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www.stbarbe-museum.org.uk Spring Winter 2018 Caballus by Mary Anne Aytoun-Ellis
www.stbarbe-museum.org.uk
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Opening Times
Open daily 10am - 4pm
For Easter and Summer opening times please check the website.
Admission Prices with gift aid*
Adult £6Concession £5Family (two adults and up to four children) £12Child (under 16) £3Under 5s FREENational Art Pass holders FREE
*without gift aid: Adult £5.45, Concession £4.45, Family £10.90, Child £2.70
Access Facilities
Seating and wheelchair available
Nappy changing facility
Magnifiers
Full wheelchair access
Guide dogs welcome Exhibition labels in large printLARGE
www.stbarbe-museum.org.uk
WelcomeWelcome to our new bi-annual guide to what’s on at St Barbe. It’s more than six months since we re-opened the doors after our refurbishment, and the new spaces and facilities are working brilliantly.
The interactive-rich museum tells the story of Lymington and the surrounding area in a fresh and accessible way that’s great for children and adults. The art galleries continue to show exhibitions of national significance as well as the best of local art. Now, better equipped than ever the gallery is one of the best on the South Coast.
You’ll see from this brochure that the next six months are packed with activities for all ages. Add in the King Research Room, Old School Café, Information Service, and the wonderful gift shop, there have never been more reasons to visit St Barbe.
Mark Tomlinson, Directorwww.stbarbe-museum.org.uk
The Art of World War llJohn Noott Collection2 December 2017 - 18 February 2018
A remarkable exhibition of rarely seen works including portrayals of Dunkirk, the Battle of Britain, The Blitz, and Life on the Home Front.This is a personal collection of Second World War paintings, drawings and postersassembled over 30 years by art dealer John Noott. Items from St Barbe’s own collection also provides an insight into the impactof World War ll locally.
“At the outbreak of war the government were far-sighted in
appointing ‘war artists’ … The works I have gathered are all by either
professionals, some well-known, or ‘gifted-amateurs’, trained artists,
often teachers in schools or colleges, some actually in one of the services,
each capturing in a unique way a moment from their lives.”
John Noott
The 18th St Barbe Open Exhibition23 February - 15 April 2018
The Open Exhibition returns for its 18th year, bigger and better than ever!
With more than £1,000 worth of cash prizes up for grabs, a new online entry process, and a new category for three-dimensional works, there will be a fresh look to the exhibition to match the new gallery spaces at St Barbe. Over the years the Open has become a popular highlight in the region’s arts calendar drawing entries from artists across Hampshire and Dorset and further afield.
A panel of professional judges select the exhibition with the bar being set ever higher to match the quality of the work submitted.
A range of prizes are offered through the generous support of local business partners.
This year prizes include:
• The New Milton Advertiser and Lymington Times People’s Choice Award (£300)
• The Coastal Gallery Award for Best Contemporary Abstract work (£300)
• The Mary and John Symons Award for Best Print (£250)
• The Blake Morgan Award for Best Painting (£250)• The Beaulieu Fine Arts Award for best work by a
non-professional artist (£50 of framing)
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Young Artist’s Open 23 February - 15 April 2018
This year also sees our first Young People’s Open which encourages budding artists aged up to 17 to submit two-dimensional artworks on a standard sized board provided by the museum. For details of how to enter both Open exhibitions please visit the museum’s website.
Ted Marsh Memorial Award Under 7’s (£25 worth of artist’s materials)
Ted Marsh Memorial Award 7-11 years old (£50 of artist’s materials)
Ted Marsh Memorial Award 12 - 17 years old (£75 cash prize)
See online for more details www.stbarbe-museum.org.uk
Springlines: Mary Anne Aytoun-Ellis and Clare Best20 April - 10 June 2018
Springlines is a collaborative project between poet Clare Best and painter Mary Anne Aytoun-Ellis, exploring hidden and mysterious bodies of water across the south of England. For several years Clare and Mary Anne have been working from nature, from memory and imagination and in response to one another’s creativity. Together they have made a body of work that tells the story of the complex and fragile relationship between human life, surface water and groundwater. The exhibition features paintings by Mary Anne and poetry by Clare based on their explorations in Sussex, Kent and the New Forest as well as relevant items from the museum’s local collections.
Clare Best studied at the University of Cambridge and took an MA in Creative Writing at the University of Sussex. A widely published poet and writer, she has received many awards (including from ACE and The Authors’ Foundation). Her first full collection Excisions (2011) was shortlisted for the Seamus Heaney Centre Prize.
Mary Anne Aytoun-Ellis studied at the Ruskin School of Fine Art (University of Oxford) and at the Royal College of Art. She is represented by London’s prestigious Portland Gallery and has exhibited previously at St Barbe as a member of the Arborealists. Her work is collected internationally.
