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Heritage Tours
Liverpool
Saturday 25 January
Coach departs Northwich
Memorial Hall at 9.00amc
Other pick-ups available
£15.00
The Walker Art Gallery has
an exhibition by David
Hockney, one of the most
influential artists of the
20th century. This new
exhibition brings together a
unique selection of paintings and prints, which chart
the early development of
this iconic British artist.
Liverpool Central Library,
re-opened to the public in
May 2013 after a 3 year
refurbishment. For many
visitors, the star attraction
will be seeing a copy of
John James Audubon’s
massive ‘Birds of America’,
described as the greatest
natural history book ever
produced. Tate Liverpool
has “Art Turning Left”, the
first exhibition to examine
how the production and
reception of art has been
influenced by left-wing
values.
Preston, Accrington and
Blackburn Galleries
Saturday 22 February
Coach departs Northwich
Memorial Hall at 9.00amc
Other pick-ups available
£17.00
Birmingham and
Winterbourne House
Saturday 22 March
Coach departs Northwich
Memorial Hall at 9.00amc
Other pick-ups available
£19.00
The Harris Art Gallery in
Preston is considered as one
of the leading museums and
contemporary art venues in
the region. The fine art
collection contains paintings, drawings and watercolours, prints, photographs
and sculpture, and there is
a special exhibitions of
works by Bruce Nauman,
one of the most influential
artists of our time.
Birmingham Museum and Art
Gallery is home to one of
the world's finest collections of Pre-Raphaelite art.
The Staffordshire Hoard is
still in the process of being
conserved and you can see
objects pre-conservation
and new objects.
Photorealism Exhibition: In
late 1960s America a new
movement of artists began
painting realistic depictions
of everyday objects and
scenes – gleaming automobiles, storefronts and diners
– which at first glance
appeared to be photographs. BMAG is the only
UK venue to show this
exhibition.
After lunch, we move on to
the Haworth Art Gallery in
Accrington to see the
world-famous Tiffany glass
collection, the largest
public collection in Europe.
It was donated by
Accrington born Joseph
Briggs, who was a designer
for Tiffany. The collection
Restored to its Edwardian
includes the iconic Peacock
vase. We finish at Blackburn Arts and Craft splendour,
Winterbourne House is a
Museum and Art Gallery. It
unique attraction set in 7
hosts a wide range of
Other attractions include
acres of beautiful botanic
exhibitions and has collecgardens. It is a hidden gem
the National Maritime
tions of Japanese prints,
– home to beautiful
Museum, St George’s Hall,
the Hart collection of
antiques and over 6,000
Liverpool Museum and
books, coins and medieval
plant species from around
Museum of Liverpool Life,
manuscripts and an awardthe world.
and the two cathedrals.
winning South Asian gallery.
DAN Community, The Library, Witton Street, Northwich CW9 5DR