The Collection is the county museum and gallery for Lincolnshire in England. It is an amalgamation of the Usher Gallery and the City and County Museum. The museum part of the enterprise is housed in a new, purpose-built building close by the Usher Gallery in the city of Lincoln.
People have inhabited the landscape of Lincolnshire for nearly half a million years. The archaeology gallery takes visitors on a journey through the Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages before exploring the Roman, Saxon, Viking and Medieval eras.
The Usher Gallery is Lincolnshire’s premier art gallery displaying a diverse collection of fine and decorative arts, including loans from national collections, and a vibrant programme of temporary exhibitions supported by the Arts Council.
The Collection Cafe is open. We are open from 10am - 3pm (closed Tuesdays), offering a limited menu of hot and cold drinks, sandwiches, cakes and snacks.
Accessibility
Car parking
Four disabled car parking spaces are available in the pay and display car park on Danes Terrace immediately opposite the entrances to the museum and Usher Gallery.
Access to buildings
All galleries and public spaces within the museum and art gallery are accessible. Public lifts are available for access to the upper floor of the Usher Gallery, the museum cafe and upper and lower floors of the education suite. Access to the main entrance of the Usher Gallery is via a ramp and there is a shallow ramp within the orientation hall of the museum.
Acccessible toilets
There are accessible toilets next to the cafe and in the orientation hall in the museum and in the entrance foyer of the Usher Gallery.
Hearing loop
There is an induction loop built into the reception of the museum and the auditorium and a portable unit at the reception of the Usher Gallery which can be used at either building.
Borrow a wheelchair
There are wheelchairs at the receptions of both the museum and art gallery that visitors are welcome to use whilst at The Collection.
Assistance dogs
Assistance dogs are welcome at The Collection. Please let us know if your dog requires water to drink during your visit, we will be happy to oblige.
Large print text
The labels for all of our temporary exhibitions are available in large print format upon request.
Seating
Seating for visitors is available throughout the museum and Usher Gallery but if you require additional seating or any other assistance please let us know.
