Leicester Museum & Art Gallery

The Leicester Museum & Art Gallery is a museum on New Walk in , , not far from the city centre. It opened in 1849 as one of the first in the .
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Friday: 11:00 AM—4:30 PM
    Saturday and Sunday: 11:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: Museum in Leicester, England, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Leicester Museum and Art Gallery” and “New Walk Museum and Art Gallery”
  • Address: 53 New Walk, Leicester, LE1 7EA
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include King Power Stadium and Leicester railway station.

Stadium
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is a football stadium located in the city of , , England, and the home of Leicester City. The stadium opened in 2002 as the Walkers Stadium and has a capacity of 32,259. is situated 1 mile southwest of Leicester Museum & Art Gallery.

Railway station
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is a main line railway station in the city of , in , England. The station is managed by East Midlands Railway and owned by Network Rail. is situated 1,500 feet northeast of Leicester Museum & Art Gallery.

Church
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is a Church of England parish church in , . The Victorian building is situated on Regent Road to the south of the city centre, close to the University of Leicester, De Montfort University and the . is situated 670 feet west of Leicester Museum & Art Gallery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bede Island and Evington Valley.

Suburb
is an area of , close to the city centre, with the to the west and to the east. For many years South was a run down area of brownfield land home to Vic Berry's locomotive scrapyard but in the 1990s urban regeneration sought to improve housing, employment opportunities and the environment in the area.

Locality
is an area in , . It is roughly bounded by East Park Road to the west, Chesterfield/Ethel Road to the north, Wakerly Road to the east and to the south borders .

Suburb
is part of the City of , England. Situated on the south-east side of the city some two miles from the centre, is a mainly residential suburb characterised by its large Victorian houses.

Leicester Museum & Art Gallery

Latitude
52.62895° or 52° 37′ 44″ north
Longitude
-1.12792° or 1° 7′ 41″ west
Open location code
9C4WJVHC+HR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 89673799
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Wiki­data ID
Q7012302
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Museum Square Park and Leicester Crown Court.

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