Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum is an important public facility within the town of Cheltenham and within the region of the Cotswolds. The Art Gallery & Museum has a central location in the town and holds some outstanding collections.

These include the Arts & Crafts Movement Collection, which has designated status (awarded by the government in 1998 in recognition of the collections outstanding importance); extensive collections reflecting Cheltenham’s role as England’s most complete Regency town, the county / region’s history (pre-historic to 21st Century) and a significant art collection.

The service also runs extensive education, outreach, lifelong learning and arts development programmes. In December 2005, the Art Gallery & Museum became one of the first museums in the South-West region to obtain fully accredited status under the Museums Libraries & Archives Council’s Accreditation Scheme for Museums.