Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum

The Cheltenham Art Galley & Museum contains a wide range of materials, including: history, archaeology, paintings, and arts & crafts.  There is also a section on Edward Wilson, Cheltenham’s Antarctic explorer who died alongside Scott.  Many of the paintings featured in the gallery are donated by the people of Cheltenham.

The art gallery was opened in 1899 when the third Baron de Ferrieres, a former Mayor & MP for Cheltenham, gave 43 paintings to the town.  In 1905 the museum proper was opened when the Schools of Art and Science vacated the rooms next to the gallery.

In 1989 the HRH Princess Royal opened an extension to the Art Gallery & Museum, which is where the present entrance is located.

For more information visit the Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum website.

The Gustav Holst Birthplace Museum

The Gustav Holst Birthplace museum is located in the Regency terraced house where Holst was born in 1874.  The museum tells the story of the man who composed ‘The Planets’, and has a display of his belongings.

Visitors can also experience Regency, Victorian, and Edwardian style rooms.

For more information visit the Holst museum website.