Exhibitions

  The Sea, The Sea

The sea in all its moods has inspired generations. Paintings and drawings from the Museum collection evoke the cry of gulls, the smell of salt spray and the feel of sand beneath your feet. Complementing the artworks are many seldom-seen objects collected and created by people who lived, worked and dreamed by the sea – from shells, birds and fossils to tools, models and ceramics. The exhibition includes works by artists as varied as Johannes Lingelbach, Eric Ravilious and Joan Eardley and there are things for all the family to do as well as see.

During the exhibition, enjoy a programme of live music inspired by the sea, performed by members of the Aldworth Philharmonic Orchestra. Contact us for more details.

  From Soho Road to the Punjab

Celebrating 50 years of Bhangra, music, culture and style, this exhibition charts the rise and rise of Bhangra; the drum-driven music and dance from the Punjab which is now heard on the streets and on the dance floors throughout the UK. The exhibition consists of archive materials featuring bands, musicians and producers, from the 1970s, 80s and 90s who have played a major role in the Bhangra music industry. It will also show case previously unseen photographs and club flyers, rare albums, authentic instruments, awards and costumes. From Soho Road to the Punjab gives you backstage access to the unstoppable world journey of UK Bhangra music.
For more info visit www.sohoroadtothepunjab.org.uk
A touring exhibition by Punch Records

  Terry Frost: Colour, Collage and Constructions

Vividly coloured and created on an epic scale, Sir Terry Frost’s abstract work has long thrilled viewers and been applauded by art historians. Since the 1960s he has been recognised as one of the most important British post-war artists, a painter who responded to American abstraction in the 1950s and developed a highly individual vocabulary of shapes and themes.

He spent much of his working life in St Ives, Cornwall, creating alongside artists such as Barbara Hepworth, Roger Hilton and Peter Lanyon. This exhibition celebrates Frost’s joyful paintings and collages in the town where he taught at the University of Reading from 1964 – 1981. Some of these works have not been seen by the public before.

Staged in partnership with Reading Foundation for Art.

image - Blue Surge, 2002 courtesy of Terry Frosts Estate, photography by Steve Tanner