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Ironbridge Open Air Museum of Steel Scul, Telford

A visit to the Museum is to experience an extraordinary park. Sculptures displayed through 10 acres of superbly diverse landscape; some almost hidden amongst broadleaf woodland, others sit out upon open rolling grassland or in intimate enclosures.

The work of 21 different artists is on display with around 65 sculptures in iron and steel sympathetically placed to harmonise with natural surroundings and it is thought to be the only museum of its kind in the world. Situated in the singular district of Coalbrookdale designated a UNESCO World Heritage site it is a perfect location for a museum dedicated to steel sculpture.

The Museum Trust’s objective is to
“advance the education of the public by the creation and maintenance of an open air museum situated near Ironbridge, Shropshire, for the purpose of exhibiting sculpture created by Roy Kitchin, together with Iron and Steel sculpture created by other artists whose work reflects the industrial heritage associated with Ironbridge and the establishment and maintenance of a centre for the study and creation of iron and steel sculpture.”

The Museum also hosts Cast Iron Sculpture Workshops in the open air during the Summer for which it has recently been nominated for the Gulbenkian prize. This annual award is made to recognise and reward the museum or gallery with the most original new development of the previous
calendar year, anywhere in the UK (www.thegulbenkianprize.org.uk).

Contact Information:
Cherry Tree Hill
Coalbrookdale
Telford
Shropshire
TF8 7EF


Tel: 01952 433152
E-mail: pam.brown@virgin.net
Web: www.go2.co.uk/steelsculpture