Graves Art Gallery

Graves Art Gallery is in the centre of Sheffield above the Central Library and close to the Millennium Galleries. It shows permanent displays from the city’s collections of 19th and 20th century British and European art as well as a programme of temporary exhibitions. The collection encapsulates the story of the development of Modern Art. The main trends and movements are traced through works by many well-known artists, from Pablo Picasso and Pie... More

Graves Art Gallery is in the centre of Sheffield above the Central Library and close to the Millennium Galleries. It shows permanent displays from the city’s collections of 19th and 20th century British and European art as well as a programme of temporary exhibitions. The collection encapsulates the story of the development of Modern Art. The main trends and movements are traced through works by many well-known artists, from Pablo Picasso and Pierre Bonnard to Sir Stanley Spencer and Helen Chadwick. It is currently administered by Museums Sheffield. The Graves Art Gallery opened in 1934 with the financial support of local business man John George Graves, who made his fortune out of one of the country’s earlieast mail order businesses. Graves also presented his art collection to the city. This was displayed in the gallery. The Graves Art Gallery has often shown temporary exhibitions alongside the permanent displays, a policy established by the first Director John Rothenstein, who later...

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