Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum
Museums & Science Centres · Bournemouth, Dorset
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Closed — opens Tuesday at 10am
🏠 Indoor0–11–33–55–88–1212–16Educational
What’s there
- Café on site
Only facilities we’ve confirmed are listed — anything missing here we simply haven’t checked, rather than know to be absent.
The Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum is a Grade II listed Victorian house on East Cliff in Bournemouth, once the home of Sir Merton and Lady Annie Russell-Cotes and given to the town as a public museum. Visitors wander through the grand reception rooms, the Oriental-inspired interiors and the private quarters of the family, then move on to the galleries holding paintings, sculpture, ceramics and decorative arts from around the world. Temporary exhibitions change through the year, and the house runs talks, workshops and events. Families with children can learn about different art techniques, explore the collections and try on Victorian costumes. There is a café on site and clifftop views over the sea, and the museum is a popular stop for school groups as well as day visitors.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
Wet wipes
Small first aid kitPlasters solve more days out than anything else here.
Toddler reins- Travel games
Bum bag
Small bin bagCountry parks often have no bins at all.- Sting relief
- Hand sanitiser
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Photos: 維基小霸王, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Renée Kools, CC BY 4.0 · conbon33 (Flickr), CC BY 2.0 · Plusea, CC BY 2.0
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