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The Cecil Higgins Art Gallery is closed for redevelopment. You can find out more about our plans on our website. The Gallery is due to re-open in 2012/13. General enquires and collection enquires will be taken on 01234 211222 weekdays 9.00am - 5.00pm
The Cecil Higgins Art Gallery is situated in an attractive setting beside Castle Gardens and the River Ouse.
The Victorian Mansion is a recreation of an 1880s home including the world-famous Gothic room containing works by William Burges
There are changing exhibitions of watercolours, prints, drawings from the Gallery's collection which includes artists such as Gainsborough, Cotman, Constable, Turner, Burne-Jones, Sutherland, Freud, Durer, Rembrandt, Picasso and Warhol. (Visitors wishing to see particular works are advised to telephone the Gallery beforehand)
The re-displayed Decorative Art Gallery features ceramics, glass, silver & textiles from the 17th to mid 20th centuries including William Burges, Whitefriars Glass, Arts & Crafts, Tiffany and Edward Bawden.
The history of lace-making can be seen through a comprehensive survey of East Midlands and international lace industries. The Gallery also houses the world famous Thomas Lester Collection of Bedfordshire Maltese Lace.
Access - ramp to building, flat access on ground floor, lift to first floor, disabled toilet and wheelchair available on request.
Self-service coffee lounge and Gallery shop
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Cecil Higgins Art Gallery Postcode for SatNav: MK40 3RP
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Days Out near Cecil Higgins Art Gallery
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Higgins Art Gallery & Musuem (<1 Mile)*
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Moot Hall (1 Mile)*
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Bromham Mill and Gallery (3 Miles)*
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Wild Britain (4 Miles)*
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Swiss Garden (7 Miles)*
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Wrest Park (9 Miles)*
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Cowper & Newton Museum (10 Miles)*
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Woburn Safari Park (10 Miles)*
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Woburn Abbey (10 Miles)*
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Santa Pod Raceway (12 Miles)*
Places to Visit near Cecil Higgins Art Gallery
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Bedford (<1 Mile)*
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Moggerhanger (5 Miles)*
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Northill (6 Miles)*
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Old Warden (6 Miles)*
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Marston Moretaine (7 Miles)*
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Ampthill (7 Miles)*
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Cold Brayfield (7 Miles)*
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Roxton (7 Miles)*
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Sandy (7 Miles)*
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Clophill (7 Miles)*
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