Bedford Gallery

Bedford has a new state-of-the art exhibition space as part of the new cultural quarter that also includes Cecil Higgins Art Gallery, Bedford Museum, and the nearby BCA Gallery.

Opening is:
Tuesday-Saturday 11-5
Sunday 2-5
Monday Closed.
01234 353323 and 01234 211222
www.cecilhigginsartgallery.org, www.bedfordmuseum.org

Bedford Gallery opened on 1st April 2009, and I, along with the rest of the team, have been very busy getting the space ready to open for the last few months and preparing the current exhibition, Treasures. Following on from the display of watercolours and drawings that was recently in the British Galleries at Tate Britain, Treasures brings together the best of those watercolours and drawings, as well as prints and decorative arts from the Cecil Higgins with the most beautiful and fascinating objects from Bedford Museum. There is a programme of talks and events to accompany the exhibition, and I will be doing a painting demo, recreating 'Bunkers and Sleepers' by Henry Moore following a talk on war art that commences at 1pm Wednesday 6th March.