Annual General Meeting, followed by a talk by Mike Millward Typology After the short AGM, Mike Millward give a talk relating to the “Nature of Gothic” exhibition: Typology is the concept of events in the Old Testament prefiguring those in the New. This will be illustrated partly by items in the exhibition, including the Biblia Pauperum in the Hart Collection […]
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Floriography – The meaning of flowers in medieval manuscripts Our first meeting of the 25/26 programme is at 2pm on Tuesday, 14th October, when our President, Dr Cynthia Johnston, will talk about a subject related to The Nature of Gothic exhibition being held at the Museum & Art Gallery
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Saturday 14th June 2025 at 2 pm Rachel Kay-Shuttlerworth of Gawthorpe Hall A film about the last member of the Shuttleworth family to live at Gawthorpe, Rachel made a superb collection illustrating a wide variety of textile craft techniques. Rachel Kay-Shuttleworth’s collection is now in the care of a charitable trust and a selection is on display at the Hall. […]
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Members of the museum staff talk about progress during this important year in the Museum and Art Gallery’s development
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Richard Cross talks about the work of Gerard de Rosé, a 20th century artist, who was born in Accrington and is represented in the Victoria & Albert Museum, the Haworth and Rochdale Art Galleries.
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PLEASE NOTE: The talk for this meeting has changed. John Turkington will talk on “The Life and Art of Edvard Munch” Howard Foy is unable to give his talk because of injury. It is hoped to hold the programmed talk “Developments at the Cotton Exchange” at a later date when he has recovered.
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The Restoration of Blakey Moor: Julia Simpson, the Project Manager, talks about the recent town centre renovations.
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A talk by John Turkington..
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Apocalypse Then: The Art of the End of the World. Mike Millward looks at how artists depicted of the end of the world, including examples from the Museum’s Collection.
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