Galleries, Exhibitions, Events, Shop and Café
MAY TO AUGUST 2014
PLYMOUTH CITY MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY
CONTENTS Permanent Galleries Shop and CafĂŠ Plymouth's Great War: Three Towns United in Conflict Modern Masters in Print Looking Ahead Families Talks and Tours Special Events Facilities and Services Travel and Parking Arts and Heritage across Plymouth
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PERMANENT GALLERIES
A visit to the City Museum and Art Gallery gives you a chance to see thousands of objects in our permanent galleries.
• World Cultures • Ancient Egypt
Our ground floor displays include fascinating objects from Asia, Africa, Oceania and Europe.
• Archaeology
You can learn about life and death in Ancient Egypt, discover more about Plymouth’s distant and more recent past and see a variety of natural specimens.
• Local and Maritime History • Natural History
On our first floor you can see highlights from our large decorative art collection and discover the story of porcelain. You can also see our Designated Cottonian Collection, which offers a glimpse into the achievements of an 18th century gentleman. Our contemporary art commission, Plymouth Porcelain: A New Collection by well-known British ceramic artist, Clare Twomey, is also on display.
• Fine Art • Decorative Art • The Cottonian Collection
Related events: pgs 12, 14, 17 & 19
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SHOP AND CAFE 10am to 5pm Tuesday to Friday 10am to 4.30pm Saturday
Make the most of our shop and café while you’re visiting the City Museum and Art Gallery. Come in for a tasty snack and drink or pick up a present for a loved one or yourself. Our shop sells Plymouth-inspired gifts, stylish cards and stationery, postcards and books, unique jewellery and other craft items by regional makers as well as toys, games and fun stuff for kids. Our café offers a range of hot drinks, locally produced sandwiches, soup and cakes as well as funky children’s lunchboxes. We look forward to welcoming you soon!
Special offers this season MORNING COFFEE Half price coffee with any cake purchase made between 10am and 11.30am from 2 to 28 June 2014
AFTERNOON TEA Half price tea with any cake purchase made between 2.30pm and 4pm from 1 to 26 July 2014
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HEADLINE EXHIBITION
PLYMOUTH’S GREAT WAR
THREE TOWNS UNITED IN CONFLICT
1 May to 29 November 2014
A programme of talks and special commemorative events will run alongside as part of the city-wide 'Plymouth Remembers’ campaign aimed at highlighting the centenary of the Three Towns amalgamation and the advent of war.
10am to 5.30pm Tuesday to Friday 10am to 5pm Saturday Open 10am to 5pm on Sunday 25 May www.plymouth.gov.uk/museumgreatwar Admission free
This is not just a standard review of the First World War from start to finish. It’s the story of Plymouth and Plymothians from 1914 to 1918.
Come and see an exhibition that gives a unique overview of the First World War from a Plymouth perspective. ‘Plymouth’s Great War’ features the story of the amalgamation of the Three Towns of Plymouth, Devonport and East Stonehouse in 1914, reflecting on them as home to the Royal Navy, Army Garrisons, Royal Marines and Royal Naval Air Service.
Related events: pgs 15, 17 & 19
Please note that the gallery this exhibition is displayed in is frequently used for events and activities including our lunchtime talks, holiday and Make and Take activities. As a result, there may be some days/times when access to the exhibition is restricted or it is very noisy! We apologise in advance for any inconvenience this may cause. If you are making a special trip to see this exhibition we advise that you telephone us in advance on 01752 304774 or look at the event pages in this brochure to check our programme.
It also looks at the impact of the War on local people’s lives – touching on recruitment, conscription, the fighting, the cost, the aftermath and the ‘home front’. The exhibition features items, images and documents from the city’s arts, heritage and archive collections.
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HEADLINE EXHIBITION Exhibition organised by The Victoria and Albert Museum, London
24 May to 23 August 2014
employed, and one which they used to explore themes and motifs from other areas of their work. For Dalí, printmaking was an exercise in experimentation, through which he developed many imaginative new processes. Warhol’s prints were his primary means of expression and central to his body of work. His screen-prints based on mass-produced images challenged the concept of the ‘original’ print.
10am to 5.30pm Tuesday to Friday 10am to 5pm Saturday Open 10am to 5pm on Sunday 25 May www.plymouth.gov.uk/museummodernmasters Admission free Four of the 20th century’s greatest artists – Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí and Andy Warhol – were also accomplished printmakers.
