IT'S a work of art in itself.

That's Bury Art Gallery and Museum, which is celebrating its 100th birthday.

And it's also the title of the latest centenary exhibition, drawing inspiration from the Moss Street building itself.

Exhibition curators Richard Burns and Katherine McClung-Oakes have selected artists working in glass, mosaic, plaster or metal to draw attention to gallery details in the same media.

Other works use light or paper to highlight the finely proportioned spaces, and some are inspired by the building's architecture.

And adding a distinct twinkle to the event is a light installation, pictured, by John Forster.

The renowned architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner rated the gallery as "probably the best building in Bury".

It opened in 1901, and was built to house the fine collection of Victorian art given to Bury by the family of Thomas Wrigley, a local paper manufacturer.

The exhibition runs until January 19. The gallery is open from 10am to 5pm, Tuesday to Saturday.

In February, the gallery will feature a large model of the proposed new market museum in Radcliffe.