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Bedford Museum will be closed for refurbishment from October 2010.
Please click on this PDF for further explanation.
Bedford Gallery remains open until April 2011 for featured exhibitions which are as follows:
R100 & R101: Airships at Cardington – until December 19th
High Kicks & Low Life: Toulouse-Lautrec Prints. A Touring Exhibition from the British Museum – Jan 15th – April 10th 2011.
In the heart of Bedford close to the Castle Mound and Castle Bailey Gardens lies Bedford's Cultural Quarter
Bedford Museum
Housed in the former Higgins and Sons Brewery, Bedford Museum is situated within the picturesque gardens of Bedford Castle mound, beside the Great Ouse Embankment.
The collections reflect the human and natural history of Bedford and the surrounding area.
Visit the Bedford Museum website
Cecil Higgins Art Gallery
The Cecil Higgins Art Gallery is currently closed for refurbishment
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Bedford Gallery
Bedford Gallery is a new state of the art exhibition venue, opened on April 1st 2009. A grant of £2.5 million has enabled the refurbishment of two historic buildings, Bedford Gallery and the Hexagon. These works form Phase 1 of the overall vision to refurbish Cecil Higgins Art Gallery and Bedford Museum, flagship facilities in Bedford’s Cultural Quarter
An exciting programme of events are on offer throughout 2010, such as Clocking In and The Unknown Artist: Stanley Lewis and his contemporaries.
