Scarborough Art Gallery
Art gallery in a Grade II* Italianate villa in Scarborough, showing a fine art collection begun in 1947 and regular temporary exhibitions.
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About the museum
Scarborough Art Gallery occupies Crescent House, an Italianate villa in Crescent Gardens built in the late 1840s as a family home for the local solicitor John Uppleby. The building is listed Grade II*.
The gallery's permanent fine art collection began in 1947 and has grown through gifts, bequests and purchases. The gallery also stages regular temporary exhibitions, including touring shows.
The gallery is part of Scarborough Museums and Galleries, together with the Rotunda Museum and Woodend Gallery and Studios next door. The ground floor holds the welcome desk, a cloakroom, a shop, three temporary gallery spaces and a quiet room called Space To Be.
Highlights
- Grade II* Italianate villa in Crescent Gardens
- Fine art collection begun in 1947
- Regular temporary and touring exhibitions
- Visual story, sensory map and ear defenders for visitors who need them
- Founded
- 1947
- Operated by
- Scarborough Museums and Galleries
Admission & discounts
| Adults | £5 |
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| Children & teens | freefree up to age 17 · Visitors under 18 are admitted free. |
| Visitors with disabilities | –companion free · Registered carers are admitted free. |
The 5-pound ticket is an annual pass valid for the Art Gallery and the Rotunda Museum.
Accessibility
- Partially wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: not available
- Accessible restroom: not available
- 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
There are no steps to the front door and the ground floor is fully accessible to wheelchairs and pushchairs. The first floor has 23 steps and no lift, so the first-floor galleries and toilets cannot be reached by lift. The nearest fully accessible toilet is at Woodend Gallery next door. Guide, hearing and assistance dogs are welcome and water bowls are available on request. Ear defenders can be collected from reception, large-print labels and guides are available for exhibitions, and a visual story and sensory map can be downloaded or collected. Background music and sound sometimes play, depending on the exhibition.
Kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 17 |
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Pushchair storage is available and the gallery is breastfeeding friendly.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
York Place · 2-min walk
Scarborough railway station is about 10 minutes' walk away and is step-free. The nearest bus stop is York Place, 2 minutes' walk away.
By car
No on-site parking at the museum.
There is no on-site parking. Blue Badge bays are on The Crescent, Palm Court multi-storey car park is nearby, and there is on-street pay-and-display parking on The Crescent and Valley Road.
- Accessible parking
The gallery is about 5 minutes' walk from the town centre and 10 minutes from South Bay beach.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Café: not available
- Museum shop
- Coat check
There is a shop and cloakroom on the ground floor. The Sitwell Nibbles café is next door at Woodend Gallery and Studios, open Monday to Friday from 10:00 to 15:00 (card payments only).
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| School programs | yes |
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| Good to know | Most visitors spend up to an hour. Groups of 10 or more should contact the gallery in advance; school visits can make the gallery busy. |
