Welcome to Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

Poetry Writing with Martin Malone

Date : 19th May 2013
Time : 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

Come and join us to find your creative voice! Award winning poet, Martin Malone has come to Tullie House for a special poetry writing day. Having previously written poems based on our art collection, Martin will be running a full day workshop to help guide others in the art of writing poems...

Dementia Week

Date : 20th May 2013 - 26th May 2013

We are in the process of becoming a dementia friendly museum and are looking at ways of making our spaces accessible and inviting to those with memory loss. Working in partnership with Cumbria County Council and their Dementia Co-ordinator we are aiming to host some workshops.

Untouchables (15)

Date : 20th May 2013
Time : 7:45 pm - 9:49 pm

Dir: Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano, France, 2012, 112 mins Based on a true story, a depressed millionaire hires a young man from the projects to be his minder after a paragliding accident, little knowing that the brash outsider will give him a new lease of life and teach him to love living once...

Carlisle’s historic Guildhall to open

Added on 22nd March 2013 by Michelle Wiggins

Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery Trust is delighted to announce that the Guildhall, one of Carlisle’s historic treasures  will be opening  this year from 29th March to 14thApril and then from 1st July – 30th September,  12 – 4pm daily. The Guildhall is a half...

Tullie House has been loaned two stunning Roman Cavalry Helmets

Added on 7th February 2013 by Michelle Wiggins

Two Roman cavalry helmets have been loaned to Tullie House and are now on display in the Roman Frontier Gallery. These along with the facemask that is already there, will show the lavish decoration and fine workmanship that the Romans used to create these rare objects. One is a skull cap that would...

2012 Winner of the CN Award for Tourism and Hospitality

Added on 13th November 2012 by Michelle Wiggins

Carlisle’s Tullie House Museum took the tourism and hospitality honour following a year in which control of the venue was taken over by an independent charity trust from the city council and which a landmark £1.4m Roman Frontier Gallery was opened.

The Pre-Raphaelite Collection

Where is it? The Panelled Room in Old Tullie House What is it? A nationally important collection of 19th century Pre-Raphaelite art. Why should I see it? Carlisle is one of only a few cities in the country where you can see works by this popular artistic movement. Pre-Raphaelite art was hugely...

The Tiled Staircase

Where is it? Old Tullie House What is it? A complete Victorian tiled staircase that houses an important collection of works by local and nationally important artists   Why Should I See It? Carlisle and the surrounding area has produced a number of talented artists since the late eighteenth...

The Amati Violin

Where is it? Foyer of Old Tullie House What is it? An internationally important musical instrument of great rarity   Why Should I See It? This small, decorated violin is of outstanding international historic interest. It was made in around 1564 by Andrea Amati of Cremona, Italy, the...