SHREWSBURY MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY
The county’s flagship museum and art gallery, Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery (SM&AG), occupies the old Victorian Music Hall and 13th Century Vaughan’s Mansion, sitting proudly in the town square. Visitors enjoy FREE entry to the whole museum and donations are most welcome, even just a £1 will help support the Museum. Visits are enhanced by a program of family-friendly events, including courses, workshops for schools, talks, weekly toddler groups, holiday activities, and extraordinary one-off events inspired by our temporary exhibitions programme.
Accessible to all the museum brings to life the Roman, Medieval, Tudor and Stuart eras as well as sharing some of the most prominent local history in our Shropshire gallery.
Enjoy school-holiday family events at Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery from Special Exhibitions to workshops and talks. Fine art from the collection is on display throughout the galleries.
The Museum Café offers brunch, lunch and kids menus all designed by our excellent Chef, Wayne.
The Museum Gift Shop and Visitor Information Centre are open all day for tourism, tips and information, as well as inspiring gifts and souvenirs to celebrate your visit. There is lift access to all floors and knowledgeable, approachable staff and volunteers always on-hand to guide and inform you.
During the Arts Trail, the Museum will be one of the two main venues exhibiting local artists’ and makers’ art works in the Open Exhibition as well as an inspiring exhibition of internationally renowned artists including the British Impressionist, Wyndford Dewhurst, (1864-1941), known as ‘Manchester’s Monet’, who exhibited regularly at London galleries and at the Royal Academy of Arts.
With a programme of summer holiday events and craft activities there is always something to enjoy at Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery.
Full details can be found on the What’s On pages:
https://www.shropshiremuseums.org.uk/events
You can follow them on Facebook and Instagram
@shrewsburymuseum
Opening Times
Tuesday – Saturday: 10.00 am – 4.00 pm
Sunday & Monday Closed (However,the Museum will be open for the August Bank Holiday: Sunday 30th and Monday 31st August 2026)
