Object of the Month: Curlew
This wonderful bird is the focus of our summer exhibition the ‘Cry of the Curlew’. Curlews There are eight different species of curlew! Two male adult Eurasian curlews and four chicks assembled by taxidermists. Currently on display at the ‘Cry of the Curlew’ exhibition at Kendal Museum. The Eurasian curlew,
AUGUST 2024 – Skulduggery by Fliss Watts – Exhibition
About Skulduggery This exciting new exhibition at Kendal Museum’s People’s Gallery will showcase work by Cumbrian artist Fliss Watts from 15th August until 21st September. Skulduggery incorporates and expands on work by Fliss Watts previously shown in Carlisle and at Florence Arts Centre, Egremont, under the title ‘Living is easy
JULY 2024 – Hiraeth by Seren Shaw – Exhibition
About the exhibition Hiraeth: An Incomplete Journey of Art & Belonging is an ongoing project by Cumbrian artist Seren Shaw. This new exhibition at Kendal Museum’s People’s Gallery will launch Shaw’s fascinating and locally embedded practice and demonstrate creative synergies between archaeological collections and our natural world. The exhibition runs
Object of the month: “Susan Foster – Weaver” sign
In our final celebration for Women’s History Month in March we installed a recent addition to the collection. We’re proud to display a beautiful local craftwork in our entryway. The beautifully illustrated ceramic sign measures 51x81cm and was a recognizable landmark for many of Kendal’s residents during its many years
MAY 2024 – Rock Solid? 2 – Exhibition
Rock Solid? 2 is a group exhibition that explores Lake District coast atomic waste burial. Visit this new group exhibition in our People’s Gallery from the 9th May until 29th June 2024 The exhibition brings together heavyweights of the Cumbrian and international art world at The People’s Gallery, Kendal Museum, alongside an
MARCH 2024 Theresa Taylor – SCARIFICATION – Exhibition
Visit the new exhibition by Theresa Taylor in our People’s Gallery from the 28th March until 4th May 2024. Theresa Taylor is an artist based in Lancaster, at the edge of the Bowland Fells. She works out of her studio and is a member of Artlab Contemporary Print Studios, University
NOVEMBER Amy Bateman – My Journey to Forty Farms – Exhibition
Visit the new exhibition by Amy Bateman in our People’s Gallery from the 16th of November until the 23rd of March 2024. Amy is British Life Photographer of the Year. She is the author and photographer behind the Lakeland Book of the Year – ‘Forty Farms.’ A storytelling, photographic exhibition
Reimagining the World Wildlife Gallery
Re-imagining the World Wildlife Gallery – VOLUNTEER CALL-OUT! We’re looking for local volunteers to help us write creative and engaging labels for some of our rare animal specimens. Following a fantastic consultation phase and with thanks to our community contributors, Kendal Museum has a ‘new vision community plan’ for reimagining
Object of the Month: Lithophone
Lithophone expert Mike Adcock visited the museum recently and gave these beautiful instruments a tune. About lithophones A lithophone looks like a xylophone but it is made out of stone, rather than wood. ‘Lithos’ meaning stone in Greek, and ‘phone’ being voice or sound. Kendal Museum has two of these
OCTOBER Mike Healey – SURREALISM – Exhibition
Visit the new exhibition by Mike Healey in our People’s Gallery from the 5th of October until the 11th of November. For this exhibition, Mike’s work embraces Greek and Egyptian mythology; strange plant forms; the world of Pulcinella and the Commedia dell’arte; climate change and weird landscapes. Works also explore
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