The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery will open a new fully licensed café bar as part of its £5 million transformation, creating a more welcoming and flexible space at the museum’s main entrance.

The new PMAG Café Bar will be located in the foyer and designed to support events and evening activity, with the ability to operate independently when the rest of the museum is closed.

Its position next to the museum’s Forum Theatre will allow it to function as a lobby bar during performances and events, helping to create a more vibrant atmosphere and extend the visitor experience beyond daytime opening hours.

The café bar will showcase Staffordshire produce, including local favourites such as oatcakes and lobby. Bread and oatcakes will be sourced from local suppliers, alongside a selection of cakes made on site and sourced locally.

As part of the changes, the current café - which has reopened during the first phase of the museum’s transformation - will be repurposed as a dedicated gallery and events space.

The project will strengthen the museum’s role in the city centre, increasing footfall and supporting wider regeneration in the area.

The museum’s wider development is being delivered by Seddon, following funding secured from Arts Council England and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport through the Cultural Development Fund.

The new café bar will be part of the museum's offer when it fully opens flowing the transformation work.

Further details on opening dates, exhibitions and events will be shared at stokemuseums.org.uk/pmag.