The exhibition includes celebrated prints such as Matisse’s sensual Odalisque lithographs, Picasso’s vivacious illustrations to Buffon’s Histoire Naturelle and Warhol’s Pop Art Marilyn alongside less well-known but equally significant examples of their print making. By focusing on this more intimate aspect of their careers, the exhibition reveals the extent to which each of these artists found inspiration in print as a medium for experiment and original expression.
Together, these four artists spanned a 75-year period that saw the birth of the modern age. They employed a wide range of techniques, and their work represents one of the most creative and diverse periods of printmaking in the history of western art. Drawn from the V&A’s outstanding collections of prints, posters and artists’ books, 'Modern Masters' showcases their work in print. The exhibition highlights the different ways in which each of these four artists used the print. For Matisse and Picasso, printmaking was one of the many artistic media they
Related events: pgs 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 & 19
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Woman at the window, 1952 Š Pablo Picasso / Victoria and Albert Museum, London / The Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS). All Rights Reserved.
LOOKING AHEAD WHITEHORSE HILL: A PREHISTORIC DARTMOOR DISCOVERY 13 September to 13 December 2014 www.plymouth.gov.uk/museumwhitehorsehill See the amazing archaeological finds from a prehistoric burial site discovered in a remote spot on Dartmoor for the very first time in this partnership exhibition with the Dartmoor National Park Authority. The finds are around 4,000 years old and were discovered within a stone chest burial (a cist) at Whitehorse Hill, a remote spot on Dartmoor. This is the most outstanding site to have been excavated locally in over 100 years. The items discovered are of national and international importance and provide one of the best glimpses into life in Bronze Age Southern England that academics and scientists have ever had. Related event: pg 19
Several are internationally acclaimed. Others are bright new talents. All of them have made new work simply by taking a journey on foot. This is a partnership exhibition with Peninsula Arts, Plymouth University, Plymouth Arts Centre and The Gallery at Plymouth College of Art.
PLYMOUTH PORTRAITS 13 December 2014 onwards See a newly created exhibition from our permanent fine and decorative art collections focussing on the subject of portraiture. The exhibition will feature our brand new acquisition of Self Portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Please note that the gallery this exhibition is displayed in is frequently used for events and activities. As a result, there may be some days/times when access to the exhibition is restricted or it is very noisy! We apologise in advance for any inconvenience.
WALK ON: FROM RICHARD LONG TO JANET CARDIFF - 40 YEARS OF ART WALKING 20 September to 13 December 2014 www.plymouth.gov.uk/museumwalkon Old Fisherman by Condy c.1850 Š Plymouth City Council (Arts and Heritage)
Visit this major touring exhibition that examines the many ways that artists since the 1960s have undertaken the universal act of taking a walk as a means to create new art. The exhibition will give an insight into the recent practice of nearly 40 artists.
Please note: with exhibitions that are in development, dates and titles are subject to change. Confirmed information will be included in our next brochure and is published on our website as soon as it becomes available.
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A ROYAL GAME Our large-scale sculpture showing Queen Elizabeth I playing an imaginary game of chess with Philip II of Spain returns to the Museum and Art Gallery this spring after more than 20 years on loan. You can see it on display on our mezzanine from late May. A series of related events have also been planned to run throughout the year to celebrate its homecoming! Related events: pgs 14, 16 and 19
FAMILIES
We've got three different types of activities on offer for families: creative events for the under 5s, arts and craft-themed holiday activities and seasonal 60-minute Make and Take sessions. For all bookings please speak to a member of staff on our Welcome Desk or telephone 01752 304774. Please note that we are unable to refund tickets unless we have to cancel an event and all children must be accompanied by a responsible adult. You can pay by cash, cheque, debit or credit card. Please make cheques payable to 'Plymouth City Council'. Any unreserved tickets or places will be available on the day although if you particularly want to come to something we advise you to book in advance.
UNDER 5s: THE IMAGINATORS
HALF TERM: SETTING SAIL
Wednesday 21 May 10.30am to 11.30am Play, explore, paint, stick, sing or make anything's possible in an Imaginators session as your pre-school children are taken on a journey around our galleries, objects and paintings, having loads of fun as they go. £2.50 per child. Advance booking advised.
