Haworth Art Gallery

Over het museum

Haworth Art Gallery occupies Hollins Hill House, a Grade II listed Arts and Crafts country house built between 1907 and 1909 for the cotton manufacturer William Haworth and his sister Anne. The architect was Walter Brierley, sometimes called the "Northern Lutyens", who worked with the plasterer George Bankart and drew on the gardening ideas of Gertrude Jekyll. The house is built of local sandstone and has a hand-crafted oak staircase with a stained-glass window that refers to the cotton trade, as well as extensive oak panelling and ornate plaster ceilings.

Anne Haworth bequeathed the house and about nine acres of gardens to the people of Accrington in 1920, and it opened as the town art gallery in 1921. The estate includes a stables block, a motor house with a rare above-ground petrol store and a potting shed. Most of the collection came as gifts and bequests from local people, including Victorian oil paintings, watercolours and ceramics, and later additions include works by Accrington-born artists such as Gerard de Rose, Leslie Duxbury and John Virtue.

The gallery is best known for its Tiffany art glass. Joseph Briggs, who was born in Accrington, trained as an engraver, emigrated to New York and rose to become managing director of Tiffany Studios. In 1932 and 1933 he sent three crates of Tiffany glass and decorative objects to his home town. The collection of vases, mosaic samplers, designs and glass tiles was later joined by pieces from other local museums and by further acquisitions. Today the house also contains a tea room, a gift shop, a family room and artists' studios in the former stables.

Hoogtepunten

• Collection of Tiffany art glass given by Joseph Briggs
• Arts and Crafts house by Walter Brierley with oak panelling and plaster ceilings
• Victorian paintings, watercolours and ceramics
• Family room with sensory items and dressing-up
• Gallery Kitchen tea room and 9 acres of parkland

Vaste collectie

• Tiffany Glass Collection – Vases, mosaic samplers, designs and glass tiles from Tiffany Studios, sent to Accrington by Joseph Briggs in the 1930s.
• The Arts and Crafts house and fine art collection – Period rooms and a collection of mainly Victorian paintings, watercolours and ceramics, shown in the former Haworth family home.

Opgericht

1921

Beheerder

Hyndburn Borough Council

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

De toegang is gratis.

Entry is free; donations are welcome by cash or card. Afternoon tea with a tour can be arranged for groups.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift
• Aangepast toilet
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats
• Hulphonden welkom: geen informatie
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

There are no steps between the car park and the galleries, only ramps and small slopes. The ground floor has two exhibition rooms, and a lift in Bell Corridor serves the first floor, which has four permanent exhibition rooms and the family room; the lift takes 400 kg, either four people or two people plus a wheelchair. There are three public toilets, all gender neutral, including accessible toilets with baby changing. The nearest Changing Places toilet is at Accrington Bus Station, King Street, BB5 1PR. A hearing loop is at the front desk and the exhibition rooms have seating. There are three Blue Badge bays in the car park. The walk from the railway station is 1.1 miles and includes steep slopes.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
• Doe- en voelstations
• Kinderwagenvriendelijk
• Verschoonruimte

The gallery has signed up to the Kids in Museums manifesto and offers free crafts, trails, dressing-up, books and sensory packs. A first-floor family room (reached by stairs or lift) has sensory objects and activities, and there is a baby-change facility with free nappies. A free dementia-friendly craft session for people living with dementia and their carers is held one Sunday a month (12:30-14:30).

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

From the A56 at Rising Bridge roundabout take the A680 towards Accrington for 1.8 miles, turn left onto Newton Drive and then first right onto Hollins Lane. It is not possible to drive to the gallery from Manchester Road.

Service & horeca

• Café
• Restaurant: niet aanwezig
• Museumwinkel

The Gallery Kitchen is a tea room and bar run separately from the gallery, serving brunch, lunch, afternoon tea, cakes and Sunday roasts, Wednesday to Sunday from noon. The gift shop in the entrance hall sells gifts, artists' cards and children's pocket-money kits.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Privéfeesten
• Zakelijke evenementen
• Bruiloften / trouwceremonies

Weddings are held in the house, and the Gallery Kitchen hosts receptions, birthdays, society and corporate events.

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