Nottingham Castle Museum & Art Gallery
Lenton Road, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Open today: from 11:00 until 16:00
Exhibition information
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- Permanent exhibition
Nottingham Lace Gallery
The current Lace Gallery in Nottingham Castle was created in 2021, but when the Castle first opened for the public, with the name “Museum and Art Gallery” back in 1878, one of its exhibitions was the “Fine Art Lace & Needlework”.
Nottingham Museums have been collecting machine-made and handmade lace, and lace machinery since 1878 when Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery first opened! During the 1890s, a textile gallery was created in what had been the kitchen wing of the Castle, which aimed to showcase the products of Nottingham’s famous lace industry.
When the recent project to refurbish and redisplay Nottingham Castle was first conceived, a lace gallery was reintroduced, to highlight the importance of Nottingham’s Lace Industry to a new generation, because Nottingham is the place where machines to make lace were invented.
Working with designers Casson Mann, Nottingham Museums’ staff researched, selected objects and stories to create the Lace Gallery to showcase highlights from our collections of Nottingham Lace and Machinery. The Lace and Lace Machinery collections of Nottingham Museums have ‘Designated’ status, awarded by Arts Council England in recognition of the National importance of the collection.
Exhibitions and events
Museum of the Mercian Regiment
Permanent exhibitionDiscover 300 years of history of bravery, leadership, duty and sacrifice since 1741 for Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. The gallery tells the history of the Mercian Regiment and its Antecedent...
The Long Gallery
Permanent exhibitionThis space houses a permanent display of the best of the museum's fine art. The painting collection covers British and European art ranging in date from the 11th century to the present day. ...
'Katha' Exhibition: Evolving Identities
Temporary exhibition at Nottingham Castle Museum & Art Gallery until 01.11.2026Launching from: Friday 8th November 2024 Our Nottingham City Museum’s curators have been working with Nottingham Trent University in relation to our World Cultures collections. Each student...
Open Questions: Spotlight Exhibition
Temporary exhibition at Nottingham Castle Museum & Art Gallery until 04.10.2026Open Questions Community-Powered Perspectives on the Nottingham City Museums and Galleries Stores With Streetwise Opera, Pamoja, Forever Young and Fearless Youth Association Produced by StoryArcs...
The People You Love Become Ghosts Inside of You Robert Montgomery
Temporary exhibition at Nottingham Castle Museum & Art Gallery until 06.09.20262 May to 6 September 2026 Robert Montgomery is a Scottish-born, London-based contemporary artist and poet. He is renowned for his large-scale light works using words and poetry installed in public...
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