One of our Friends offered to book a very special trip to Corsham Court about three years ago, we waited until it could have a date; not only did involve a tour of the house, but also a talk by Lord Methuen…
I first heard about David Lomax's work when I went to the unveiling of Hoarusib, a life sized sculpture of a bull elephant, at Liddington Manor on 4 December 2016. The elephant had been moved to the coombe beside Liddington…
After their visit to Swindon MAG last year, the Friends of Victoria Art Gallery very kindly invited us over for a guided tour of the stores, the galleries and for a meal afterwards. We had a fascinating time in the…
Future Plans 14 March 2019 Council unveils ambitious plans to protect town’s treasured artefacts Swindon Borough Council can for the first time reveal exciting new plans to enable the town’s cultural sphere to grow and flourish. At this month’s Cabinet…
Thursday, 4 April 2019 Lunchtime talk on Artist and Model exhibition Or to give the new exhibition in the main gallery its full title: Artist and Model:Portriats, Self Portraits and Figure Studies form the Swindon Collection. Last Friday's FREE lunchtime talk by…
Ken White and Andy Binks in Conversation Our March talk proved so popular that it sold out weeks before the event took place. It was a rerun of the life of Ken White first staged at Christ Church on 8 June last year. I…
Private View of the New Exhibitions in the Gallery Swindon Museum and Art Gallery hosted 3 events last week which I'll cover in the blog via separate posts, to find out more information about what's going on at the museum, please…
Sunday, 24 March 2019 Workshops at Swindon Museum and Art Gallery An essential part of running a museum and art gallery is encouraging new audiences, and the Friends are keen to help the museum achieve this goal. One of the…
Latest Plans for Swindon MAG On the 14 March, we read about the latest plans for the Swindon Museum and Art Gallery, in this cabinet paper, on page 35 onwards: https://ww5.swindon.gov.uk/moderngov/documents/g9398/Public%20reports%20pack%2020th-Mar-2019%2018.00%20Cabinet.pdf?T=10 It's interesting how similar they are to the plans…
Thursday, 21 March 2019 Michael Gray's Talk on the Wyvern Theatre I first met Michael Gray when he came to talk to the Friends about Swindon's Town Hall, designed by Brightwen Binyon, three years ago. The great advantage of having…