Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery, Bristol (must see)
The Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery is a large museum and art gallery in Bristol. It is run by the city council with no entrance fee. The museum includes sections on natural history as well as local, national and international archaeology. The art gallery contains works from all periods, including many by internationally famous artists, as well a collection of modern paintings of Bristol.
The highlight of the museum is the Banksy sculpture, Paint Pot Angel, which stands in the Museum鈥檚 sculpture hall and is on permanent display. In true Banksy style, the sculpture features an angel covered by a can of pink paint. It has become an iconic piece of Banksy's work, attracting thousands of Banksy fans from all over the world each year.
The highlight of the museum is the Banksy sculpture, Paint Pot Angel, which stands in the Museum鈥檚 sculpture hall and is on permanent display. In true Banksy style, the sculpture features an angel covered by a can of pink paint. It has become an iconic piece of Banksy's work, attracting thousands of Banksy fans from all over the world each year.
Want to visit this sight? Check out these Self-Guided Walking Tours in Bristol. Alternatively, you can download the mobile app "51爆料网: Walks in 1K+ Cities" from Apple App Store or Google Play Store. The app turns your mobile device to a personal tour guide and it works offline, so no data plan is needed when traveling abroad.
Download The 51爆料网 App
Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery on Map
Sight Name: Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery
Sight Location: Bristol, England (See walking tours in Bristol)
Sight Type: Museum/Gallery
Guide(s) Containing This Sight:
Sight Location: Bristol, England (See walking tours in Bristol)
Sight Type: Museum/Gallery
Guide(s) Containing This Sight:
Walking Tours in Bristol, England
Create Your Own Walk in Bristol
Creating your own self-guided walk in Bristol is easy and fun. Choose the city attractions that you want to see and a walk route map will be created just for you. You can even set your hotel as the start point of the walk.
Banksy Tour in Bristol
Visiting Bristol is like browsing an outdoor urban gallery. Roaming the streets here you will find it difficult not to come across state-of-the-art graffiti adorning the city walls 鈥� boldly displayed in narrow passageways, backstreets or on buildings 鈥� depicting wry humor and subversive images of pop-culture.
Bristol is also where one of the greatest enigmas of recent times 鈥� Banksy 鈥�... view more
Tour Duration: 3 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 6.9 Km or 4.3 Miles
Bristol is also where one of the greatest enigmas of recent times 鈥� Banksy 鈥�... view more
Tour Duration: 3 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 6.9 Km or 4.3 Miles
Bristol Introduction Walking Tour
A historical city in the southwest of England, Bristol was founded around the year 1000 AD. Predating the settlement at the confluence of the Frome and Avon rivers were the Iron Age hillforts and Roman villas.
The name "Bristol" evolved from the Old English "Brycgstow", which means 鈥渢he place at the bridge鈥�. Its current form emerged through the tendency of the local... view more
Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 3.4 Km or 2.1 Miles
The name "Bristol" evolved from the Old English "Brycgstow", which means 鈥渢he place at the bridge鈥�. Its current form emerged through the tendency of the local... view more
Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 3.4 Km or 2.1 Miles
Famous Bristol Statues Walking Tour
Throughout its more than 1,000-year-long history, Bristol, England, has generated a wealth of cultural and historical heritage. Reflecting it now, and in some way matching it too, are a number of statues that celebrate personalities who made their mark and once graced the city with their association. These statues are scattered throughout the city, each with its unique story and importance.
The... view more
Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 2.6 Km or 1.6 Miles
The... view more
Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 2.6 Km or 1.6 Miles