The Higgins Art Gallery & Museum
The Higgins Art Gallery & Museum is the principal art gallery and museum in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, run by Bedford Borough Council and the trustees of the Cecil Higgins Collection.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours:
Tuesday—Saturday: 11:00 AM—5:00 PM
Sunday: 2:00 PM—5:00 PM - Type: Museum
- Description: art gallery and museum in Bedford, England, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Bedford Museum & Art Gallery”, “Cecil Higgins Art Gallery and Bedford Museum”, “The Higgins”, and “The Higgins Bedford”
- Address: Castle Lane, Bedford, MK40 3XD
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bedford Castle and John Bunyan Museum.
Bedford Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bedford Castle was a large medieval castle in Bedford, England. Built after 1100 by Henry I, the castle played a prominent part in both the civil war of the Anarchy and the First Barons' War.
John Bunyan Museum
Museum
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John Bunyan Museum is a museum primarily dedicated to the life, times and works of John Bunyan. The museum is located in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castle and Brickhill.
Castle
Suburb
Castle is an electoral ward and area of Bedford, Bedfordshire, England. The Castle area incorporates the site of Bedford Castle and the town's historic centre including its market and High Street, as well as nearby residential streets.
Brickhill
Suburb
Photo: Simonxag, Public domain.
Brickhill is a civil parish and electoral ward within northern Bedford in Bedfordshire, England. The boundaries of Brickhill are approximately Kimbolton Road to the east, Bedford Park and the old Bedford cemetery to the south, with Cemetery Hill and the Manton Heights Industrial Estate to the west.
Elstow
Village
Photo: Robin Drayton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Elstow is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, about 2 miles south of Bedford town centre.
The Higgins Art Gallery & Museum
- Categories: local museum, local authority museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Bedford, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.13617° or 52° 8′ 10″ northLongitude
-0.46376° or 0° 27′ 50″ westInception
2015Open location code
9C4X4GPP+FFOpenStreetMap ID
way 134430455OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q7739582
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to Italian—“The Higgins Art Gallery & Museum” goes by many names.
- Bavarian: “Bedford Museum & Art Gallery”
- Bavarian: “The Higgins Art Gallery & Museum”
- Chinese: “希金斯美術博物館”
- Chinese: “希金斯美術館暨博物館”
- Dutch: “Bedford Museum & Art Gallery”
- Dutch: “The Higgins Art Gallery & Museum”
- French: “Bedford Museum & Art Gallery”
- French: “The Higgins Art Gallery & Museum”
- Georgian: “ჰიგინსის სამხატვრო გალერეა და მუზეუმი”
- German: “Bedford Museum & Art Gallery”
- German: “The Higgins Art Gallery & Museum”
- Italian: “Higgins Art Gallery & Museum”
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Highlights include Lime Kiln Vault and Bunyan Meeting And School.
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