The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts is an inspirational public art museum where you can see fabulous world art for free. You will find modern and world art in our permanent collections plus special exhibitions, which change every few months.

The Sainsbury Centre is one of around a hundred university museums in the UK which are regularly open to the public. Sir Robert (1906 -2000) and Lady Lisa Sainsbury (1912- ) donated their collection of world art to the University of East Anglia in 1973 and the Sainsbury Centre first opened its doors to visitors in 1978. It was the Sainsburys’ hope that students, academic staff and the general public would grow to appreciate the works on display in much the same way as the Sainsburys themselves had done, by being able to look frequently and closely at them without the distraction of too much museum-style text and labelling.

The Centre has an extensive programme of events each season with something for everyone to enjoy. See our website for details.

Directions:

Follow signposts to UEA in Norwich. Car parking for UEA main site.

For up-to-date advice on planning your visit, call us on 01603 593199

Sustainability:

UEA is striving to be a low-carbon campus. Please come by public transport, on foot or by bike if you can.

Bus numbers 22, 25 and 35 run from Norwich city Centre to UEA - ask for the Sainsbury Centre stop. For timetables visit First Eastern at www.firstgroup.com or for national bus timetable enquiries, call 0870 608 2608

There are bike racks outside the Centre and elsewhere on UEA campus.

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