Renaissance in the South West

On this page you can find contact details for the South West Hub and its partners and MLA South West. There is also information about Designated collections in the region and information about the support available to all the region's museums.

Hub contact details

Hub manager:
Harriet Downing
Address: Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery, Queens Road, Bristol BS8 1RL
Tel: 0117 922 4653
e-mail: harriet.downing@bristol.gov.uk
Website: http://www.mlasouthwest.org.uk has up-to-date information on hub activities

MLA South West contact details

MLA South West
Address: Creech Castle, Bathpool, Taunton, Somerset TA1 2DX
Tel: 01823 259 696
Fax: 01823 270 933
e-mail: general@mlasouthwest.org.uk
Website: www.mlasouthwest.org.uk

Hub partner contact details

Bristol Museums and Art Gallery (lead partner) 
Address: Queen’s Road, Bristol BS8 1RL
Tel: 0117 922 3571  Fax: 0117 922 2047
e-mail: general_museum@bristol-city.gov.uk
Website: www.bristol-city.gov.uk/museums

Plymouth City Museum & Art Gallery
Address: Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AJ
Tel: 01752 304774 Fax: 01752 304775
e-mail: enquiry@plymouthmuseum.gov.uk 
Website: www.plymouthmuseum.gov.uk

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, Exeter
Address: Queen Street, Exeter EX4 3RX
Tel: 01392 665858 Fax: 01392 421252
e-mail: ramm@exeter.gov.uk
Website: www.exeter.gov.uk

Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro
Address: River Street, Truro TR1 2SJ
Tel: 01872 272205 Fax: 01872 240514
e-mail: enquiries@royalcornwallmuseum.org.uk
Website: www.royalcornwallmuseum.org.uk

Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum, Bournemouth
Address: East Cliff, Bournemouth BH1 3AA
Tel: 01202 451858 Fax: 01202 451851
e-mail: diane.edge@bournemouth.gov.uk
Website: www.russell-cotes.bournemouth.gov.uk

Designated collections in the South West

In the South West the following museums hold Designated Collections:

• Bath & North East Somerset Heritage Services: Fashion Museum and Roman Baths Museum: www.bathnes.gov.uk/bathNES/leisureandculture/museumsandgalleries/default.html
• Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum: www.cheltenhammuseum.org.uk
• Salisbury & South Wiltshire Museum: www.salisbury.org.uk
• Tank Museum, Bovington: www.tankmuseum.co.uk/home.html
• Wiltshire Heritage Museum: www.wiltshireheritage.org.uk
• The Waterways Trust, Gloucester site: www.thewaterwaystrust.org.uk

Designated Collections held by Hub museums:

• Bristol City Council Museums, Galleries & Archives Service: City Museum & Art Gallery, Bristol Industrial Museum, Red Lodge & Blaise Castle House Museum
• Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter
• Plymouth City Museum & Art Gallery

You can see the full list of Designated Collections, including those held by libraries and archives in the Designation section of the MLA website. The Renaissance Designation Challenege Fund (DCF) has provided funding for a number of designated collections held by museums. You can find out more in the DCF section.

Support for all museums in the South West

The Renaissance Museum Development Fund (MDF) provides funding to MLA regional agencies to offer advice and support to non-hub museums in their region. The advice and support offered varies in each region. The South West hub and MLA South West have worked together to produce a statement of the support available to museums in the region.

South West joint statement of support available (PDF 108KB)