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A First Rate Taking in Stores Cecil Higgins Art Gallery is currently closed

Cecil Higgins is currently closed and will remain closed during 2009. All the collections are in store to protect them from the building works. The collections can be seen on this website.

Abram Games at Bedford Gallery :
Maximum Meaning, Minimum Means : 6 June – 6 September

Abram Games created many of the most iconic images of mid 20th century Britain, from Official War Posters to the logo for the 1951 Festival of Britain and advertising designs for clients such as London Transport.

Lunchtime Talks in Bedford Gallery (lower gallery) : 1pm – 1.30pm on the following Wednesdays:

15 July:    The Festival of Britain in Bedfordshire
29 July:    World War II poster design
12 Aug:    London Transport posters
26 Aug:    The BBC and Glenn Miller in Wartime Bedford

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Edward Bawden at Bedford Gallery : from 3 October

From 1981- 1989 Edward Bawden (1903–89) donated the contents of his studio to the Art Gallery. This major exhibition covers every medium Bawden used, from watercolours and prints to examples of his commercial design.

Cecil Higgins Art Gallery and Bedford Museum redevelopment

Bedford Gallery opened on 1 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.

Cecil Higgins Art Gallery acquires William Burges zodiac tiles

An exciting new acquisition for the Art Gallery is a thirty-piece tile panel by designer William Burges. The panel, dated circa 1880, consists of twelve signs of the zodiac with eighteen border tiles. The tiles are a version of those in the drawing room of Castell Coch in Cardiff and they will be incorporated into the proposed new Burges Gallery at the Cecil Higgins. The acquisition was made possible by generous grants from The Art Fund and the MLA/V&A Purchase Grant Fund. Please click here for more information.

Museum and Art Gallery Get Out and About

Local people of all ages will be able to enjoy and engage with their heritage thanks to a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). The award of £199,500 to Bedford Museum and Cecil Higgins Art Gallery is for a four year Audience Development Project starting this summer.

For more information please click here.

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Cecil Higgins Art Gallery is currently closed Cecil Higgins is currently closed and will remain closed during 2009. All the collections are in store to protect them from the building works. The collections can be seen on this website.

Abram Games at Bedford Gallery : Maximum Meaning, Minimum Means : 6 June – 6 September Abram Games created many of the most iconic images of mid 20th century Britain, from Official War Posters to the logo for the 1951 Festival of Britain and advertising designs for clients such as London Transport. Lunchtime Talks in Bedford Gallery (lower gallery) : 1pm – 1.30pm on the following Wednesdays: 15 July: The Festival of Britain in Bedfordshire 29 July: World War II poster design 12 Aug: London Transport posters 26 Aug: The BBC and Glenn Miller in Wartime Bedford For more information click here.

Edward Bawden at Bedford Gallery : from 3 October From 1981- 1989 Edward Bawden (1903–89) donated the contents of his studio to the Art Gallery. This major exhibition covers every medium Bawden used, from watercolours and prints to examples of his commercial design.

Cecil Higgins Art Gallery and Bedford Museum redevelopment Bedford Gallery opened on 1 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.

Cecil Higgins Art Gallery acquires William Burges zodiac tiles An exciting new acquisition for the Art Gallery is a thirty-piece tile panel by designer William Burges. The panel, dated circa 1880, consists of twelve signs of the zodiac with eighteen border tiles. The tiles are a version of those in the drawing room of Castell Coch in Cardiff and they will be incorporated into the proposed new Burges Gallery at the Cecil Higgins. The acquisition was made possible by generous grants from The Art Fund and the MLA/V&A Purchase Grant Fund. Please click here for more information.

Museum and Art Gallery Get Out and About Local people of all ages will be able to enjoy and engage with their heritage thanks to a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). The award of £199,500 to Bedford Museum and Cecil Higgins Art Gallery is for a four year Audience Development Project starting this summer. For more information please click here.