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Nuneaton Museum & Art Gallery is set in the grounds of Riversley Park and has three galleries which house regularly changing temporary and touring exhibitions. There is a gallery dedicated to the writer George Eliot, together with two others focusing on local history and fine art. There is a small display of objects which belonged to the comedian Larry Grayson.

The museum opened in 1917. It was paid for as a gift to Nuneaton from Edward Ferdinand Melly. Edward Melly was born on July 7th 1857, at Riversley, Liverpool. He came to Nuneaton to work as Manager of the Griff Colliery Company.

In 1913 he offered to provide the money to build a Museum & Art Gallery and had plans drawn up. The Museum and Art Gallery opened on Sunday 1st April 1917.

Nuneaton Museum and Art Gallery is open Tuesdays to Saturdays 10.30am to 4.30pm and Sundays 2pm to 4.30pm. The museum is closed Mondays but open on Bank Holiday Mondays 10.30am to 4.30pm.