Central City News: Brum's colourful heritage in the frame; ART GALLERY.PARENTS stuck for somewhere to take their children during the half-term holiday are being urged to visit a new exhibition at Birmingham Museum Birmingham Museum can refer to any of the following institutions: Birmingham, United Kingdom
The Art of Birmingham 1890-1939 show tells the story of how Birmingham became a centre for arts and crafts arts and crafts, term for that general field of applied design in which hand fabrication is dominant. The term was coined in England in the late 19th cent. as a label for the then-current movement directed toward the revivifying of the decorative arts. in the late 19th and early 20th century. Works by Katie Bunce n. 1. a sudden unexpected piece of good fortune. Noun 1. bunce - a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money); "the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of , Joseph Southall, Walter Langley and Florence Camm are featured among the paintings, watercolours, stained glass designs and decorative arts on display. Coun Ray Hassall, cabinet member for leisure, sport and culture, said: "Birmingham's art collections from this period are some of the finest in the world and this exhibition is strongly related to the city's heritage because it shows the work of the great artists who lived and studied here. "This is one not to be missed by local people and we also expect it to draw in visitors from the region." The free exhibition at the Museum and Art Gallery's Waterhall, in Chamberlain Square, runs until February 24. Telephone 0121 303 2834 for details or visit www.bmag.org.uk CAPTION(S): PERIOD PIECE... Carl Turner and Lee Handley holding Melody (Musica) by Katie Bunce which is going on show. Picture: Iain Findlay; Photosales No.: IF171007Musica-01 |
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