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The Leicester Museum & Art Gallery (until 2020, New Walk Museum and Art Gallery) is a museum on New Walk in Leicester, England, not far from the city centre. [1] It opened in 1849 as one of the first public museums in the United Kingdom. [2] Leicester Museum & Art Gallery contains displays of science, history and art, both international and local.
The museum houses Roman mosaics and artifacts alongside archaeological material from prehistoric to medieval Leicester, including the history of archaeology in Leicester. [2] John Taylor & Co: Loughborough: Music: Collection of bells used in clock towers, change ringing peals, chimes, and carillons: Kegworth Museum: Kegworth: Local: local ...
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Leicester, ... Leicester Museum & Art Gallery opened [126] [77] ... The Grand Hotel was built in Granby Street.
In 1972 he assumed the role of director of museums and art galleries for Leicester City Council, thus running eight museums, including the New Walk Museum and Art Gallery, Leicester, now Leicester Museum and Art Gallery, and two years later was elevated to the directorship of arts, museums and records for Leicestershire County Council. [11]
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The hotel has always been considered one of Leicester's most prestigious, [5] but arguably its heyday was during Victorian times. The hotel is in an area designated as a Heritage Action Zone, allowing the securing of a grant from Historic England in 2022 to return the hotel entrance and frontage shops to their original Victorian appearance. [6]
The building, which was designed by John Johnson in the Greek Revival style, was completed in 1800. [2] It was originally commissioned as Leicester's first hotel but the developer did have enough resources to complete it as such and, in 1799, sold it to a consortium led by the Duke of Rutland, who raised by public subscription the sum of £3,300 still needed to complete it. [2]
The museum houses a large collection of items relating to life during the wars. These cover aspects of the front-line and home front. The museum holds a large collection of medals, with records regarding the involvement of people within the Leicester Regiment, which can be accessed via a computer. A model trench sits on the first floor.