Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum
Perched on East Cliff, this lavish late-Victorian villa overflows with sculpture, paintings, and artifacts, including cases of butterflies and an exquisite suit of Japanese armor—just a few of the treasures collected from around the world by Merton and Annie Russell-Cotes, a widely traveled Victorian couple. The house, a combination of Italian Renaissance and Scottish Baronial styles, with added Moorish-, Japanese-, and French-themed rooms, was designed to showcase the collection. The museum also hosts temporary exhibitions and has a small landscaped garden and café.
