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Guernsey Museum & Art Gallery

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Opened in 1978 combining collections from three former island museums. The design incorporates the old Victorian bandstand from the garden and won the British Museum of the Year Award in 1979. The Rona Cole Art Gallery was added in 2012, named after Helen Rona Cole, the first Director of Guernsey Museum. (inferred from the source page)

Guernsey Museum & Art Gallery is a museum located in Candie Gardens, St Peter Port. Guernsey Museums & Galleries is a division of the States of Guernsey and has operated since 1978. —

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Art galleries

Commercial and public art galleries.

From their website

Art gallery (inferred from the source page)

Museums

Museums and museum operators (history, maritime and island museums).

Quick facts

Legal form
States Entity
Established
1978 · 48 years
Industries served
Education (inferred from the source page)

From their website

Original phrasing from their website — lines covered by a capability above appear within its card.

  • Permanent exhibitions (Archaeology of Guernsey, Treasures From Around the World, Folklore of Guernsey)
  • Rona Cole Art Gallery (inferred from the source page)
  • rolling temporary exhibitions
  • Discovery Room
  • Cabinet of Curiosities
  • Timewarp play area

Credentials

Certifications

  • Guernsey Experience Accreditation

Visiting & access

Wheelchair access
Accessible facilities available
Public transport
Bus routes 31, 41, 42, 61, 71, 81 (inferred from the source page)

Contact

Phone
+44 1481 226518
Email
museums@gov.gg
Website
museums.gov.gg
Social
Address
Candie Gardens, St Peter Port, Guernsey, GY1 1UG

History2

Key dates and recorded company events for Guernsey Museum & Art Gallery.

  • 1979—Won the British Museum of the Year Award
  • 2012—The Rona Cole Art Gallery was added · Named after Helen Rona Cole, the first Director of Guernsey Museum.

Subsidiaries4

Other businesses under Guernsey Museum & Art Gallery, across all of Island Graph.

  • Castle Cornet—St Peter Port

    Castle Cornet is an 800-year-old castle guarding St Peter Port harbour, housing four museums, four period gardens, and featuring a daily Noon-Day Gun firing.

  • Fort Grey Shipwreck Museum—St Pierre du Bois

    Fort Grey Shipwreck Museum is a Martello tower built in 1804 as a Napoleonic War defence, reopened in 1976 as a shipwreck museum in St Pierre du Bois.

  • German Naval Signals HQ—St Peter Port

    German Naval Signals HQ is a museum in St Peter Port, the last operational German naval Signals HQ, which used Enigma code machines decoded by Bletchley Park.

  • Rona Cole Art Gallery—St Peter Port

    Rona Cole Art Gallery is a permanent gallery within the Guernsey Museum at Candie, St Peter Port, displaying around 200 artworks spanning prehistory to post-modernism.

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