October Highlights
Now showing: The End of the Line: Attitudes in Drawing
FREE ENTRY
The exhibition features new and recent work by eleven highly acclaimed young
international artists explores a diverse range of contemporary approaches to
drawing. From small, intricately-crafted pencil drawings to expanded installations
in which the ‘drawn’ lines are made from paper, or in which drawings mutate into
animation, the exhibition celebrates a contemporary resurgence in drawing.
WHAT ELSE IS ON???
Immerse yourself in a wealth of ideas this winter with a free series of winter
lectures. Ever wondered what it takes to write a historical novel?
Or what goes in to capturing nature's wildest moments? Or perhaps you would like to
know more about Britain's pagan past? Then this series is for you.
Places are free, but must be booked in advance on 0117 922 3571 or email
events@bristol.gov.uk
October Winter lecture
World War I - Battlefield archaeology
Wednesday 14 October 7.30-9pm
Bristol’s City Museum & Art Gallery
Speaker: Richard Osgood
In the year that the last survivor of the ‘War to end all Wars’ passed away, Richard
Osgood will reveal the surviving archaeological evidence of World War I. The talk
will cover the UK, where soldiers from across the World were trained such as the
Anzacs on Salisbury Plain, to the battlefields of Belgium and France.
For further information, click here
Tracey Chevalier at Bristol's City Museum & Art Gallery
Tues 13 October 2009 , 7pm for 7.30pm
FREE. No need to book. We expect this lecture to be very popular so please arrive
early as spaces are limited.
Join Tracy Chevalier, author of Girl with a Pearl Earring as she talks about her
latest novel, Remarkable Creatures based on the life of Mary Anning,the famous
Victorian fossil hunter, in the Rear Hall of the Museum.
On its rocky shores and buried in its cliffs she discovered the first British
pre-dinosaur fossils such as Ichthyosaurs and Plesiosaurs. She sold her findings to
eminent male geologists, who went on to write and speak about them, taking all the
glory while Mary lived in poverty ...... [Taken from Tracy Chevalier's website]
To find out more, click here:
http://www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/content/Leisure-Culture/Museums-Galleries/evening-talks-at-bristols-city-museum---art-gallery-.en
Join the debate - the status of drawing in contemporary art
Wednesday 21 October 6.30pm - 8pm
Bristol's City Museum & Art Gallery
Have your say as academics and artists debate the status of drawing in contemporary
art. An event to coincide the museum's latest exhibition The End of the Line:
Attitudes in Drawing. For further information, click here:
http://www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/content/Leisure-Culture/Museums-Galleries/coming-soon-the-end-of-the-line-attitudes-in-drawing.en
Last few places available on free drawing workshops at Bristol's City Museum & Art
Gallery
Wednesday 14 October 09 10am – 1pm
Drawing Workshop: How Long is a line?
Drawing workshop for adults exploring themes and techniques and making work in
response to the exhibition. Led by Studio Upstairs.
Wednesday 28 October 2pm-5pm
Drawing Workshop: What is a portrait?
A drawing workshop for adults on the theme of portraiture and how this relates to
ideas of appearance and reality. Led by Studio Upstairs.
Don't miss out - last few places available. Book now on 0117 922 3581.
Family fun
Drawing Events at Bristol's City Museum & Art Gallery
Pencils at the ready – Bristol’s City Museum & Art gallery are gearing up for 4
weeks of FREE events celebrating the art of drawing inspired by its latest
exhibition End of the Line: Attitudes in Drawing.
The scribbling kicks off on Sunday 4 October 10am-4pm with the Big Draw. Now in its
10th year, the annual event encourages more people to experience the fun and value
of drawing. Families can arm themselves with a pencil and paper and draw their
interpretations of the themes and ideas in the exhibition, led by artists from DRAW.