Thursday 29 May 10.30am to 12pm Spend some time discovering more about Plymouth’s maritime history! See and handle objects from our collections then create your own boats and sailing vessels. This is a Plymouth History Festival event. £2.50 per child. Advance booking advised.
HALF TERM: PORTRAIT CONSEQUENCES
HALF TERM: MEET THE VIKINGS Friday 30 May 10.30am to 1pm (last entries at 12.30pm) Travel back in time, meet some real life Vikings and find out all about their way of life. Join the University History and Viking Societies to learn traditional Viking games, discover their mighty Gods and even create your own! This is a Plymouth History Festival event. Free. Donations welcomed. No need to book. Drop-in.
Wednesday 28 May 10.30am to 1pm (last entries at 12.30pm) Get creative and take your inspiration from the portraits of Sir Joshua Reynolds – one of Plymouth’s most famous artists! We will give you the beginning of a portrait and you can finish it off. This is a Plymouth History Festival event. Free. Donations welcomed. No need to book. Drop-in.
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FAMILIES
UNDER 5s: THE IMAGINATORS
SUMMER HOLIDAY: MUPPETS MOST WANTED (PG)
Wednesday 4, 11, 18 and 25 June / 2 and 9 July 10.30am to 11.30am Play, explore, paint, stick, sing or make anything's possible in an Imaginators session as your pre-school children are taken on a journey around our galleries, objects and paintings, having loads of fun as they go. £2.50 per child. Advance booking advised.
Thursday 31 July Starts at 1.30pm (107 minutes) The Muppets find themselves caught up in a European jewel-heist caper headed by a Kermit the Frog lookalike and his dastardly sidekick! Free. Donations welcomed. Advance booking advised.
SUMMER HOLIDAY: PRINTS ON PAPER
FATHER'S DAY 2014: FANTASTIC FATHERS
Wednesday 6 August 10.30am to 1pm (last entries at 12.30pm) Use the works in our 'Modern Masters in Print' exhibition to create your very own mini masterpieces. Free. Donations welcomed. No need to book. Drop-in.
Saturday 7 June 11am to 12pm and 1.30pm to 2.30pm Father’s Day takes place on 15 June this year. Come in and make little handmade gifts and cards to surprise your dad with on his special day next week. Free. Donations welcomed. Advance booking advised.
SUMMER HOLIDAY: WONDERFUL WARHOL
SUMMER HOLIDAY: THE LEGO MOVIE (PG)
Thursday 7 August 10.30am to 12pm Make your own Andy Warhol-inspired works of art using the ‘Modern Masters in Print’ exhibition as your starting point. £2.50 per child. Advance booking advised.
Wednesday 30 July Starts at 1.30pm (100 minutes) Come and watch a free screening of this popular animated adventure/comedy which tells the story of an ordinary Lego mini figure named Emmett who is tasked with saving the Lego universe from the tyrannical Lord Business! Free. Donations welcomed. Advance booking advised. 13
FAMILIES
SUMMER HOLIDAY: COLOURFUL COLLAGE
SUMMER HOLIDAY: CREATIVE CLAY
Wednesday 13 August 10.30am to 1pm (last entries at 12.30pm) Create a colourful paper collage inspired the amazing works on display in our 'Modern Masters in Print' exhibition. Free. Donations welcomed. No need to book. Drop-in.
Thursday 21 August 10.30am to 12pm Use clay to make your own creations based on the cups and pots in our collections. £2.50 per child. Advance booking advised.
SUMMER HOLIDAY: HATS THE WAY TO DO IT
SUMMER HOLIDAY: MARVELLOUS MONOPRINTS Thursday 14 August 10.30am to 12pm Make your own monoprint using our 'Modern Masters in Print' exhibition for inspiration. £2.50 per child. Advance booking advised.
Wednesday 27 August 10.30am to 1pm (last entries at 12.30pm) Drop in and make hilarious hats inspired by some of Plymouth's most amazing collectors and characters. Free. Donations welcomed. No need to book. Drop-in.
SUMMER HOLIDAY: ANYONE FOR CHESS?
SUMMER HOLIDAY: NAUTICAL BUT NICE
Wednesday 20 August 10.30am to 1pm (last entries at 12.30pm) Create a paper chess piece inspired by our 'A Royal Game' sculpture. Why not have a go at a game of chess itself? Free. Donations welcomed. No need to book. Drop-in.
