Art galleries exhibition spaces foundations and cultural centers Southwest

Like all self-respecting British cities, Bath has a public gallery displaying a wide variety of artworks from many different periods. Created in 1900 to celebrate Queen Victoria's jubilee, it is housed in a beautiful listed building. Over 1,500 pieces are on display, including numerous paintings dating from the ^18th century to the present day. Turner and Gainsborough in particular are featured, but there are also more modern artists. The gallery also offers courses and lectures, as well as private tours.

The Tate St Ives, little sister of the London Tates, was inaugurated by Prince Charles in June 1993. The quality collection features works by local and regional artists including Ben Nicholson and Barbara Hepworth. Also on view are temporary exhibitions by contemporary artists, with works regularly borrowed from the London head office. The museum has several floors and the galleries are lit by bay windows with views of the beach and the sea. The building itself is worth a visit. Inside, each room studies a specific theme. The Tate St Ives, like the Tate Modern in London, plays on pedagogy. For example, it is a perfect link between the artists of St Ives, the rest of the English artists and international artists such as Mondrian, Matisse or Braque. The elaborate scenography draws interesting parallels and also connects St Ives with the great artistic and historical periods. In the end, all these artists were friends: Hepworth helped Mondrian to move to London. Many also came to Cornwall and fell in love with the landscapes of this enchanting region. Don't miss the paintings of Alfred Wallis, a Cornish fisherman and artist. We love this naive, authentic art. Many artists have been inspired by this fisherman who paints to return to a certain form of simplicity in art. The Tate St Ives, is really a beautiful artistic stop not to be missed in the heart of this city of art and culture.

Learn about the frequent demonstrations of crafts (pottery, engraving, watercolour, enluminure…).

A train, a weather station, a boat, so far the miniature village has nothing very surprising, but on the turn of a mini-hill, you discover a beach of nudist model reduced, finally a little originality! The visit will entertain children, parents perhaps a little less.

This contemporary art centre presents, through a cinema, a bookshop and five galleries, various programmes by British and foreign artists. Highly multimedia, the Arnolfini art centre does not exclude any mode of expression: painting, drawing, sculpture and video are thus put to work here. The café is very pleasant and has a terrace on the quays. There is also a specialised bookshop on site, so that you can continue learning and discovering at home and at your own pace. Information and bookings can be made online.