Gibberd Gallery

Free gallery in Harlow Civic Centre run by the Harlow Art Trust, with the town’s sculpture and Sir Frederick Gibberd watercolour collections.

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About the museum

The Gibberd Gallery is a visual arts space in the Civic Centre at the Water Gardens in Harlow, Essex. It is named in honour of Sir Frederick Gibberd, whose watercolours form part of its collection. The Harlow Art Trust has run the gallery since 2011, when it took it over from Harlow Council.

The gallery looks after the town’s collections of sculpture and watercolours, which are on permanent display, and shows a programme of changing exhibitions of modern and contemporary art during the year. Sculpture tours of Harlow, a town known for its collection of public sculpture, can be booked in advance.

Highlights

Sir Frederick Gibberd watercolour collection
Sculpture, including works by Henry Moore
Free entry
Annual programme of art exhibitions

Permanent exhibitions

Sir Frederick Gibberd Watercolour Collection – Watercolours by Sir Frederick Gibberd, shown as part of the gallery’s permanent display.
Harlow sculpture collection – Sculptures from the town’s collection, including works by Henry Moore, Malcolm Woodward, Gerda Rubinstein, Sally Doig and Jane Ackroyd.

Operated by: Harlow Art Trust

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Admission to the gallery is free.

Accessibility

Wheelchair accessible
Elevator: no information
Accessible restroom
Accessible parking
Service dogs welcome
Tactile models & exhibits: no information
Sign language tours: no information
Easy-to-read materials: no information
Audio description: no information

The organiser describes full wheelchair access, accessible toilets and a welcome for assistance dogs. Disabled parking bays are in College Square (CM20 1AJ), closer to the gallery than the bays in the Water Gardens car park. Visitors with access needs are asked to get in touch in advance.

Kids & families

Baby changing facilities

A baby changing and breastfeeding area is available.

Getting there & parking

By public transit

Harlow Town station · 20-min walk

The gallery is about a 20-minute walk, a short taxi ride or a 10-minute bus ride from Harlow Town station, which has trains every 20 minutes from London Liverpool Street, Tottenham Hale, Stratford and Cambridge.