Shire Hall Gallery
The Shire Hall Gallery is the largest venue in Staffordshire dedicated to providing access to, and promoting the visual arts and crafts. Situated in a fascinating Grade II listed building formerly used as the Crown Court the Shire Hall Gallery offers visitors a mixture of old and new with something for everyone!
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The Shire Hall Gallery provide a constantly changing exhibition programme|||| and an area dedicated to promoting and selling artists work. Details of previous exhibitions can be found on the Exhibitions Archive|||| pages.
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Staffordshire Arts & Museum Service also commission|||| specialist pieces of work from artists for permanent or temporary exhibition at the Shire Hall Gallery.
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The Shire Hall Gallery Craft Shop|||| offers you the opportunity to buy the best contemporary crafts being produced today. You can join the Friends of the Shire Hall Gallery|||| to enjoy discounts and access to special events.
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Interested in buying work from us? The Own Art|||| scheme is designed to make it easy and affordable for everyone to buy contemporary works of art and craft including paintings, photography, sculpture, glassware and furniture.
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You can enjoy a variety of activities and events|||| that accompany the exhibitions to help you find out more or to give you an opportunity to get making yourself.
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You can also visit our Multi-Sensory Room|||| where you can relax or engage in stimulating play.
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At the Shire Hall you can also visit the Historic Court Room|||| where many a villain was sent down! If you are a teacher and would like to arrange a visit, you can download our 'Court in Action'|||| packs. Hire of the Gallery facilities||||, including the Courtroom and Great Hall, is also available.
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Why not try the Balcony Coffee Bar|||| where you can relax and enjoy a view over the Great Hall with a superb collection of teas, coffees, cakes and savouries.
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The Shire Hall Gallery is a Quality Assured Visitor Attraction and carries the Welcome to Excellence mark for customer service. Court One is an MLA accredited museum and the Gallery is a member of the Heart of England Galleries Group||||. We are also a Family Friendly venue and have signed up to the Freedom to Feed programme.
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Keep up to date with all the latest news by joining the Shire Hall Gallery's Facebook|||| page! Be amongst the first to find out about special offers and events, see what's been happening in our workshop and activity sessions, browse behind-the-scenes images of exhibitions before they open and keep up to date with all of our latest news!
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To speak to a member of staff about any of the Shire Hall Gallery services telephone 01785 278345, or see our Contacts|||| page for further details.
Families
The Shire Hall Gallery is a Family Friendly venue and welcomes visitors with children. The Gallery provides a children's activity area with opportunities for drawing, colouring and play. The children's activity area is changed regularly to reflect the themes of our exhibitions.
Parents and carers are welcome to bring pushchairs into the Gallery.
Baby changing facilities are available.
Activities and Workshops|||| are available for children and families, many of these activities are free!
The Balcony Coffee Bar|||| also welcomes families, highchairs and bottle-warming are available.
Visitors with disabilities
At the Shire Hall Gallery we aim to welcome all visitors with disabilities. The Gallery area is wheelchair accessible and exhibition space, craft shop, children's activity area and reception desk are all on one level. The Balcony Coffee Bar (located on the second floor) is accessible via a wheelchair lift, and can also be accessed from the Shire Hall library. Limited wheelchair access is also available in the Court Room.
Toilet facilities are available for wheelchair users and those with impaired mobility.
The Shire Hall Gallery reception desk has a hearing induction loop available.
Information can be provided on request in large print or Braille.
Guide dogs and hearing dogs are welcome.
The Gallery offers a Multi-Sensory room which allows visitors to experience different light, sound and tactile sensations. Our aim is to make this room available for use by all of our visitors, and we hope that it will be of particular interest to visitors of all ages with physical, visual and hearing impairments.
Contact the Shire Hall Gallery for further information on 01785 278345
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