Bristol gallery of craft and design
The Stradling Collection is a remarkable collection of C20th and C21st design and applied arts. It contains almost 2000 pieces of ceramics, glass, furniture and decorative objects.
The gallery features changing displays from the Collection, or artworks created through our learning programme; sometimes our exhibitions feature both.
There is no charge but donations are very welcome. View opening hours and visitor information.
To see the full collection, we offer curator-led tours which are chargeable and need to be booked in advance as space is limited and tours book up quickly.
Current exhibition
Crafts for Christmas
Selling exhibition of work by Bristol artists Saturday 19 November - Saturday 17 December The world of craft is full of fun, something that is particularly well represented at The Stradling Collection. In [...]
Education
We welcome visits by groups and individuals to study the collection. We provide workshops and curator-led tours. We also have study rooms available for teachers to hire.
In partnership with universities, colleges and secondary schools, we offer hands-on activities for students as well as work experience opportunities.
News
Ken Stradling remembered at the M Shed
Ken still drew listeners far and wide at Bristol's M Shed and on Zoom as Cleo Witt remembered his remarkable journey in design on October 13th in her talk Falling in Love with [...]
The Stradling Collection on Ujima Radio
We were delighted to be invited on to Bristol's Ujima Radio in September as guests on the Kulture Katie Express Yourself show. Trustees David Beech and Karen White had a whole hour to [...]
