Hereford Museum and Art Gallery
The Hereford Museum and Art Gallery is a local museum in the cathedral city of Hereford, Herefordshire, England.[1]
The museum is housed in a Victorian Gothic building. Through the generosity of James Rankin, President of the Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club, it was opened as a free library and museum on 8 October 1874 and has since exhibited artefacts, fine art, and decorative art associated with the local area.
Exhibitions[]
There are regular temporary exhibitions of craftwork, paintings, photography, and prints.[2] In 2006, the bicentennial of Joseph Murray Ince was celebrated with an exhibition.[3]
The designs of Christopher Dresser were exhibited in 2007.[4] An exhibition of work by the locally born artist Brian Hatton (1887–1916) was displayed at the gallery between November 2007 and January 2008.[5][6]
Having closed temporarily for building repairs in September 2015, the Hereford Museum and Art Gallery re-opened for the summer months in July 2017.[7] As of July 2017, exhibits in the museum include a two-headed calf, a two-metre long fish, various swords, elements of costume and textiles, as well as objects of historic, social and scientific interest dating back from the pre-historic era up to the 20th century. The gallery currently has over 80 works by Brian Hatton, as well as many of his materials and selected letters.
Accessibility[]
In 2005, the museum became the first in the United Kingdom to invest in the Talking Tactile Tablet (T3),[8] developed at the UK's Royal National College for the Blind in Hereford together with a software company based in the USA.[9]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Hereford Museum & Art Gallery, Culture 24, UK.
- ^ Hereford Museum and Art Gallery, Visit Britain, UK.
- ^ Caroline Lewis, Hereford Museum & Art Gallery Celebrates Joseph Murray Ince Bicentenary, Culture 24, UK, 3 August 2006.
- ^ Alexander Rabagliati, The Designs Of Christopher Dresser at Hereford Museum, Culture 24, UK, 17 January 2007.
- ^ Bill Tanner, Herefordshire celebrates Brian Hatton. Hereford Times, 12 November 2007.
- ^ Exhibition dedicated to the work of Brian Hatton (1887–1916) Archived 9 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Herefordshire Council, UK.
- ^ https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/news/article/331/hereford_museum_and_art_gallery_summer_opening[dead link]
- ^ "College breaks new ground". Worcester News. 18 April 2007. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
- ^ "Old meets new at city attraction". Hereford Times. Newsquest Media Ltd. 25 July 2005. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
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