Laing Art Gallery facts for kids

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Laing Art Gallery

Laing Art Gallery
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Location	Newcastle upon Tyne, England

The Laing Art Gallery is a famous art museum in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is located on New Bridge Street West. The gallery building was opened in 1904. It was designed by architects Cackett & Burns Dick. The building is considered very important and is a Grade II listed building. This means it is protected because of its special history and architecture.

The gallery was built thanks to a generous gift from Alexander Laing. He was a local wine merchant who wanted to support art in the city. Today, the gallery is managed by North East Museums. You can find the interesting Blue Carpet artwork right in front of the building. The gallery is free to enter, making it easy for everyone to enjoy art.

What You Can See at the Gallery

The Laing Art Gallery has a wonderful collection of art. You can see many different types of artworks here.

Paintings and Watercolours

The gallery has many paintings, including famous ones.

• One dramatic painting is The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah by John Martin.
• You can also see works by artists like Sir Joshua Reynolds and Edward Burne-Jones.
• Another famous painting is Isabella and the Pot of Basil from 1868 by William Holman Hunt.
• There are also paintings by Ben Nicholson and local artist Ralph Hedley.
• The gallery also has a great collection of watercolours and drawings. These include works from the 1700s and 1800s.
• Artists like J. M. W. Turner and John Sell Cotman have their watercolours displayed here.

Decorative Arts and Glass

Besides paintings, the gallery also shows beautiful historical objects.

• You can see special silver items made in Newcastle.
• In the 1880s, Newcastle was a big producer of glass.
• The gallery displays amazing glass pieces made by William Beilby.
• There are also ceramics, including Maling pottery.
• The gallery also features new and exciting works by artists from the UK.

Special Exhibitions

The Laing Art Gallery often changes its exhibitions. This means there is always something new to see. They have a programme of regularly rotating exhibitions. This makes each visit a fresh experience.

Gallery

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  Reading the News by David Wilkie, 1820

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  The Discovery of the Gunpowder Plot by Henry Perronet Briggs, 1823

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  Wild Cattle of Chillingham by Edwin Landseer, 1867

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  The Catapult by Edward Poynter, 1867

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  Isabella and the Pot of Basil by William Holman Hunt, 1868

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  Laus Veneris by Edward Burne-Jones, 1873

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  The Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne by Arthur Edmund Grimshaw, 1895

External links

• Laing Art Gallery at North East Museums site
• Geolocated 3D Google Earth model of the Laing Art Gallery
• Virtual tour of the Laing Art Gallery provided by Google Arts & Culture