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Museums & Art Galleries in East Anglia
Museums and Art Galleries in East Anglia, such as Beecroft Art Gallery and Castle Museum are listed below. East Anglia is a region of great beauty and romantic landscapes, and not surprisingly is the spiritual heartland of England's famous painters, Gainsborough and Constable. From St Albans with its Roman remains to Cambridge the home of one of England's most famous universities, East Anglia is full of wonderful churches, cathedrals and stately homes. Combined with the amusement parks, cross country walks and watersports, and you'll find something of interest for all ages.
Beecroft Art Gallery
Station Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex
Beecroft Art Gallery´s fine permenant collection of over 2,000 works includes 17th century paintings by artists such as Molenaer, Ruisdael and Berchem. Also a collection of 19th century... more
Castle Museum
Castle Park, Colchester, Essex
Colchester Castle Museum was once the capital of Roman Britain and a visit to the Museum takes you through 2000 years of some of the most important events in British history. The Museum... more
East Anglian Railway Museum
Chappel Station, Colchester, Essex
The East Anglian Railway Museum is home to a comprehensive collection of period railway architecture and engineering. Repair and restoration of the locomotives and rolling stock takes... more
The Farmland Museum & Denny Abbey
Ely Road, Waterbeach, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Find out about the Countess and fighting monks, country craftsmen and local farming in this peaceful setting. Visit the Medieval Abbey, 17th century stone barn and farmworker´s cottage... more
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 museums in the country it houses... more
Gainsborough´s House
46 Gainsborough Street, Sudbury, Suffolk
Gainsborough´s House: The birthplace of Thomas Gainsborough RA (1727-88). Historic house dating back to the 16th century with an attractive walled garden. The outstanding collection, of... more
Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse
Gressenhall, Dereham, Norfolk
Gressenhall Farm and Workshouse is a great day out whether you want to learn about the lives of Norfolk people in the past or relax and have a good time with your friends and family.... more
Imperial War Museum Duxford
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Established at the end of the First World War to train the newly formed RAF’s pilots, Imperial War Museum Duxford is Europe’s premier aviation museum, with many original period... more
Ipswich Museum
High Street, Ipswich, Suffolk
Ipswich Museum was founded in 1847, the Museum´s exhibitions include the Romans in Suffolk, Anglo-Saxons in Ipswich, mankind galleries, local and world geology and a Victorian natural... more
Kettle´s Yard
Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Kettle´s Yard is a house with a permanent collection that was founded by Jim Ede, once a curator at the Tate Gallery, and was intended as a `refuge of peace and order, of the visual... more
Muckleburgh Collection
Weybourne, Holt, Norfolk
The Muckleburgh Collection has been so named after Muckleburgh Hill at the foot of which the military camp is situated. The heart of the Museum is the old military camp NAAFI building,... more
National Horseracing Museum
99 High Street, Newmarket, Suffolk
At the National Horseracing Museum, discover the stories of British racing from its early Royal origins at Newmarket to its modern-day heroes, featuring the horses, people, events and... more
Norfolk & Suffolk Aviation Museum: East Anglia´s Aviation Heritage Centre
Buckeroo Way, The Street, Flixton, Bungay, Suffolk
Historic aircraft, indoor exhibitions - both civil and military, from the pioneer years through World War I to the present day. Special displays on Boulton & Paul, World War II Decoy... more
Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery
Shirehall, Market Avenue, Norwich, Norfolk
Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery, was built by the Normans as a Royal Palace 900 years ago. Used as a prison from the 14th century, the Castle became a museum in 1894. Norwich Castle... more
Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts
University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk
The Robert and Lisa Sainsbury Collection is housed in two distinctive buildings by Lord Foster. Combining modern Western art with fine and applied arts from Africa, the Pacific, the... more
Sherwin Gallery
78 Hutton Road, Shenfield, Brentwood, Essex
The Sherwin Gallery, home of Sherwin Fine Art was established in the early 1990s by William S Sherwin. There are fine paintings from the late 18th to the late 20th century, including... more
Southend Central Museum & Planetarium
Victoria Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, Essex
The Southend Central Museum & Planetarium has displays of local history, geology and wildlife with special sections on the Thames Estuary and Victorian Life. An imposing feature,... more
Time and Tide - Museum of Great Yarmouth Life
Blackfriars Road, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Time and Tide - Museum of Great Yarmouth Life is housed in a converted Victorian herring works. Discover Great Yarmouths fascinating history, maritime and fishing heritage. Stroll... more
West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village
The Visitor Centre, Icklingham Road, West Stow, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village is the site of an Anglo-Saxon settlement occupied 420-650AD. Today there is a unique reconstructed Anglo-Saxon Village built on the original settlement... more
Whipple Museum of the History of Science
Free School Lane, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Whipple Museum of the History of Science is housed in a large hall that was built in 1618. The Museum holds a pre-eminent collection of scientific instruments and models, dating from... more