Firstsite

Colchester

A free contemporary art gallery in a curved, bronze-coloured building designed to echo the Roman ruins beneath it.

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GalleryTime here: 45 min – 1.5 h

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High Street, Colchester, CO1 1JH

Quick facts

The current building, designed by Rafael Viñoly, opened in 2011.

Admission to the exhibitions is free.

Firstsite won the Art Fund's Museum of the Year in 2021.

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