What's Happening This Month
January 17th - March 18th
Nature In Art, Twigworth
Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Image © Cyril Ruoso (France), Tiny warm-up
The world renowned Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year showcases the best images of wildlife and the natural environment -this year, a distillation from nearly 41,000 pictures taken by photographers from 95 countries. Nature in Art is again proud to be one of the very first out-of-London venues to show the very latest competition fresh from its launch at the Natural History Museum in London.
February 14th - March 4th
Drawn To The Levels
Nature in Art, Gloucester
Six professional artists engaged in a fierce interest in the natural world - Richard Allen, Peter Partington, Brin Edwards, John Davis, Robert Greenhalf and Daniel Cole - present some of their work produced whilst painting outdoors last spring on the lush Somerset levels.
Nature in Art, Twigworth
Tel: 01452 731422 Email: enquiries@nature-in-art.org.uk
Toddlers, Toothworm & Tudors: A Day in the Life of a Tudor Household
Sat 11 & Sun 12 Feb Sat: 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm
Sun: 11am to 1pm and 2pm to 4.30pm
John Moore Museum
Discover what ordinary Tudor life was really like. Jobs and pay, home comforts (or lack of), going to the loo (the myths dispelled) and what happened when you were poorly.
That answers and more can be found during our Living History Weekend, when expert re-enactors breathe life into our beautifully restored Merchant's House.
Adult: £3, Seniors & Students £2.50, Children £2, Family £8
John Moore Museum,Tewkesbury
Tel: 01684 297174 email:education@johnmooremuseum.org
Imjin
Until March 2012
Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum
New Exhibition - commemorates 60th Anniversary of the Battle of Imjin River in Korea in 1951. The Glosters stood their ground against overwhelming odds for four days allowing the UN troops to regroup. Most were taken prisoner and spent three years as POWs of the Chinese.
01452 522682 www.glosters.org.uk
Sun 12 to Fri 16 Feb
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!
An exhibition of snow-inspired artwork by local schoolchildren at The Gardens Gallery in Montpellier. Throughout the week, there will be free drop-in art activities as well as ticketed workshops all with a snow theme.
Tues & Thurs: make your own snow globe. £2.50
Weds: music practitioner Malaki Paterson will be leading workshops to create music inspired by ice and snow. £4.50
Tickets available from the Tourist Information Centre in the Promenade, telephone 01242 522878
Cheltenham ArtGallery & Museum Tel: 01242 237341
www.cheltenhammuseum.org.uk
Sun 26 Feb, 11am – 4pm
National Garden Scheme, Garden Open Day
With question and answer and book signing by Jane Fearnley Whittingstall
Dr Jenner’s House, Berkeley
Tel: 01453 810631 email: info@edwardjenner.co.ik
www.jennermuseum.com
