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Christ Church, Hartlepool, now Hartlepool Art Gallery
Detail from St. Hilda at Hartlepool by James Clark (Oil Painting)
Detail from St Hilda at Hartlepool by James Clark (1858–1943), born in West Hartlepool, at Hartlepool Art Gallery

Hartlepool Art Gallery is an art gallery in Hartlepool, County Durham, England.

The gallery opened in 1996 (29 years ago) (1996). It is located in Church Square within Christ Church, a restored Victorian church, built in 1854 and designed by the architect Edward Buckton Lamb (1806–1869). The building has a 100-foot tower with six bells, which can still be rung.

Hartlepool Art Gallery is co-located with a tourist information centre close to Hartlepool railway station and the town centre. The temporary exhibition programme includes crafts, contemporary and fine art, and photography. There is also a permanent collection. The gallery is run by Hartlepool Borough Council.

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