Opening times, Admission, Access for Disabled Visitors, Directions, Volunteers, Evening Openings
| Cecil Higgins Art Gallery Castle Lane Bedford MK40 3RP Tel: 01234 211222 Email: chag@bedford.gov.uk |
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| Opening Times | Tuesday - Saturday 11am - 5pm Sunday 2-5pm Closed Mondays (except Bank Holidays), Christmas Day, Boxing Day and Good Friday N.B. The Art Gallery will be closed from Monday 18 June and is due to re-open in 2009. |
| Admission | FREE |
| Access for Disabled Visitors | The Gallery has access for wheelchair users and a lift to the upper floor. Wheelchair available, please contact the Gallery in advance. There are toilets on the ground floor for disabled visitors. However, there are steps to the Gallery's Costume Room and Education Room. |
| Directions |
From North and West: M1 motorway, junction 14 (Milton Keynes); A422 to A428 (Bromham Road) and A6 to town centre. From Milton Keynes: A422 - A428 - A6 (A6 becomes Bedford High Street) From Clapham: A6 to centre (A6 becomes Bedford High Street) From South (London): M1 motorway, junction 13 (Woburn/Ampthill); A421 - B531 (Bedford Road/Kempston Road) then A6 to centre. From Luton: A6 to centre. From Stevenage, Hitchin, St. Albans etc.: A1 - A428 (Goldington Road); left at Polhill Avenue/Newnham Avenue traffic lights; right at the Embankment. From East (Cambridge): A428 (Goldington Road); left at Polhill Avenue/Newnham Avenue traffic lights; right at the Embankment. |
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Volunteers
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If you want experience of
working in a museum to help you find a job in the sector or if you just
like being around wonderful objects we want you! We welcome volunteers
to help with cataloguing, changing displays, running tours and events
and lots more. Contact us on 01234 211222 or email chag@bedford.gov.uk |
| Educational | We rely on a team of volunteers to run holiday activities and sessions for schoolchildren. If you have experience of working with children and would like to find out more, please telephone the Education Office on 01234 217418 or email educationservice@bedford.gov.uk |
| Evening Openings | Would you like a private evening function at the Gallery? Please contact us and we will create an evening to suit your needs. |
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