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Potteries Museum & Art Gallery

Hanley, United Kingdom

The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery is in Bethesda Street, Hanley, one of the six towns of Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire. Admission is free.

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The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery is in Bethesda Street, Hanley, one of the six towns of Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire. Admission is free.
One of the four local authority museums in the city, the other three being Gladstone Pottery Museum, Ford Green Hall and Etruria Industrial Museum, The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery houses collections that bring together the identities that went into forming the area known as the Potteries. The museum holds a collection of Staffordshire ceramics.
All the collections at this museum are categorized as Designated Collections. Galleries display fine and decorative arts, costume, local history, archaeology and natural science collections. There is a Second World War aircraft on permanent display, a Supermarine Spitfire whose earlier Marks were designed by R. J. Mitchell who came from nearby Butt Lane.

Map & location

Bethesda Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent ST1 3DW, Hanley, United Kingdom

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Video

Around the year 700, the bishop Eadfrith wrote and painted the Lindisfarne Gospels completely by hand. Combining influences drawn from Irish, Germanic and Mediterranean cultures, it’s a stunning example of medieval art and book design. 1300 years later, the Lindisfarne Gospels stands as one of the world’s most celebrated manuscripts. Eleanor Jackson, Curator of Illuminated Manuscripts, brings this collection item into focus. You can explore our digitised version of the Lindisfarne Gospels here: bl.uk/lindisfarne-gospels-manuscript 2:40 - The Staffordshire Hoard is owned by Birmingham and Stoke-on-Trent City Councils on behalf of the nation and cared for by Birmingham Museums Trust and the Potteries Museum & Art Gallery. Photo by Birmingham Museums Trust.Credit: British Library · CC BY 3.0Source ↗

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  1. Wikidata — Potteries Museum & Art Gallery Wikidata
  2. Wikipedia — Potteries Museum & Art Gallery Wikipedia