CHRISTMAS OPENING HOURS
Art Exchange will be closed 19 December 2024 – 14 January 2025 for the festive season. Have a lovely break and see you soon!
OPENING HOURS
Tuesdays to Fridays, from 11.30am to 5pm
Saturdays, by appointment. Email jess@essex.ac.uk
LOCATION
Art Exchange, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester CO4 3SQ
Tel: 01206 873184
Email: gallery@essex.ac.uk
VISITING ART EXCHANGE
Buses
There are a variety of buses that stop regularly at the University of Essex. For further information please see the University’s travel pages.
Car Parking
FREE parking at the weekend, and after 4.30 pm on weekdays.
Please park in the ‘Pay and Display’ area accessed via Boundary Road at the Wivenhoe end of campus. This parking is conveniently located for our Arts activity – just follow the footpath straight down to Square 5 (see map for details).
Cycling
Colchester campus is in easy reach of Colchester and Wivenhoe, with cycle paths to keep you away from traffic on some major routes – please see the University’s travel pages for more information.
Trains
Trains from London to Colchester leave from Liverpool Street Station approximately every 20 minutes. The journey takes around one hour. Further information is available on our traffic updates and route planners web page.
Access
Art Exchange has full disabled access.
Visiting Colchester campus
Square 5 is the focus for arts activity on campus. It is where Art Exchange and the Lakeside Theatre reside, along with a display from the University’s collection of Latin American Art in the nearby Silberaad Student Centre. To find out more about other great arts activity at the University of Essex’s Colchester campus, please click on the following links:
ESCALA – the Essex Collection of Art from Latin America
Lakeside Theatre – showcasing contemporary British theatre
There are many of other facilities for you to enjoy while on campus, including cafes, bars and the beautiful grounds of Wivenhoe Park.