Rugby Art Gallery & Museum

Rugby Art Gallery and Museum offers something for the whole family to enjoy and best of all entry is FREE. Our contemporary art gallery displays an exciting programme of changing exhibitions, each carefully curated to provide a family friendly experience. Children can get hands on with fun and creative activities. Our ever changing social history exhibitions give an interesting glimpse into Rugby Town's unique history.  We also have a gallery displaying the work of local artists. Experience Roman Life in the purpose built Roman market housing a remarkable collection of artefacts excavated from the Romano-British town of Tripontium. Tripontium meaning literally 'the place of three bridges' was located 5 miles from the centre of modern Rugby. Being strategically placed on the Roman road of Watling Street, Tripontium was initially a military post but later became a civilian town. It was inhabited for nearly 400 years before being abandoned in the late 4th century.excavated from a site just 5 miles outside of Rugby. Explore market stalls on a street in Tripontium and discover how the Romans lived and what they ate and wore. See for yourself some of the objects they left behind - such as jewellery, coins, pottery and ironwork. Keep an eye out for our FREE holiday activities - there is always something fun to learn or do.