The events programme also includes:
Drop in and draw day with Studio Upstairs- Saturday 17 October, 11am-4pm
October Half-term - Hands on...Portraits - Tuesday 27 & Wednesday 28 October
10.30am-12.30pm & 1.30pm-4.30pm
For further details, click here:
http://www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/content/Leisure-Culture/Museums-Galleries/coming-soon-the-end-of-the-line-attitudes-in-drawing.en
Curiosity - Under 7s Gallery Now Open
Bristol's City Museum & Art Gallery, Open daily 10am-4.30pm
Our brand new gallery for Under 7s is now open. Younger visitors can tell stories in
our crystal cave, act out a performance on stage, bring stories to life using
puppets, 'make' a pot' or try the animuddle game- just some of the activities for
you and your child to enjoy in the new ‘mini-museum’.
Watch this space for details of a special celebration day for families to welcome
the museum's newest arrival!
For more details, click here:
http://www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/content/Leisure-Culture/curiosity---new-under-7s-area-at-bristols-city-museum---art-gallery.en
Steaming- Harbour train rides
Saturday 3, Sunday 4
Saturday 25 & Sunday
Saturday 31
Sunday 1 November
11am-5pm
Be transported back to the days of steam when Bristol’s Museums, Galleries &
Archives most popular exhibit the impressive steam train chugs into action once
again for a new season of harbour trips. From as little as £2 for a single, visitors
can take a ride on Britain’s only dockside steam railway, taking in the sites along
the water.
The train will depart from the ss Great Britain on the harbourside every 40 minutes
between 11am-5pm Prices are £3 return £2 single. Under 6s Free. Ss Great Britain
ticket holders receive £1 off. For further information call 0117 922 3571, or click
here:
http://www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/content/Leisure-Culture/Museums-Galleries/harbour-railway-trips-2009.en
For more details of events and activities for families visit
www.bristol.gov.uk/museumfamilyfun
April Highlights
- Banksy at Bristol's City Museum & Art Gallery
- The Drawing Exchange at Bristol's City Museum & Art Gallery
- Last chance to see CHINA:JOURNEY TO THE EAST at Bristol's City Museum & Art Gallery
- Shadow Puppet Shows: Monkey King: Journey to the West
- Book Now: Summer Walks
- Book Now: The Museum of Bristol 2009 lecture: Bristol and the Revolution of Romantic Science
- April Harbour railway trips
- Now Open: Photographic exhibition at Bristol Record Office
- Now Open: Museum of Bristol exhibition, Greetings from St Paul's
- Now Open: Tensile Strength - the Power of Paper at Bristol's City Museum & Art Gallery
Banksy at Bristol's City Museum & Art Gallery
April 9th, Modern Art Gallery, Top Floor
Bristols Museums, Galleries & Archives have recently been lent a painting by Banksy called London New York Bristol (Monkey) with a monkey riding a bomb like a surfer. It is a canvas version of an image which he sprayed onto the whitewashed wall of a railway tunnel in Shoreditch, London in 2000. It was Banksys first (unofficial) London exhibition and he sprayed twelve paintings onto the walls. Customers could order a canvas version, and it is one of these which has been lent to the museum. The display ties in with the RWA's latest exhibition, Crimes of Passion,a major show of new work by the citys best known and most successful graffiti and street artists.
To find out more, click here:
http://www.crimesofpassion.info/index.php/exhibition
The Drawing Exchange at Bristol's City Museum & Art Gallery
Saturday 25 April, 1pm
The Drawing Exchanges is a citywide drawing festival organised by artists Kayle Brandon and Lady Lucy happening between 24 April- 4 May.
Bristol's City Museum & Art Gallery hosts a drawing exchange with Lady Lucy, where visitors are invited to bring drawing materials and join Lady Lucy as she examines the museum's archives and reserve collection for ideas to sketch in response to the collection. This is a drop-in session but numbers are limited so please come along early.
For more information visit:
http://www.irational.org/drawing_exchange
Last chance to see: CHINA: JOURNEY TO THE EAST
A British Museum Tour
Bristol's City Museum & Art Gallery, Temporary Exhibition Gallery,
Ground Floor
until Sunday 19 April
FREE
If you haven't already, make sure you visit the British Museum exhibition- China: Journey to the East before it tours the rest of the country. Experience the sights, sounds and colours of China as you discover captivating objects, both ancient and modern, from the British Museum and Bristols City Museum & Art Gallery, displayed together for the first time. Exploring themes of festivals and beliefs, food and drink, play and performance, technology, language and writing, this major exhibition reveals the compelling story of one of the most important and influential civilisations in world history. A must see for visitors of all ages!
