The fine and decorative arts gallery on the second floor of the City Museum and Records Office is dedicated to the art collections of the service. The art section covers both fine and decorative art which are shown together in this space. Displays change but there is always an exciting mixture of works on display drawn from the permanent collections. Visitors can always be sure of seeing a selection of paintings, prints, sculpture, ceramics, furniture, glass and textiles. The art collections span 500 years of artistic creation and at any one time contemporary pieces and earlier works will be on display together.