Thursday 28 August 10.30am to 12pm Get inspired by nautical objects from our collections and design your own lighthouse. £2.50 per child. Advance booking advised.
USEFUL WEB LINKS www.plymouth.gov.uk/museumimaginators www.plymouth.gov.uk/museumholidayworkshops www.plymouth.gov.uk/museummakeandtake www.plymouth.gov.uk/museumspecialevents
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TALKS AND TOURS
As usual we’ve got a packed programme of lunchtime talks and art and history bites on offer this season! For all bookings please speak to a member of staff on our Welcome Desk or telephone 01752 304774. Please note that we are unable to refund tickets unless we have to cancel an event. You can pay by cash, cheque, debit or credit card. Please make cheques payable to 'Plymouth City Council'. Any unreserved tickets or places will be available on the day, although if there are events you particularly want to come to we do advise you to book in advance in order to avoid disappointment.
LUNCHTIME TALK: SHELL SHOCK AND THE GREAT WAR
LUNCHTIME TALK: ANDY WARHOL Tuesday 3 June 1.10pm to 2pm + Q&A Dr Jody Patterson, Programme Leader and Lecturer from Plymouth University, gives a talk about the artist’s life in connection with ‘Modern Masters in Print’. £2 per person. Advance booking advised.
Tuesday 20 May, 1.10pm to 2pm + Q&A Anne Corry from the University of the Third Age talks about her research into shell shock, which was known about from the first months of The Great War in 1914. This is a Plymouth History Festival event. £2 per person. Advance booking advised.
ART BITE: THE COTTONIAN COLLECTION: NUDE AND NAKED
HISTORY BITE: CAPTAIN SCOTT AND PLYMOUTH'S ANTARCTIC CONNECTIONS
Wednesday 4 June, 1pm to 1.30pm Join some of our Young Explainers as they look at issues surrounding the concepts of morality and sin within the Cottonian Collection’s prints, and investigate the differences and similarities between the depictions of naked men and women. Free. Donations welcomed. Advance booking advised.
Wednesday 21 May, 1pm to 1.30pm Captain Robert Falcon Scott led the first ever British Antarctic expedition to reach the South Pole in 1912. Discover more about him and the other people with local connections who played their part in the ‘Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration’. This is a Plymouth History Festival event. Free. Donations welcomed. Advance booking advised. 15
TALKS AND TOURS
LUNCHTIME TALK: MODERN MASTERS IN PRINT
ART BITE: THE COTTONIAN COLLECTION: MAKERS AND METHODS
Tuesday 10 June 1.10pm to 2pm + Q&A Gill Saunders, Senior Curator (Prints) from the V&A Museum, London discusses our major ‘Modern Masters in Print’ exhibition. £2 per person. Advance booking advised.
Wednesday 18 June, 1pm to 1.30pm Listen as some of our Young Explainers take an in-depth look at the artists in the Cottonian Collection whose popularity depended on print sales. Free. Donations welcomed. Advance booking advised.
LUNCHTIME TALK: THE RETURN OF 'A ROYAL GAME'
LUNCHTIME TALK: PABLO PICASSO
Tuesday 17 June 1.10pm to 2pm + Q&A Join Neil Wressell, Senior Conservator and Registrar, as he talks about ‘A Royal Game’ – the large-scale sculpture from our collections which features Queen Elizabeth I and Philip II of Spain playing an imaginary chess match. £2 per person. Advance booking advised.
Tuesday 24 June 1.10pm to 2pm + Q&A Alan Read gives a talk about the artist’s life in connection with our major V&A Touring exhibition, ‘Modern Masters in Print’. £2 per person. Advance booking advised.
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TALKS AND TOURS
LUNCHTIME TALK: SIR ERNEST SHACKLETON'S PLYMOUTH CONNECTIONS
ART BITE: THE MODERN MASTERS Wednesday 9 and 23 July 1pm to 1.30pm Join a member of our team for a look around the ‘Modern Masters in Print’ exhibition and the examples of work that are on display, including those by Henri Matisse and Salvador Dalí. Free. Donations welcomed. Advance booking advised.
Tuesday 1 July 1.10pm to 2pm + Q&A Join Paul Davies from the Devon and Cornwall Polar Society to find out more about the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition which departed from Plymouth in 1914 - the last major expedition of the 'Heroic Age' and an epic feat of endurance. £2 per person. Advance booking advised.
