and Treasure House Theatre. With thousands... more