AN art gallery and museum has reopened after it experienced technical problems this morning following storms last night.

The power is back on at the Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum in Foregate Street. The electrical issue was fixed at around 12.30pm today allowing the museum and art gallery to reopen to the public.

A spokesperson for the museum said: “The technical issues we've been having are now all solved, so the museum and art gallery is open - please come along and visit our fantastic new exhibition, Way of the Warrior. We are really sorry for any inconvenience caused.”

An initial message on the art gallery and museum’s Facebook page said: “We are experiencing a few problems at the moment due to the storms last night. We are working on fixing the fault as quickly as possible but at the moment the museum is closed we will update you as soon as we can and are sorry for any inconvenience.”

As previously reported "Way of the Warrior" is a free exhibition which opened at the museum on June 13.

From Samurais to Roman legionaries, from Hoplites to crusading knights and from First World War soldiers to gladiators, the display features arms and armour from some of the biggest historical films to ever grace the screen, including Alexander, Centurion, King Arthur, Kingdom of Heaven, The Last Samurai, The Eagle, War Horse, Saving Private Ryan and Hercules.

The hands-on exhibition allows families to feel what it is like to be a warrior, trying on gauntlets and testing the weight of a legionary shield used in Gladiator while in another part of the museum youngsters can make a coat to decorate War Horse Joey.

The exhibition also has a replica of the gladiator costume worn by Russell Crowe when he entered the arena as the general turned slave, Maximums, including the popular 'Spaniard' helmet he wore in the Colosseum scenes.

The art gallery and museum is open from Monday to Saturday between 10.30am and 4.30pm.

The exhibition runs until September 5.