LUNCHTIME TALK: HENRI MATISSE
LUNCHTIME TALK: CHURCHILL AND LLOYD GEORGE: WAR LEADERS
Tuesday 15 July 1.10pm to 2pm + Q&A Alan Read gives a talk about the artist’s life in connection with our major V&A Touring exhibition, ‘Modern Masters in Print’. £2 per person. Advance booking advised.
Tuesday 8 July 1.10pm to 2pm + Q&A Professor Richard Toye from the University of Exeter looks at former Prime Ministers David Lloyd-George (PM from 1916-22) and Winston Churchill (PM from 1940-45 and 1951-55) and their reputations as two of our greatest wartime leaders. £2 per person. Advance booking advised.
USEFUL WEB LINKS www.plymouth.gov.uk/museumlectures www.plymouth.gov.uk/museumartbites www.plymouth.gov.uk/museumspecialevents
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SPECIAL EVENTS
MODERN MASTERS LAUNCH WEEKEND
BRITISH FESTIVAL OF ARCHAEOLOGY 2014: ARCHAEOLOGY’S ALIVE
Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 May 10am to 5pm Celebrate with us as we open our major 'Modern Masters in Print' exhibition. Look around the show at your leisure or take part in a guided tour (1pm to 1.45pm). Enjoy something to eat and drink in our café, or some family-friendly craft activities (11am to 12.30pm and 2.30pm to 4pm) including making posters inspired by the many prints on display. Free. Donations welcomed. No need to book. Drop-in.
Saturday 12 July, 11am to 3pm As we start the build up to the opening of our ‘Whitehorse Hill: A Prehistoric Dartmoor Discovery’ exhibition in the autumn, see our special foyer display case, try the quiz in our ‘Uncovered’ gallery, help students from Plymouth College of Art road test a new computer game, enjoy some craft activities and see excerpts from a BBC documentary about the amazing Bronze Age finds that will be featured in the show! Free. Donations welcomed. No need to book. Drop-in.
FILM SCREENING: ELIZABETH (R)
HERITAGE OPEN DAYS 2014: TALES FROM THE GREAT WAR
Saturday 5 July Starts at 1.30pm (124 minutes) As we mark the return of our ‘A Royal Game’ sculpture, come in and watch this highly acclaimed film, which tells the story of the early years of the reign of Elizabeth I of England and the difficult task she faces of learning what it takes to be a monarch. Free. Donations welcomed. Advance booking advised.
Saturday 13 September 1.30pm to 2.15pm and 2.30pm to 3.15pm Join our professional storyteller and musician for tales from the home front as well as from soldiers on the battlefield, including a vivid account of a Devon man who signed up at the age of 17. Songs will include popular tunes from WW1 such as ‘Keep the Home Fires Burning’, ‘It's a Long Way to Tipperary’ and ‘Pack up your Troubles’. Sessions are suitable for anyone 7-107 but younger wrigglers and siblings are also welcome. Free. Donations welcomed. No need to book.
USEFUL WEB LINKS www.plymouth.gov.uk/museumspecialevents
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FACILITIES AND SERVICES Level access to our ground floor is available for wheelchair users from the rear of our main building on Tavistock Place. Please ring the bell and a member of staff will come to assist you. A wheelchair is available on request.
Baby changing facilities are situated in each of our toilets. A changing mat and emergency supplies such as nappies and wet wipes are available on request from our Welcome Desk. Assistance dogs are welcome.
Lift access to our upper floor galleries is available. Please let a member of staff on our Welcome Desk know if you need to use the lift and they will assist you.
Our shop and café are open from 10am to 5pm Tuesday to Friday and 10am to 4.30pm Saturday. Resources for schools, including teachers notes and suggested activities inspired by our exhibitions, are available at www.plymouth.gov.uk /museumlearningresources.Why not book a school visit with one of our Education Offficers? Please email us: museumvisits@plymouth.gov.uk
A fixed audio loop is available at our Welcome Desk. Portable loops are also available for our shop and café and in our Attrill Gallery when we hold our Lunchtime Talks. Buggy parking is available behind our Welcome Desk.
Free downloads for your MP3 players are available at: www.plymouth.gov.uk/museumfree downloads
Ladies, men’s and accessible toilets are situated on our ground floor.
