Established | 1874 |
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Location | Broad Street, Hereford, Herefordshire, England HR4 9AU |
Type | Regional museum, art gallery, history museum, decorative arts museum, natural history museum, local museum, archaeological museum |
Public transit access | www |
Website | www |
The Hereford Museum and Art Gallery is a museum and art gallery located in the cathedral city of Hereford, Herefordshire, England.[1]
Opened in 1874, through the generosity of Sir James Rankin MP, President of the Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club. The museum and art gallery had around 1,000 objects on permanent display. The displays cover local history, natural sciences and fine and decorative arts. The museum is part of Herefordshire Council's Museum Service.
The museum and art gallery is currently closed for a major redevelopment.[2]