Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery
Free University of Leeds gallery showing exhibitions drawn from the University Art Collection, with European and British art from the 17th century on.
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About the museum
The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery is part of Leeds University Library Galleries on the University of Leeds campus. The University's art collection began with a first painting in 1885 and grew through gifts, including Sir Michael Sadler's 1923 gift of English modernist works and Eric Gregory's legacy. In the 1960s Quentin Bell acquired early twentieth-century British works, many funded by Stanley and Audrey Burton, whose name the gallery bears.
The first University gallery opened in 1970 in converted offices at Parkinson Court. It first hosted mainly loan exhibitions, and from the early 1980s it moved towards showing the University's own collection. The gallery rooms were reconfigured in 1998, and in 2007 the architects Pringle Richards Sharratt merged three rooms into one larger space and improved the entrance. The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery opened in this form in March 2008.
The gallery presents exhibitions drawn from the University Art Collection and displays of treasures from the Library's Cultural Collections. The collection includes European and British paintings, drawings and prints from the 17th century to the present, with smaller holdings of sculpture, ceramics, miniatures and photographs. The gallery also runs talks, craft workshops and exhibition receptions, and it is an Arts Council England Accredited museum.
Highlights
- Exhibitions drawn from the University of Leeds Art Collection
- European and British paintings, drawings and prints from the 17th century on
- Treasures of the Brotherton Gallery in the same building
- Talks, craft workshops and exhibition receptions
- Free entry, Tuesday to Saturday
- Founded
- 1970
- Operated by
- University of Leeds (Library Galleries)
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Entry is free and no booking is needed.
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 gallery is step-free and wheelchair accessible, with an accessible toilet and a hearing loop. Blue Badge parking permits can be booked at least 24 hours in advance. Assistance and guide dogs are welcome. The galleries publish an A to Z of access information, including sensory information, ear defenders and fidget toys, and a toolkit for visitors preparing for emotive exhibition themes.
Kids & families
- Baby changing facilities
Baby changing facilities are available.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
The gallery is about a 20-minute walk from Leeds railway station.
By car
No on-site parking at the museum.
Campus parking is not available to visitors on weekdays, and the nearby Woodhouse Lane multi-storey car park is recommended.
- Accessible parking
Amenities & dining
- Museum shop
The shop sells exhibition programmes and books.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Photography | Personal, non-commercial photography is allowed unless an item says otherwise; flash and tripods are not allowed. |
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| Good to know | Group visits are welcome; guidance is on the galleries' group visits page. |
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