February 2019
The urge to record is strong in artists, never more so than in times of trouble. Art dealer John Noott was a boy of seven in 1939 and clearly remembers the day war was declared, the real fear of invasion, the Blitz, rationing, and loss. For many years he has sought paintings and other art works which, [...]
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Broadway Museum & Art Gallery are delighted to announce the opening of the new Willard Room, which is home to a permanent exhibition of over 25 micro sculptures by internationally renowned artist Willard Wigan MBE. Smaller than a grain of sand, invisible to the naked eye, a microscope is needed to see these incredible sculptures. [...]
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Art Course: Learn to Draw or hone your skills with local artist and teacher Doug Eyre Download the flyer
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Robin, a farmer, has lived in Gloucestershire all his life and is an expert in hedge laying and dry stone walling, as well as having a detailed knowledge of the Drovers' Trail in the Broadway area. Doors open at 6.30 pm Entrance £10 to include a glass of wine or soft drink (£9 for Friends [...]
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People have been painting faces since the very earliest times, and whether creating portraits or decorating human skin, they have used exactly the same materials – from kohl in ancient Egypt to white lead and carmine in eighteenth-century Europe. Early artists’ manuals contain recipes for cosmetics as well as for pastels and paint, while instructions [...]
Find out moreJune 2019
With speaker Dr Caroline Palmer People have been painting faces since the very earliest times, and whether creating portraits or decorating human skin, they have used exactly the same materials – from kohl in ancient Egypt to white lead and carmine in eighteenth-century Europe. Early artists’ manuals contain recipes for cosmetics as well as for pastels [...]
Find out moreSeptember 2019
Speaker Richard Young will talk about the occupants of the Middle Hill estate over the last 300 – 400 years, including some of the Kite’s Nest occupants, and about his family connection with Sir Thomas Phillipps, whose family members farmed in Wickhamford, Childswickham, Buckland, Snowshill and elsewhere in the vicinity of Broadway. Doors open at 6.30pm [...]
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