Our art museum is dedicated to showing works from The Portland Collection. This is a world-class art collection which was built up by the Dukes of Portland and their families, who have owned Welbeck since 1607.
It is a vast and varied accumulation of art, and the display changes every three years.
There is an astonishing selection of fine art and objects, which range from ancient Roman gems to the pearl earring that Charles I wore at his beheading. Artists include Van Dyck, Michelangelo and Sir Thomas Lawrence.
Now showing in the Museum
The museum is now showing our new exhibition, The World’s Mine Oyster: Art, Nature and Collecting the Globe.
This display explores the stories behind the Portland Collection of art for the first time, revealing how the Cavendish family saw and used the natural world, both at home and across the world.
Visit to discover a museum of extraordinary objects and fascinating stories. See silver, tapestry, paintings and jewels, plus returning star items that visitors know and love – such as Michelangelo’s ‘Madonna of Silence’ or the pearl earring worn by Charles I at his execution.
Further works from the Collection can be seen on a Welbeck Abbey Tour.
