The Herbert Art Gallery and Museum in Coventry has programmed an astounding selection of engaging exhibitions from national galleries as part of its £20 million transformation; three of which will be closing over the Christmas and New Year period.

Ana Maria Pacheco: Prints Tales of Darkness and Light will be shown until Sunday, January 4 and both Something That I'll Never Really See: Contemporary Photography from the V&A and Kinopixel: Exploding the Image will finish on Sunday, January 11.

Early in 2009, two major exhibitions will open at The Herbert. Through Other Eyes on display from January 23 - April 19, will showcase Contemporary Art from South Asia that has never been seen before outside of its country of origin. Masterpiece Watercolours and Drawings from National Museums Liverpool provides the opportunity to witness works JMW Turner, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, David Cox, Edward Lear, Peter de Wint and Edward Burne-Jones from January 13 to March 22, 2009.

As ever, all of the permanent galleries, interactive exhibits, history centre, workshops, events and other attractions are open to the public over the Christmas period and New Year completely FREE of charge.

The gallery and museum will close early at 3.30pm on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve and will be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.

The Herbert is usually open from 10am until 5.30pm from Monday to Saturday and from noon until 5pm on Sundays.