For further information click:
http://www.bristol.gov.uk/journeyeast
Shadow Puppet Shows - Monkey King: Journey to the West
Monday 13 April
Saturday 18 April
11am, 12pm, 2pm, & 3pm
FREE
Noisy Oyster present - 'A Journey to the West' as part of the events programme for China: Journey to the East. This shadow show with puppets made in China is based on a short excerpt from the novel by Wu Chengen (1500-1582). It is an imaginative account of the adventures of the Chinese Buddhist monk Xuanzang (596-664, also known as Tripitaka), as he
journeyed across the deserts of Central Asia on his way to India to obtain Buddhist scriptures and bring them back to China. His companions, Monkey, Pigsy and Sandy, had in a previous incarnation been important deities or spirits who, after making some great mistakes, were given terrible punishments. Their work for the monk would redeem them from
further suffering. Free, no need to book. The show will last for approximately 15 minutes.
Book Now: Summer Walks
Details of our summer walks programme have just been released, so dust off your walking shoes and get out and about in Bristol and the surrounding area. The season kicks off on Wednesday 13 May with a look at the history of the floating harbour.
For more information, click here:
http://www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/content/Leisure-Culture/Museums-Galleries/adult-summer-walks.en
Book Now: The Museum of Bristol 2009 lecture: Bristol and the Revolution of Romantic Science.
Speaker: Richard Holmes
Friday 8 May 2009, 18.00-19.00
FREE, but must be booked in advance at:
http://www.ideasfestival.co.uk
Richard Holmes, author of the breathtaking and original The Age of Wonder, examines the scientific ferment that swept across Britain at the end of 18th century, much of it centred on Bristol and the West Country,
For more information, click here:
http://www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/content/Leisure-Culture/Museums-Galleries/evening-talks-.en
April Harbour Railway Trips
Saturday 11, Sunday 12 & Monday 13
11am-5pm
Be transported back to the days of steam when Bristols Museums, Galleries & Archives most popular exhibit the impressive steam train chugs into action once again for a new season of harbour trips. From as little as £2 for a single, visitors can take a ride on Britains only dockside steam railway, taking in the sites along the water.
The train will depart from the ss Great Britain on the harbourside every 40 minutes between 11am-5pm Prices are £3 return £2 single. Under 6s Free. Ss Great Britain ticket holders receive £1 off.
For further information call 0117 922 3571, or click here:
http://www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/content/Leisure-Culture/Museums-Galleries/harbour-railway-trips-2009.en
Now Open: Photographic exhibition at Bristol Record Office
Until 29 May 2009
Free
This exhibition is a fascinating insight into the most outstanding work of members of the Bristol Photographic Society from the late 1930s to the present day. Among other memorabilia on show will be a unique topographic folio of Bristol and district from 1897 to 1930.
For more information, click here:
http://www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/content/Leisure-Culture/records-and-archives/free-events-and-exhibitions-at-bristol-record-office.en
Now Open: Museum of Bristol exhibition, Greetings from St Paul's
Until Friday 3 April
Free
A photographic exhibition which highlights the unique and special flavour of St Pauls.
All the photographs in the exhibition have been taken by local amateur photographers who were asked to pick subjects - both good and bad -which summed up what makes St Pauls distinctive. Working with staff from the Knowle West Media Centre, participants in the St Pauls project were given tuition in using professional photographic equipment.
The images have been taken as part of a Museum of Bristol community project which will soon be expanded to cover other local neighbourhoods across the city. The St Pauls images have been made into postcards and everyone visiting the exhibition will have the opportunity to comment on the photos.
The exhibition runs from 12pm on 18 March, to Friday 3 April at the St Pauls Learning and Family Centre, 94 Grosvenor Road, St Pauls.
Now Open: Tensile Strength - The Power of Paper
Bristols City Museum & Art Gallery, Watercolour Gallery, Top Floor
FREE
Propaganda, instruction, ridicule, holidays by the sea; come and see how posters have held their own over other means of communication throughout the years.
For more information click here:
http://www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/content/Leisure-Culture/Museums-Galleries/current-exhibition-tensile-strength-.en
