 Cecil
Higgins Art Gallery is currently closed as part of our major
refurbishment project, but Bedford Gallery, the new exhibition venue for
Cecil Higgins Art Gallery and Bedford Museum is open.
Bedford
Gallery opened on 1st April 2009 with an exhibition of Highlights from
Cecil Higgins Art Gallery and Bedford Museum. A grant of £2.5
million has enabled the refurbishment of two historic buildings, Bedford
Gallery and the Hexagon, and these works form Phase 1 of the overall
vision to refurbish Cecil Higgins Art Gallery and Bedford Museum,
flagship facilities in Bedford's Cultural Quarter.
Please click here for more information
 Bedford Gallery is
open from 3rd October - 31st January, showing Edward Bawden.
Opening Times:
Tues - Sat. 11am to 5
pm
Sun and Bank Holiday Mondays 2pm to 5pm
Closed on Christmas Day and Good Friday
Email
bedford.museum@bedford.gov.uk
or
chag@bedford.gov.uk
Tel: 01234 353323
Bedford
Gallery and
Bedford
Museum are
FREE
to visit.
For a full listing of our
upcoming events click here
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Exhibitions at Bedford Gallery |
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At
Bedford
Gallery
3rd October 2009 – 31st January 2010 |
Coming Soon:
Sat 27
February – Sun 23 May
From
market trading to brick making to cutting-edge aerospace
research, the working lives of the people of Bedford Borough
have always been varied. Using interviews with local people
and the Art Gallery and Museum’s collections, this
exhibition explores the range of, and changes in, the
working days of local people
We are
pleased to announce that we have commissioned artist Jonny
Hannah to design artwork for the exhibition and limited
editions will be available from the Bedford Gallery Shop. |
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At
Bedford
Gallery (Lower Gallery only)
from 5th December until 31st January 2010
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FREE
lunchtime talks |
 Don’t
Miss!
Clocking In:
The Working Day on Film
Fri 12 March, 2 - 3pm, Bedford Gallery
Your chance
to find out more about working life in Bedford in this
one-off screening of British Pathe newsreels. Footage
includes supersonic jets at Thurleigh, Land Army girls on
the High Street, and the ‘Super Giant’ of Stewartby. |
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All talks are free to attend and are held at
Bedford Gallery from 1pm until 1.30pm.
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Wed
6th Jan |
Eric
Ravilious |
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Wed 20th Jan |
Edward
Bawden - Art vs Design |
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Wed 3rd Mar |
Clocking In
– an introduction |
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Wed 17th Mar |
Elstow Royal
Ordnance Factory - Hester Cooper-Reade of Albion Archaeology |
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Wed 31st Mar |
Traditional
Rushwork - a craft revived, Pavenham Rushworkers |
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Wed 21st Apr |
Britannia
Iron & Steel Works - David Fowler, Town Centre Guide |
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