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Mima - yes - a real art gallery in Teeside

Posted by lesablack 3 January 2008

The Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art is a welcome addition to a city known mainly for steel, football and for being crap - not my view I hasten to add! But, perhaps in direct rivalry to its cultural neighbour Newcastle, Middlesbrough opened Mima in 2007 to high praise from the critics.

It holds a wonderful collection of art and applied art and plans to hold high profile travelling exhibitions - a wonderful world class show on the Bauhaus is currently on display in January 2008.

It's a pretty cool looking building too. And it's FREE, so there's no excuse not to stop by.

Middlesbrough, Teeside, Uk. www.visitmima.com