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Exhibitions Coming Up Later This Year
Dazzle: Disguise and Disruption in War and Art16 June - 23 September 2018
The use of Dazzle patterning on warships was introduced during the First World War, not to help ships blend in with their surroundings, but to confuse U-Boat commanders as to the direction and speed of the vessels.
This exhibition, curated by art historian James Taylor, will be based around paintings, prints and drawings by artists such as Wilkinson, Wadsworth, and Montague Dawson, many on loan from the Imperial War Museum, National Maritime Museum and British Museum.
Allen William Seaby and John Edgar Platt: Colour Woodcuts29 September - 25 November 2018
A unique exhibition based around two of the greatest exponents of colour woodcut prints: Allen William Seaby (1867-1953) a regular visitor to the New Forest, and John Edgar Platt (1886-1967) in partnership with the artists’ estates.
The exhibition will also look at the workings of the artistic gene in the paintings of Platt’s son Michael and the prints of Seaby’s grandson Robert Gillmor.
Coast1 December 2018 - 13 January 2019
The first of a series of invited artist exhibitions to be held in the new galleries which bring together leading contemporary artists working in a range of media to explore their responses to a common theme. For the first exhibition we naturally look to the coast: its atmosphere, landscapes, wildlife, industries and inhabitants. A complementary local history exhibition in gallery 3 also celebrates the history of the New Forest coast, focussing on some of the maps held in the St Barbe collection and supplemented with contemporary paintings, photographs and postcards. This will be a selling exhibition.
The King Research RoomCome and explore the collection and new research facility at St Barbe Museum. Staff and volunteers are on hand to guide you through our extensive collection of photographs, postcards, maps, ephemera, books and information.
Open Monday - Thursday, 10am - 12pm
For initial enquiries or appointments outside of these times please email: [email protected] or contact us on 01590 676969.
The MuseumOur Museum displays show how Lymington and the surrounding towns and villages have developed over the years and how local life has been shaped by coast, river and forest.
There’s a chance to get hands-on with interactive exhibits and activities, listen to memories of local people, and browse through some wonderful images in our digital photo library. There is something for everyone.
Family Activities
Around the GalleryIncluded with admission price. No booking necessary
Half Term WWII: Our Home FrontSat 10 - Sat 17 February available all day
Activities around the gallery covering British life during WWII. Take on a role within the Civil Defence, see what your food ration is for the week, and get to handle real WWII artefacts.
Easter EggstravaganzaFri 30 March - Sun 15 April available all day
Explore the museum, spot all the hidden eggs and collect a prize from our front desk.
Half Term Mystery Water TrailSat 26 May - Sun 3 June available all day
Follow the clues hidden around the museum, then explore the mysterious waters in our ‘Springlines’ exhibition before creating your own water picture to take home.
Family Fun SessionsIncluded with admission price or £3.00 per child without museum/gallery admission. Children must be accompanied.
All Loved UpWed 14 February
11am to 12:30 and 13:30-15:00 (Drop-in)
Pop by to make a crafty card or perfect present for someone you love.
Spring is in the AirThurs 5 April
11am to 12:30 and 13:30-15:00 (Drop-in)
Flowers, nests, bunnies and eggs! Family crafts to celebrate the beginnings of Spring.
Pre-booked Workshops in the McCarthy RoomMuseum admission purchase is not required to take part in these activities. Pre-booking is essential. Children must be accompanied by an adult unless otherwise stated.
Explore the ExhibitionWar! Sat 27 January, Anything Goes - Sat 17 March, Water, Water Everywhere - Sat 5 May
11am to 12:30
£3.00 per child. FREE for family members
Adults free of charge. Max 1 adult per child.
Explore our exhibitions with an interactive family tour then create your own exhibition inspired artwork. Please see our website for further details of each session nearer the time.
Making Waves: Poems that Flow for Young PeopleSaturday 12 May 10:30-12:30 £6
For children aged 8-14 years (Children can be unaccompanied)
Using the ‘Springlines’ exhibition as inspiration learn how to put together your own poetry masterpiece. Led by poet Matthew West.
Not just Chocolate Eggs An Alternative Easter ActivityWed 11 April
11am to 12:30 and 13:30-15:00 (Drop-in)
Investigate different creatures that lay eggs, including lizards and dinosaurs, and create your own crafty hatch-able egg to take home.
Digging DeepThurs 31 May
11am to 12:30 and 13:30-15:00 (Drop-in)
Discover how archaeologists investigate on land and in water. Handle some Roman and pre-historic artefacts and create archaeology crafts to take home.
Activities for Adults
Tea and MemoriesMcCarthy Room, drop-in 2-4pm Free of charge
A chance for older residents to look at photographs and objects and share their memories of times gone by. Bring your friends and join us for a cup of tea and a chat. There will be a different theme each session starting with the War, Weds 31 January, and Education on Weds 25 April.
