Towneley Hall Art Gallery and Museum

Towneley Hall was the home of the Towneley family for over 500 years. In 1901 it was sold to Burnley Corporation with the family leaving a year later.

The park was opened to the public in June 1902 and in May 1903 the Great Hall and the south wing of the house were opened for a temporary art exhibition. Today, the museum houses a variety of displays and an art gallery that includes a large collection of paintings, focusing on romantic Victorian and pre-Raphaelite art, with some earlier paintings. Of note are the gallery's Waterhouse paintings and works by Poynter, Zoffany, winter scenes by Joseph Farquharson and more recent paintings by Dod Procter. In 2002 the Heritage Lottery Fund gave a grant that helped to refurbish the building.