Exhibitions at Bristol's museums

Plan some fantastic visits to our museums and galleries and don't miss the best exhibitions in town.

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Bristol Museum and Art Gallery

Ten drawings by Leonardo da Vinci: a Diamond Jubilee celebration
31 March to 10 June 2012
Free Entry

Bristol Museum and Art Gallery will host a tour of ten of Leonardo da Vinci's finest drawings from the Royal Collection. The exhibition forms part of the celebrations of the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty The Queen in 2012. These drawings have been selected from the unparalleled holdings of the Royal Library to reflect the whole range of Leonardo's activities.

Find out more about the exhibition and its exciting and diverse programme of events and activities.

Artist Rooms. Raw materials: Four American Artists: 1972 to 2007
30 June to 23 September 2012
Free Entry

Major works from the Artist Rooms collection of international contemporary art, is coming to Bristol. Raw Materials brings together icons of American art whose work has been a major influence on art today: Jenny Holzer, Bruce Nauman, Ed Ruscha and Lawrence Weiner have pioneered new approaches to art since the 1960s.

More information on our Raw materials: Four American Artists page 

M Shed

Bristol Urban Sport
22 May 2012 - 9 September 2012
Free Entry

Coinciding with the arrival of the Olympic torch into the city, Bristol Urban Sport explores the range of sports that take place using the city's infrastructure - both the natural landscape and the urban environment. The exhibition will uncover the more unusual sporting activities that have taken place in the city and tap into the wide range of alternative sports that take place across Bristol today.

This exhibition will bring together contemporary and historical stories to give a picture of people who use the city for sport. Revealing why the city's unique landscape influence particular sports and visa versa.

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