Stanley Spencer Gallery

Location

Cookham on Thames

The Stanley Spencer Gallery at Cookham-on-Thames, Berkshire.

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The Stanley Spencer Gallery is unique, being the only gallery in Britain devoted exclusively to an artist in the village where he was born and spent most of his life. Spencer was strongly influenced by the river and his religious beliefs, and the gallery occupies the former Victorian Methodist Chapel where Spencer was taken as a child to worship.

At the end of September 2007, a year after closing for an £800,000 total refurbishment, the Stanley Spencer Gallery in Cookham, Berkshire, reopened to the public.

The gallery opened in 1962 as a memorial to the artist Stanley Spencer (1891-1959) who had been born and worked for much of his life in the village. He now has international stature and is widely recognised as one of the most important British artists of the 20th century.

Run entirely by volunteers, the gallery holds a fine collection of more than 120 works. Renovations in the gallery, a former Methodist chapel used by Spencer as a child, now allow more works to be displayed at any one time.

The reopening exhibition is called 'That Sacred Piece of Ground,' and shows 47 paintings and drawings; the title a reference Spencer himself made to the old chapel. A new acquisition now on show is called 'Ecstasy in a Wesleyan Chapel', drawn from memories of Spencer's childhood.

Opening Times

Open New Year
Open All Year
01/04/2010 - 31/10/2010
DayTimes
Monday10:3017:30
Tuesday10:3017:30
Wednesday10:3017:30
Thursday10:3017:30
Friday10:3017:30
Saturday10:3017:30
Sunday10:3017:30
BankHolidayClosed
01/11/2010 - 31/03/2011
DayTimes
MondayClosed
TuesdayClosed
WednesdayClosed
Thursday11:0016:30
Friday11:0016:30
Saturday11:0016:30
Sunday11:0016:30
BankHolidayClosed

Ticket Information

Ticket TypeTicket Tariff
Adult£3.00 per ticket
Concessions£2.00 per ticket
Under 16sFree

Note: Prices are a guide only and may change on a daily basis.

Contact Details

Kings Hall
High Street
Cookham on Thames
Berkshire
SL6 9SJ

Tel: +44 01628 471885

Facilities

Provider Preferences

  • Indoor Attraction
  • No Smoking Attraction
  • Village Location

Accessibility

  • Accessible Lift
  • All Areas Accessible to Disabled Visitors
  • Facilities for Visually Impaired Visitors - Large print guides, Gallery guide is available in large print.
  • Guide Dogs Permitted
  • Ramp/Level Access

Children & Infants

  • Babes in Arms
  • Children’s packs

Parking & Transport

  • On street parking only
  • Railway station within 5 miles
  • Railway station within walking distance

Catering

  • Picnic Site

Payment Methods

  • Groups Accepted - Essential to prebook.Pre-booking essential preferably Mon-Fri, mornings. Groups of 25 and over may be split NO GROUP RATES
  • Maestro
  • MasterCard
  • Max group size - 50
  • Min group size - 6
  • Open by appointment only - Extra Charge

Establishment Features

  • Air conditioning throughout
  • All weather attraction
  • Gift shop
  • Guided tours by arrangement
  • Open on bank holidays
  • Printed Material in Foreign Languages
  • Special Opening for Groups by Arrangement

Tours and Demonstrations

  • Educational Visits Accepted
  • Guided Tours Available for Groups

Printed Material in Foreign Languages

  • Chinese printed material
  • Danish printed material
  • French printed material
  • German printed material
  • Japanese printed material
  • Russian printed material
  • Spanish printed material

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