There’s a visual feast in store in a new exhibition now open at Hartlepool Art Gallery.

Called ‘Unlocked’, it celebrates the reopening of the popular tourist attraction and the opportunity to once again show items from the town’s collection of art, following the restrictions of the COVID pandemic.

On display will be famous pieces by LS Lowry, Margaret Green and John Bratby, works by 19^th century British artists, pieces by local artists celebrating industrial Hartlepool and modernist and abstract works by women artists.

The exhibition runs from Saturday 28th August to Saturday 30^th October.

As well as enjoying the display, visitors can also tuck into tasty treats in the gallery’s Vestry café and browse the gift shop’s range of unusual, quality items.

The gallery is open 10am – 5pm Tuesdays to Saturdays and entry is free.