The Herbert offers inspiring and welcoming activities where the diverse communities of our city can explore and celebrate culture and identity. Building sustainable and authentic relationships with our audience and the people we work with. Through a vibrant, innovative programme we create and host lively events which enrich the experience of visitors. We aim to stimulate curiosity, and provide playful learning opportunities throughout everything we do.
The museum was pointed out to me by my city walk tour guide, and I'm so glad she did, because otherwise I would surely have missed out on a great experience! The museum houses an eclectic mix of old and modern paintings, natural world exhibits and items from Coventry's past, all of which I thoroughly enjoyed! Well worth a visit when you have 1-2 hours to spend when in Coventry. I also asked to see the Medieval Undercroft below the building, though my expectations may have been a bit too high. My guide also seemed slightly reluctant to have to take me down there and seemingly wanted to get it over with as quickly as possible. But overall, an excellent visit.
We visited the Jurassic playground which the children absolutely loved. Lots of toys, sensory items, books, and chalk to do drawing with. Spent a long time in here, it was a great experience, especially considering it is free to enter.
We went to see dippy and a visit to the undercroft. Excellent free day out. We did however purchase a gold gift bag with a national history museum dinosaur in for PS10 and also paid PS2.50 each to see the VR experience. The art in the museum is lovely and seeing dippy is a great way to start the day.
It is a museum + gallery. Had a lot of interesting items depicting the history of the UK as well as Coventry. There were a total of around 6 galleries with photographs, art Etc as well. A dedicated gallery for Lady Godiva was found there too. You can buy some nice small items at the shop as well as have a nice snack at the cafe. The cafe was very good! And the prices were ok. We tried the hot chocolate, coffee and a couple of sandwich options. No complains! 100% recommended to visit this places specially given that it is free
There have been some improvements over the years and its alot better than it used to be. More structured walk around with some interesting pieces. Would like to see more detailed history of Coventry's judicial background and of blue coat school etc. Nice clean gender neutral toilet facilities. Gift shop and cafe, although the youngsters in the cafe could do with customer service training. We went in for a drink and weren't told the price before a hand was held out for payment - had to ask, plus we were short changed! So that put a bit of a dampener on the experience.
Kudos to the very friendly receptionist lady, who was super welcoming and helpful. The place is not very big for a museum, but contains tremendously many good stuff and tells lots of interesting stories about the history of Coventry and its people. I spent two hours there and could barely finish touring the ground floor. Definitely will come back for the art gallery.
On-site services
Wheelchair-accessible car park
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Restaurant
Toilets
Family friendly
Good for kids
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The museum was pointed out to me by my city walk tour guide, and I'm so glad she did, because otherwise I would surely have missed out on a great experience! The museum houses an eclectic mix of old and modern paintings, natural world exhibits and items from Coventry's past, all of which I thoroughly enjoyed! Well worth a visit when you have 1-2 hours to spend when in Coventry. I also asked to see the Medieval Undercroft below the building, though my expectations may have been a bit too high. My guide also seemed slightly reluctant to have to take me down there and seemingly wanted to get it over with as quickly as possible. But overall, an excellent visit.
We visited the Jurassic playground which the children absolutely loved. Lots of toys, sensory items, books, and chalk to do drawing with. Spent a long time in here, it was a great experience, especially considering it is free to enter.
We went to see dippy and a visit to the undercroft. Excellent free day out. We did however purchase a gold gift bag with a national history museum dinosaur in for PS10 and also paid PS2.50 each to see the VR experience. The art in the museum is lovely and seeing dippy is a great way to start the day.
It is a museum + gallery. Had a lot of interesting items depicting the history of the UK as well as Coventry. There were a total of around 6 galleries with photographs, art Etc as well. A dedicated gallery for Lady Godiva was found there too. You can buy some nice small items at the shop as well as have a nice snack at the cafe. The cafe was very good! And the prices were ok. We tried the hot chocolate, coffee and a couple of sandwich options. No complains! 100% recommended to visit this places specially given that it is free
There have been some improvements over the years and its alot better than it used to be. More structured walk around with some interesting pieces. Would like to see more detailed history of Coventry's judicial background and of blue coat school etc. Nice clean gender neutral toilet facilities. Gift shop and cafe, although the youngsters in the cafe could do with customer service training. We went in for a drink and weren't told the price before a hand was held out for payment - had to ask, plus we were short changed! So that put a bit of a dampener on the experience.
Kudos to the very friendly receptionist lady, who was super welcoming and helpful. The place is not very big for a museum, but contains tremendously many good stuff and tells lots of interesting stories about the history of Coventry and its people. I spent two hours there and could barely finish touring the ground floor. Definitely will come back for the art gallery.
