Bermuda National Gallery
The Bermuda National Gallery is the ideal introduction to the visual arts and culture in Bermuda. Located on the second floor of the City Hall & Arts Centre in the heart of Hamilton, it is the home of the national art collection, showing both Bermuda and world art and is at the centre of the Island’s thriving arts scene.
The museum has a diverse collection and exhibition programme of past and present works by local and international artists that tells Bermuda’s history through its fine and decorative arts as well as reflecting Bermuda’s varied multicultural heritage.
The museum opened in 1992 with a core collection of European masters c.1500 - 1850 including Gainsborough, Reynolds and Murillo which is now known as The Watlington Collection. Other permanent collections include the African Collection (African figures, masks and royal regalia), the Contemporary Collection of 20th century work, the Photography Collection (a selection of black and white photographs by Bermudian international photojournalist Richard Saunders) and the Print Collection (which includes Hale Woodruff linocuts depicting powerful images of African-American life).
Free tours of the gallery are offered every Thursday commencing at 10:30.
From Fall through early summer, the Gallery hosts a series of evening lectures by visiting art historians and curators as well as free lunchtime lectures on Wednesdays (12.30 - 1.30 p.m.). Check the calendar on the Gallery website for latest listings and ticket information.
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