PORTSMOUTH CITY MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY

Portsmouth City Museum and Art Gallery is a local museum featuring varied pieces of art, making it one of the most interesting places to go in Portsmouth. The exhibits and galleries here illustrate the city’s heritage, tell the life of Arthur Conan Doyle and the history of Portsmouth Football Club. The museum also showcases temporary exhibits along with its permanent collection.

Established in 1972, the Portsmouth City Museum and Art Gallery is a local museum dedicated to the city of Portsmouth. Flaunting a huge red brick building architecture, the museum houses a plenty of artefacts, decorative artworks, and vintage items illustrating the story of the city and its inhabitants. Besides the vast collection of exhibits and special displays showcased in the museum, it also arranges for entertaining events and tours throughout the year.

The ‘No Place like Pompeii’ exhibition glorifies the city of Portsmouth, its people and the geography while ‘Portsmouth at Play’ is a portrayal of how people enjoyed their time off. You can relive the lives of the residents of the city in the 17th century and witness how much they have changed over the centuries at the ‘Living in Portsmouth’ gallery. You should also visit the ‘A Study in Sherlock’ exhibition to discover the life of Arthur Conan Doyle, his life at Portsmouth and his novels.

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Highlights

• Witness decorative arts in the permanent collection of the museum like paintings, sculptures, ceramics, textile and furniture relating to Portsmouth.
• Indulge in fun events such as behind-the-scenes tours around the gallery and scavenger search organised by the museum.
• Visit ‘A Study in Sherlock’ exhibition to discover the life of author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, his initial detective novels and his famous Sherlock Holmes stories.
• Take a trip through the journey of Portsmouth’s Football Club and explore their history with the memorabilia, trophies and items of the players at ‘Football in the City’ exhibition.