Home to Coventry's History, Art & Culture
The Herbert has a large and wide-ranging collection including social history,
archaeology, natural history and art which are displayed in a series of engaging and
interactive exhibitions.
Some of the Museum’s finest paintings are on show in the Old Masters gallery,
including a portrait of King George III by Sir Thomas Lawrence and Luca Giordano’s
monumental 17th century painting of Bacchus and Ariadne, Johann Zoffany’s
painting of 1768, The Porter and the Hare shows what is believed to be the very first
depiction of a sandwich in art.
The Herbert is also home to Coventry Archives, the city’s destination for historical documents, photographs, maps and archival materials.
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