Bringing together extraordinary antiquities, Islanders: The Making of the Mediterranean takes visitors on a 4,000-year journey from life in the ancient Mediterranean to today.
This group exhibition is based on the pioneering vision of artist Li Yuan-chia (1929 – 1994) and the LYC Museum & Art Gallery which he founded and ran between 1972 and 1983 in the Cumbrian village of Banks, alongside Hadrian’s Wall.
Celebrating one of the most significant potters of the twentieth century, this major new exhibition is a rare opportunity to experience Lucie Rie’s (1902-1995) ground-breaking practice across six decades. Lucie Rie: The Adventure of Pottery will feature more than 100 works, considering afresh the singular nature of Rie’s achievement, from functional tableware to elegant bowls and vases decorated with sgraffito lines and expressive glazes.
Museums like ours contain specimens that belonged to scientific heroes such as Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace, who developed the answers to the question of how species evolved. Their stories have been well told; however, they did not work alone. What’s often missing from the histories are the countless local and Indigenous experts who contributed so much to our understanding of the natural world, by collecting specimens for the likes of Darwin and Wallace.
Join us for a talk that explores how Western European religious painting was embraced and transformed by women and queer artists working in 19th and 20th century Britain. The talk relates to works from the Fitzwilliam collection.
This talk will also be livestreamed - if you would prefer to join us online, please go to our separate booking page
We'll be making paper puppets in our Discovery Room PLUS you'll be able to photograph your favourite animal and turn your photo into your own animal gift tag. Plus we'll be sharing some tips on how to have a more sustainable festive season. Why not combine this FREE activity day with some shopping in our Museum shop and lunch in the Whale Café! Suitable for families.
Museum opens at 10am, activities start at 12 noon until 4pm. FREE, drop in.
Exploring our icy world from the sky and space
Enjoy a visit to our new exhibition, which brings together art and science to ask: what do you see when you look at ice from above?
