Exhibition:
Magna Carta 1213-1215: The Journey Starts Here
Now on at the Museum of St Albans until 15th September 2013.
Free Admission.
On 4th August 1213, the Barons and Clergy met for the first time to begin the journey that would lead to the sealing of Magna Carta in 1215. This exhibition looks at the historic context, the key players, and the inspiration for Magna Carta. It also explores other journeys to challenge injustice from the 14th century to today: some ended happily, others ended in tragedy for those taking a stance.
What would you have done in their place?
This exhibition is suitable for children, with plenty of things to do, from salt paintings to dressing up or creating their own protest armband to challenge injustice.
ArtHouse
Museum of St Albans
3rd May - 30th June 2013
Artistic interest in domestic objects has far-reaching roots, from Andy Warhol’s soup cans, to Claes Oldenburg’s public art installations featuring large-scale replicas of everyday objects, consumer durables have long had a place in art.
ArtHouse features works by household names such as Tracey Emin and Yoko Ono, who use domestic objects in their practice. In their own respective media and intentions, each artist in the exhibition uses the domestic object to push the content and concepts of their art work.
Martin Creed, Tracey Emin, Leo Fitzmaurice, Steve Johnson, Yoko Ono, Cornelia Parker, Nina Saunders, Jane Simpson, Mark Wallinger, Richard Wentworth and Rachel Whiteread.
All the works in this exhibition have been selected from the Arts Council Collection.
Open: Monday to Saturday, 10.00am - 5.00pm
Sunday, 2.00pm - 5.00pm
Admission: Free
New Museum and Gallery
St Albans City and District Council have agreed a ten year development plan for the Museum of St Albans and Verulamium Museum.
These plans are moving forward and we now have a detailed conservation statement on the history of the Old Town Hall.
In November 2012, we completed a summary of our Consultation and Community Engagement activities relating to the New Museum and Gallery project:
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'Blood, Lust and Roses' some of the cast at the Clock Tower, on the way back from shooting scenes at St Michaels.
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UH Galleries at The Museum of St Albans
The University of Hertfordshire Galleries’ space at the Museum of St Albans is located in the first room on the right as you enter the museum. UH Galleries holds five exhibitions per year in this space, including the annual Hertfordshire Open Exhibition.
UH Galleries are among the most innovative contemporary art spaces in the UK, and have been responsible for a programme of internationally successful and critically acclaimed exhibitions. With two dynamic galleries – one within the Museum of St Albans and the other, the Art and Design Gallery, located on the University’s College Lane campus in Hatfield – we present international contemporary art to the local community and wider audiences, in both traditional and challenging ways.
Our Aims
UH Galleries aim to offer artists and makers from all disciplines in the early stages of their professional careers significant exhibition and associated publishing opportunities. We hope to provide local audiences with the opportunity to engage with contemporary art and discover an array of surprises and perhaps hidden interests in our varied and vibrant programme of exhibitions.
Working with the Local Community: Hertfordshire Open Exhibition
The Hertfordshire Open Exhibition has marked itself out over the last eleven years as the definitive annual showcase for local artistic talent and last year over one hundred artists from across Hertfordshire submitted work. Taking place during the month of December at the Museum of St Albans, this exhibition provides local artists with a valuable opportunity to display their work. The first prize of a solo exhibition with UH Galleries, as well as other substantial prizes, represents our investment in the artistic life of Hertfordshire’s wider artistic community.
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