Showcasing various painting, printmaking and drawing techniques from the 1600s to today, our fascinating new display brings together large-scale works on paper that reveal the artists’ creativity and the media’s versatility.
Essence and Presence brings together some of the finest examples of early renaissance art in our collection in conversation with works by modern and contemporary artists—from Filippo Lippi, Simone Martini and Domenico Veneziano to William Blake, Fernand Léger, Pablo Picasso, Sylvia Snowden and Stanley Spencer.
At first glance these abstract and expressive modern and contemporary artworks appear a world away from the representative realism of the Italian renaissance, but our fascinating new display sheds light on their shared themes, humanity and simplicity.
Our exciting new display Discovering Dürer brings together a selection of prints by the artist for the first time since a major conservation project of all 374 of Dürer’s prints in our collection was completed. From tears to repairs, transformative specialised treatments have revealed the fascinating past lives of these prints and preserved them for years to come. Their restoration brings to life Dürer’s varied and skilled mark-making and printing techniques.
Join us for art, music, talks, making and more, with a chance to see our exhibition Lubaina Himid with Magda Stawarska: Another Chance Encounter out of hours. This new exhibition by one of the UK’s most renowned and celebrated contemporary artists in collaboration with Magda Stawarska will present new paintings, and ‘interventions’ in the Kettle’s Yard house.
Enjoy a drinks with friends at our pay bar, and explore the exhibition after hours.
Since 2009 the Friends of the Scott Polar Research Institute (FoSPRI) have run an artist in residence scheme; sending intrepid artists to the Arctic (with 'One Ocean Expeditions' – sadly no longer trading) or Antarctic (initially onboard the Royal Navy's HMS Scott, then HMS Protector). The Polar Museum is lucky enough to receive part of the results of this unique scheme – a single artwork – gifted for its collections each year (other works go to both FoSPRI and the Royal Navy as appropriate).
We’re open on the third Saturday of the month, 10.00 – 16.00.
Free entry.
Join us for our Saturday opening and explore the history of science through our collection of microscopes, telescopes, and globes. Take part in family trails and visit our Learning Gallery, where you can engage with interactive handling boxes to discover topics such as Light & Sound, the Human Body, and Earth & Space.
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This exhibition presents eight contemporary artists whose works offer vantage points on a world in perpetual crisis. Rather than representing specific political events, or taking singular positions, each artist in this exhibition explores broader conditions of domination and conflict, as well as horizons for survival.
This exhibition presents eight contemporary artists whose works offer vantage points on a world in perpetual crisis. Rather than representing specific political events, or taking singular positions, each artist in this exhibition explores broader conditions of domination and conflict, as well as horizons for survival.
Starting on International Women's Day, Saturday 8th March 2025 - discover the research projects of twenty women scientists in zoology. Labels throughout the Museum will introduce you to the women working in science today and explain the amazing research work that they are undertaking in the Department of Zoology.
Much more information on each of these researchers will be available on our blog - click here to find out more.