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TRAVEL AND PARKING
Car There are a number of different ways to get to the Museum as we are right on the edge of the city centre. From the East of the city, take the A374 and follow the signs for the city centre. From the North take the A386, then the A38 to Marsh Mills and follow the signs for the city centre. From the West, via the Saltash Bridge, take the A38 to Marsh Mills, as above. From the West, via the Torpoint Ferry, go to the top of Ferry Road, turn left, turn right, go left at the mini roundabout at the top of this hill, then stay on this road and follow the signs for the city centre. For full directions visit: www.plymouth.gov.uk/museumdirections or give us a call on 01752 304774.
Parking Short-term street parking is available behind our main building on Tavistock Place and Regent Street. Long-stay car parks can be found on Regent Street and in the Drake Circus shopping centre. Other public car parks on North Hill and Mayflower Street are a short walk away. www.plymouth.gov.uk/parking www.drakecircus.com/centre Train There is a regular train service to Plymouth from around the region and beyond. The station is just a 10–15 minute walk or a 510 minute taxi ride from our main building. National Rail Enquiries: 08457 484950 www.thetrainline.com Bus Bus services to stops near the Museum are frequent and include Plymouth City Bus no’s 8/9, 20, 28, 35, 40/41, 42, 44 and 61/62 and First Devon and Cornwall no’s 83, 84 and 86. Park and Ride services to the city centre are available from Milehouse, Coypool and Roborough. Plymouth City Bus: 01752 662271 First Devon and Cornwall: 0845 600 1420 www.plymouth.gov.uk/publictransport www.plymouthbus.co.uk/timetables www.firstgroup.com 21
ARTS AND HERITAGE ACROSS PLYMOUTH HISTORIC SITES Our historic Elizabethan and Merchant’s Houses are now open (Tuesday to Saturday plus Sunday 11 May). We have also extended the opening hours at Smeaton’s Tower lighthouse over the summer! For up-to-date opening times and admission prices visit www.plymouth.gov.uk/museums and follow the links on the left hand side.
HISTORY FESTIVAL 2014 A celebration of our unique heritage, Plymouth’s second-ever History Festival runs until 31 May 2014. The Festival is coordinated by the Arts and Heritage Service with support from a number of other organisations, venues and societies and features talks, tours, guided walks, special events and family activities. Visit the Festival blog at www.plymhistoryfest.wordpress.com for details of the full programme which includes a number of guided walks and talks by our City and Maritime Heritage Curator. You can also follow the Festival on Facebook and Twitter.
OUTDOOR EVENTS If you’re out and about over the summer why not come and visit our stand and chat to our staff at History Week Live (27 to 31 May at Drake Circus Mall), the Contemporary Craft Festival (6 to 8 June at Bovey Tracey), Lord Mayor's Day (14 June in the City Centre) and Armed Forces Day (28 June on the Hoe)?
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ARTS AND HERITAGE ACROSS PLYMOUTH COUNCIL HOUSE OPEN ART DISPLAYS This new scheme designed to demonstrate the breadth of contemporary visual art and craft currently being produced in Plymouth is coordinated by the Arts and Heritage Service and supported by Councillor Chris Penberthy. The Council House is usually closed to the public but talks and dates when people can view the displays are arranged at regular intervals. More information and a link to a dedicated microsite can be found at www.plymouth.gov.uk/artscouncilhousedisplay
WILD ABOUT PLYMOUTH Our family-friendly natural history and science programme is run in partnership with Plymouth University plus a range of other partners from across the city and beyond. For details of our fun monthly events that will be taking place over the summer, including spiders, bugs and dinosaurs, visit www.plymouth.gov.uk/museumwildaboutplymouth
Harriet Eliot (1681-1773) by Sir Joshua Reynolds © Plymouth City Council (Museums and Archives)
PORT ELIOT See 23 portraits from the City Museum and Art Gallery’s art collection on display in this fascinating Grade 1 Listed house. 14 of the portraits are by famous 18th century Plympton-born artist, Sir Joshua Reynolds. The other nine were painted by some of his main contemporaries. Port Eliot is open until 30 June. For full opening times and admission prices visit www.porteliot.co.uk
PLYMOUTH AND WEST DEVON RECORD OFFICE The Plymouth and West Devon Record Office is your one stop shop for help with family, house or local history research. More information plus links to an online search catalogue can be found at www.plymouth.gov.uk/archives Anne Bonfoy (1729-1816) by Sir Joshua Reynolds © Plymouth City Council (Museums and Archives)
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