Rona Cole Gallery

The original Rona Cole Gallery (as illustrated and described here) closed at the end of 2010 to make way for the new Discovery Room which opened in 2011.

The original small gallery was named in memory of the late Mrs Rona Cole, the first Director of Guernsey Museum & Art Gallery. It was created in 1996, in order to provide gallery space for paintings from our permanent collection. The works on show were changed regularly and often selected to reflect the theme of the material displayed in the adjacent Exhibition (later Brian White) Gallery.

The Rona Cole Gallery space was formerly occupied by the museum's original heating plant. At the end of its life, the old equipment was replaced by a much smaller unit located elsewhere, allowing the creation of a useful and interestingly shaped gallery.

An enlarged Rona Cole Art Gallery is planned as part of ongoing developments at the museum.