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. It opened in 1874 and exhibits artefacts, fine art, and decorative art associated with the local area.

Collection

The collection includes a significant number of works by the Herefordshire born artist John Scarlett Davis[2]

Exhibitions

There are regular temporary exhibitions of craftwork, paintings, photography, and prints.[3] In 2006, the bicenterary of Joseph Murray Ince was celebrated with an exhibition.[4] The designs of Christopher Dresser were exhibited in 2007.[5] An exhibition of work by the locally born artist Brian Hatton (1887–1916) was displayed at the gallery between November 2007 and January 2008.[6][7] As the centenary of Hatton's death falls next year (2016), there are plans for a major exhibition of his work. In September 2015 asbestos was found in the Museum & Art Gallery (and the Library with whom it shares the building)so the building was temporarily closed for investigations. No decision has yet been taken as to when it may re-open.

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

  1. ↑ Hereford Museum & Art Gallery, Culture 24, UK.
  2. ↑ Tony Hobbs, John Scarlett Davis: A Biography, Almeley, Herefordshire, Logaston Press, 2004. ISBN 1904396151
  3. ↑ Hereford Museum and Art Gallery, Visit Britain, UK.
  4. ↑ Caroline Lewis, Hereford Museum & Art Gallery Celebrates Joseph Murray Ince Bicentenary, Culture 24, UK, 3 August 2006.
  5. ↑ Alexander Rabagliati, The Designs Of Christopher Dresser at Hereford Museum, Culture 24, UK, 17 January 2007.
  6. ↑ Bill Tanner, Herefordshire celebrates Brian Hatton. Hereford Times, 12 November 2007.
  7. ↑ Exhibition dedicated to the work of Brian Hatton (1887–1916), Herefordshire Council, UK.
  8. ↑ "College breaks new ground". Worcester News. 18 April 2007. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
  9. ↑ "Old meets new at city attraction". Hereford Times (Newsquest Media Ltd). 25 July 2005. Retrieved 26 April 2010.

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Coordinates: 52°03′17″N 2°43′03″W / 52.0548°N 2.7175°W / 52.0548; -2.7175


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