Reopening 17 May

The Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Coventry Archives and Alfred's Café will reopen to the public on Monday 17 May 2021, subject to government guidance.

Our refreshed spaces, and permanent galleries await. ‘2 Tone: Lives & Legacies’ and ‘UnNatural History’ will open to the public on Friday 28 May.  

Upcoming Exhibition

The exhibition of works by international naturalists and artists will explore the role of the artist as an intrinsic part of the science of natural history, enabling our modern understanding of ecology, climate change, extinction and the threats to biodiversity.

The exhibition has been organised in partnership with Invisible Dust.

Upcoming Exhibition

The first-ever major exhibition in the UK devoted to the 2 Tone music sensation.

The exhibition will feature fashion items and memorabilia, including the iconic 2 Tone suit, Roddy Radiation’s pork pie hat, Fred Perry polo shirt and the Harrington jacket.

The exhibition has been organised in partnership with Coventry Music Museum.

What Photography and Incarceration have in Common with an Empty Vase

Edgar Martins' new work results from a collaboration with inmates, incarcerated in the West Midlands their families and a myriad of other individuals and community groups in the region.

Developed by Edgar Martins from a commission with GRAIN Project.

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