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…
Friday, 15 February 2019 Wine Tasting at Magnum WineShop Our first event of the year was held last Friday, it was a wine tasting at Magnum WineShop. The evening started with an Emiliana organic sparkling wine from Chile, followed by…
Members of the Trust attended a photocall at the Civic Offices and Swindon Museum and Art Gallery in celebration of the delivery of the the Bid for the new Swindon Museum and Art Gallery to the Heritage Lottery Fund. We showed our support…
We were fortunate enough to have a wonderful evening with Janet Boulton in conversation with Curator Sophie Cummings. It was our last event of 2017, and a real treat for those who have admired Janet's exhibition: A Seeming Diversity: that…
On a recent visit to The Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, I discovered not only were they celebrating the bicentenary of their opening, but also the Friends of the Fitzwilliam was founded in 1909 by Sir Sydney Cockerell, Director from 1908-1937…
We were really excited to be attending the opening of the new exhibition of work by Eileen Cooper RA in the main gallery on Tuesday evening. Lots of people attended, the canapes were tasty, and the 'Hide and Seek' exhibition…