Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery
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Built by the Normans in the 11th century, Norwich Castle was designed to be a royal palace.
While it never served its original purpose, in the thousand years since its construction the castle has been used variously as a military fort, a county jail and, most recently, a museum. Today, Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery is home to collections of fine art, archaeology and natural history, as well as touring exhibitions from national galleries.
In 2015, the Museum & Art Gallery ran a highly successful Art Happens crowdfunding campaign to re-gild the frame of one of their rarest and most famous paintings, The Paston Treasure.
Visitor information
Address
Castle Hill, Norwich, Norfolk, NR1 3JU
01603 493625
Opening times
Mon-Sat 10am-4.30pm
Sun 1pm-4.30pm
Refurbishments
Norwich Castle: Royal Palace re-born Between 2020-2022, building work to transform the Castle Keep back to its original lay-out as a Norman royal palace will take place. For the duration of the work, the museum's art, natural history and archeology galleries will remain open and new activities and displays will give visitors the chance to find out more about the work as it unfolds. Visitors are encouraged to go to: www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk/norwich-castle for information on the work and how it may affect their visit.
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