Past Exhibitions and Events

The Actor - Monsieur Beaucaire played by ‘Henry Irving’.

Tuesday 25th - Friday 28th March

Beside the Sea - based on Ramsgate Sands.

Tuesday 1st - Friday 4th April

Performance times: 10.30, 12.00, 1.30, 3.00

The story behind the painting presented by Dr. Christiana Payne, in Gallery IV

Free entry
1st March 2.30-3.30pm

Saturday 19th July at 2:00pm.

Exploring  the exciting world of flock – the versatile and popular surface material. 

Free admission

The talk will be an informative and fun look at flock. It will explore how flock’s fuzzy feel remains popular and is frequently revived in interior design, fashion and design as the fascinating touch and visual appeal of flock is re-discovered by designers and consumers. The gallery talk will consider how flock remains endearing and enduring – why flock is indeed lovely!Presented by Kirsten Hardie, National Teaching Fellow, Principal Lecturer in Design History and Critical Theory at The Arts Institute at Bournemouth, and a flock fanatic.

This talk explores flock’s use and status within design and culture through the consideration of key Flockage exhibits and through an illustrated digital presentation that will showcase flock examples that are not on show. It will explore flock’s qualities, key manufacturing processes and it will consider how flock is used to maximise the appeal and use of objects and how we have learnt to love and loathe flock through certain items and associated memories.

16th October 2007 - 6th January 2008.

Leighton was one of the most eminent artists of the Victorian age. This exhibition features over 50 drawings by Leighton, many of which have not been exhibited before. Free entry.