Rhodes Arts Complex
The Rhodes Arts Complex & Bishop's Stortford Museum is a museum and contemporary venue for arts, culture and conferences in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England. One of the buildings, Netteswell House, was the birthplace of Cecil Rhodes, financier, statesman and founder of diamond company De Beers.[1]
The complex was refurbished in 2005 and has a 300-seat theatre, a multi-purpose studio space, a museum and an exhibition gallery. It provides a programme of arts events and hosts professional touring productions, dance groups, musicians and comedians. Films are also shown in its tiered auditorium.
The Rhodes Arts Complex also contains an exhibition gallery for art and photography.
Bishop's Stortford Museum
The Bishop’s Stortford Museum houses the Rhodes Collection containing interactive displays, archives, photographs and artefacts about the life of Cecil Rhodes. The museum combines the collections of the former Rhodes Memorial Museum and the Bishop’s Stortford Local History Museum. The Rhodes Museum was established in 1938 in two listed Victorian buildings. The current museum opened in 2005.[2]
The original part of Rhodes' home holds exhibits on the life of Cecil Rhodes, nineteenth-century South African artefacts from his travels, and a reconstructed middle class Victorian drawing room with family memorabilia. The new building features exhibits about local history.
References
- ↑ Rhodes Arts Complex & Bishop's Stortford Museum on Bishop's Stortford Town Council's website
- ↑ "Huge interest as arts complex opens its doors" Herts and Essex Observer, 17 November 2005
External links
- Rhodes Arts Complex - official site
- History of the Museum, Commonwealth Centre and Arts Complex on Stortford History site
Coordinates: 51°51′49″N 0°09′50″E / 51.8635°N 0.1640°E