Events & Activities
PLEASE NOTE
In response to the Covid emergency, the Friends began meeting on Tuesday afternoons when the Museum is closed to the public, and only those attending the meetings will be admitted.
This arrangement will continue for the 2022-23 season, and meetings will start at 2pm at Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery on TUESDAY afternoons
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Next Event/Activity
Claire Williams, artist and designer will talk on the fascinating subject of the wall coverings of the Victorian Era.
Forthcoming Events/Actitivites
THE FOLLOWING EVENTS PLANNED FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR:
9th January: The little Black Dress, the Headscarf and the Veil: retired Social Anthropologist Mary Searle Chatterjee returns to discuss the multiple meanings of garments in a historical and cross-cultural perspective.
13th February: Blackburn Rovers 1970s star Bobby Svarc talks about his life on the pitch.
12th March: The Art of Easter:: Mike Millward, talks about medieval depictions of the Easter story, including works from the Hart Collection.
9th April: Primavera: a close look at a great painting. John Turkington discusses Sandro Botticelli’s Renaissance masterpiece.
14th May: Encounters with Composers: A Musical talk by Raymond Watton.
3th June: A talk by Museum staff about some aspects of their work.
Details to follow.
Saturday 9th June at 2 pm (provisional date) THE DAVID SHIPWAY LECTURE
A Jesuit approach to Shakespeare drama:
A talk by Dr Jan Graffius, Curator at Stonyhurst College,
A visit to the new Museum at Stonyhurst will be arranged to augment this talk. Details to follow.
Sunday 23rd June, 2-4 pm (provisional date): Mike and Dot Millward invite members and guests to the FRIENDS GARDEN PARTY at 36 Parsonage Road, Blackburn. Confirmation and details to follow.
NOTE: Details of the Coffee Morning and outings will be announced as soon as available
