Escape to the Country at Bolton Museum, Aquarium and Archive
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May 11, 2009
No. 124/2009
Bolton Museum, Aquarium and Archive’s new exhibition is offering visitors the chance to Escape to the Country and enjoy some beautiful landscapes.
Escape to the Country: Picturesque Landscapes opens on Saturday 16 May and features landscape paintings from the museum’s permanent collections, including work by some well known British artists such as Thomas Gainsborough, JMW Turner, William Turner and John Roberts Cozens.
In the late 1700s, many artists travelled around Britain and Europe painting images of the countryside to recapture the landscape and to remind town and city dwellers of the fresh air and beauty they were missing out on as a result of the industrial revolution.
Painters often depicted landscapes that were even more beautiful than in reality, portraying romantic, nostalgic images that were untouched by industry.
This exhibition contains a wide selection of these works and includes a wonderful romanticised landscape by Thomas Gainsborough, two beautiful watercolours by JMW Turner from his travels in Europe and England, a Scottish landscape by William Turner and a painting depicting an exquisite view in Florence from John Robert Cozens’ first tour of Italy.
The exhibition is free and runs until Saturday 25 July.
Free family activities will also take place to coincide with the exhibition during the May half term holidays.
Activities include an opportunity to design a postcard; create a watery picture on Saturday 23 May; make a sketchbook on Tuesday 26 May and Tuesday 2 June; create a landscape on Thursday 28 May; make a picture of landscapes at night on Saturday 30 May; make a seasonal landscape on Thursday 4 June and make a picture using light and shade on Saturday 6 June. All activities take place from 1pm to 4pm.
Families can also listen to travel-themed stories in the Central Library on Wednesday 27 May and Wednesday 3 June from 10.30am to 3.30pm.
For more details on the museum’s family friendly activities, visit www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/whatson
No. 124/2009
Bolton Museum, Aquarium and Archive’s new exhibition is offering visitors the chance to Escape to the Country and enjoy some beautiful landscapes.
Escape to the Country: Picturesque Landscapes opens on Saturday 16 May and features landscape paintings from the museum’s permanent collections, including work by some well known British artists such as Thomas Gainsborough, JMW Turner, William Turner and John Roberts Cozens.
In the late 1700s, many artists travelled around Britain and Europe painting images of the countryside to recapture the landscape and to remind town and city dwellers of the fresh air and beauty they were missing out on as a result of the industrial revolution.
Painters often depicted landscapes that were even more beautiful than in reality, portraying romantic, nostalgic images that were untouched by industry.
This exhibition contains a wide selection of these works and includes a wonderful romanticised landscape by Thomas Gainsborough, two beautiful watercolours by JMW Turner from his travels in Europe and England, a Scottish landscape by William Turner and a painting depicting an exquisite view in Florence from John Robert Cozens’ first tour of Italy.
The exhibition is free and runs until Saturday 25 July.
Free family activities will also take place to coincide with the exhibition during the May half term holidays.
Activities include an opportunity to design a postcard; create a watery picture on Saturday 23 May; make a sketchbook on Tuesday 26 May and Tuesday 2 June; create a landscape on Thursday 28 May; make a picture of landscapes at night on Saturday 30 May; make a seasonal landscape on Thursday 4 June and make a picture using light and shade on Saturday 6 June. All activities take place from 1pm to 4pm.
Families can also listen to travel-themed stories in the Central Library on Wednesday 27 May and Wednesday 3 June from 10.30am to 3.30pm.
For more details on the museum’s family friendly activities, visit www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/whatson
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ISSUED BY KAREN SPIBEY, MEDIA RELATIONS TEAM, BOLTON COUNCIL
TEL 01204 332064
EMAIL: karen.spibey@bolton.gov.uk
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