Turner House Gallery

Turner House Gallery (2009)

Turner House Gallery is an art gallery in Penarth near Cardiff, Wales.

The gallery was built in 1887/8, designed by architect Edwin Seward in a Queen Anne style^[1] for the rich local flour merchant, James Pyke Thompson.^[2] Pyke Thompson used the gallery to exhibit his collection of J.M.W. Turner paintings (hence the name of the gallery) with free entrance to the public.^[3]

Turner House Gallery was acquired by the National Museum of Wales in 1921 and used to display the museum's secondary public art collection.^[3]

The building was given Grade II listed status in 1993.^[4]

In 2003 Turner House was taken over by the registered charity, Ffotogallery, and has subsequently been used for photography-based exhibitions.^[3] In 2014/15 the gallery became part of a wider Artes Mundi exhibition, staging works by Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson and Croatian artist Sanja Iveković for Artes Mundi 6.^[5]

References

↑ Newman, John (2001), The Buildings of Wales: Glamorgan, Penguin Books, p. 104, ISBN 0-14-071056-6
↑ Ings, David (2013), "Plymouth Road/Turner House Gallery", Penarth Through Time, Amberley Publishing, ISBN 978-1-445630229
1 2 3 "No Paintings On Show At Penarth's Only Remaining Art Gallery". Penarth Daily News. 2 March 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
↑ "Turner House Art Galley, Plymouth Road, Penarth". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
↑ Crichton-Miller, Emma (13 November 2014). "Artes Mundi: international art in Cardiff". Apollo Magazine. Retrieved 18 January 2015.

External links

Turner House, Ffotogallery.org

Museums and art galleries in Wales

Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales	National Museum Cardiff St Fagans National History Museum Big Pit National Coal Museum National Wool Museum National Roman Legion Museum National Slate Museum National Waterfront Museum

Natural history	National Museum Cardiff Swansea Museum Tenby Museum and Art Gallery Newport Museum and Art Gallery

Ancient history	Roman Baths Museum

Galleries and art	Dylan Thomas Boathouse Dylan Thomas Centre Glynn Vivian Art Gallery Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre MOMA, Wales Oriel Mostyn Oriel Ynys Môn Turner House Gallery

Industry	Bersham Ironworks Blaenavon Ironworks Cefn Coed Colliery Museum Kidwelly Industrial Museum Llechwedd Slate Caverns Newtown Textile Museum Pierhead Building South Wales Miners' Museum Sygun Copper Mine

Military	Monmouth Museum South Wales Borderers Museum Museum of the Welsh Soldier Pembroke Dock Flying Boat Centre

Local history	Abergavenny Museum Brecknock Museum Cardiff Story Museum Carmarthenshire County Museum Ceredigion Museum Chepstow Museum Haverfordwest Town Museum Lampeter Museum Llancaiach Fawr Llandrindod Wells Museum Llanidloes Museum Milford Haven Museum Narberth Museum Newport Museum Parc Howard Museum Pontypool Museum Powysland Museum Scolton Manor Swansea Museum Tenby Museum and Art Gallery Wrexham County Borough Museum

Motoring	Llangollen Motor Museum Pembrokeshire Motor Museum Pendine Museum of Speed

Railways	Conwy Valley Railway Museum Narrow Gauge Railway Museum Penrhyn Castle Railway Museum

Maritime	Holyhead Maritime Museum National Coracle Centre

Other	National Cycle Collection Welsh Sports Hall of Fame

Coordinates: 51°26′09″N 3°10′25″W / 51.4358°N 3.1737°W / 51.4358; -3.1737

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