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If you happen to find yourself in Leeds, in the north of England, this month, and you love art, then you are in for a real treat: on 6th March the University of Leeds Art Gallery, located in the University’s iconic Parkinson Building, re-opened as The Stanley and Audrey Burton Gallery, showcasing a dazzling collection of paintings, drawings and sculpture.

The gallery has been expanded and refurbished throughout, and the enhanced space will showcase both the University’s outstanding art collection, and a regular programme of temporary exhibitions.

The opening exhibition features major works from the University’s Art Collection, which ranges from the 16th through to the 20th century, including works by influential sculptor Sir Henry Moore, who came from the nearby town of Castleford. There will also be works by the great society portraitist John Singer Sargent, and the 19th century French landscape painter Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot.

The opening exhibition also includes major pieces by Terry Frost, Trevor Bell and Kenneth Armitage.

The work of several of Yorkshire’s most acclaimed artists – including the abstract painter Patrick Heron, as well as Jacob Kramer, Edward Wadsworth and William Etty – is also on display in the stunning new gallery.

The Gallery’s programme of temporary exhibitions will begin with a show featuring British printmaking from 1880-1980, drawn from the University Collections.

In addition to the permanent and temporary exhibition space, the Burton Gallery provides new education and research facilities, and display space for miniatures and drawings.

The Stanley and Audrey Burton Gallery is located in the Parkinson Building on Woodhouse Lane, and the entrance to the gallery is off the south end of the Parkinson Court. The gallery is open weekdays between 10am and 5pm, and admission is free.