Knit and NatterFor anyone interested in knitting or crochet, come along with your own work or join our top secret yarn-bombing project. No booking necessary just join us in the McCarthy Room every Tuesday from 2-4pm on the following dates: 9 January, 6 February, 6 March, 10 April, 8 May, 5 June.
TalksPainting in the line of fireFriday 26 January, 7-9pm Lymington Baptist Church Price: £5
Jules George, a war artist working with the Ministry of Defence, travelled to Afghanistan in 2010 to draw troops on campaign. Hear about his time with the army in Helmand Province, the hostile conditions and an array of problems that a war zone presents to an artist. No booking required.
Springlines talk and guided tourThursday 26 April, 7-9pm Price: £10 Limited places available
Hear Springlines artists Mary Anne Aytoun-Ellis and Clare Best discuss how their collaborative project came about, followed by a guided tour of the exhibition. Booking information available on our website from February
WorkshopsWhere to start with artwith Kim Whitby
Saturday 24 February, 10am-3pm (with 1 hour break for lunch - not included)
Price: £35 Limited places available
Practically explore the six key elements of visual art practice in this whistle-stop introduction to line, tone, pattern, shape and space, texture and colour.
Activities for adults
Developing your Drawing Skillswith Kim Whitby
Monday 12 March, 10am-3pm (with 1 hour break for lunch - not included)
Price: £35 Limited places available
Suitable for complete beginners or more experienced artists, you will explore the way of working from direct observation.
Developing your Painting Skillswith Kim Whitby
Monday 26 March, 10am-3pm (with 1 hour break for lunch - not included)
Price: £35 Limited places available
Suitable for complete beginners or more experienced artists, you will explore how colour can be used, both theoretically and practically. Working in a painting medium of your choice, you will paint from direct observation using primary, secondary and complimentary colours.
Creative Writing WorkshopSaturday 28 April, 10.00am-12.30pm
Price: £35 Limited places available
Minimum age 16 years
Springlines poet Clare Best offers an illustrated workshop with writing exercises and activities around setting and place in prose and poetry.Booking information for workshops available on our website
Working in Inkwith Kim Whitby
Monday 26 February, 10am-3pm (with 1 hour break for lunch - not included)
Price: £35 Limited places available
Kim made it to the final three in Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year 2016 with her ink drawing. Join her as she shares her technique in this versatile medium, which bridges the disciplines of drawing and painting.
The Old School Caféthe perfect relaxing atmosphere
The Old School Café is open daily, serving snacks, light lunches, and delicious homemade cake, along with speciality tea and top-quality coffee. It is also licensed and serves chilled lager and wine. With free wi-fi and an attractive terrace it is an ideal place to meet friends or relax – whether you are visiting the museum and art gallery or not.
Gift ShopOur Gift shop is a wonderful place to pick up unusual gifts, souvenirs, cards, and stationery and is open to all without paying to see the museum. The profits from your purchase in the gift shop are reinvested into the museum. New lines are being added all the time.
Visitor InformationThe Visitor Information section has a wealth of free leaflets covering both the local area and further afield. We also have maps and local books of interest for you to purchase.
St Barbe is an independent charity which relies on the generous support of those who value the heritage and culture of Lymington and the New Forest Coast. Donations ensure the museum collections are preserved for future generations and enable St Barbe to put on exhibitions, events and activities for everyone living in, and visiting, the area.
To make a single, or regular gift, securely online, go to:
www.stbarbe-museum.org.uk/get-involved/donate.php
To send your donation by post, please make your cheque payable to ‘The Lymington Museum Trust’ and send, with your name and address, to:
The DirectorSt Barbe Museum and Art GalleryNew Street, LymingtonHampshire SO41 9BH
Donating by text message takes less than 30 seconds:
Text Barb17 and the amount you want to donate to 70070For example:Text Barb17 £10 to 70070 to donate £10 to St. Barbe
St Barbe also raises funds through admissions, retail, catering and other income-generating activities. Vital support is also provided by the patrons’ programme, sponsorship and business partnerships, and Legacy and Endowment schemes.
Donate to St Barbe
St Barbe Museum and Art Gallery is delighted to have been selected by the Heritage Lottery Fund for a coveted Heritage Endowment Grant.This is a golden opportunity as it means that every donation (plus gift aid) made to the Endowment Fund before the end of March 2021 is matched £ for £, up to an overall total of £250,000.The St Barbe Endowment Fund will provide revenue for the Museum and Gallery in perpetuity, giving future generations, as well as our own, the financial support needed to safeguard and add to collections, and offer the highest calibre art exhibitions.
What could your gift mean for St Barbe?A donation of, for example, £1,000 with gift aid, and then the Heritage Lottery Fund contribution, gives £2,500 to the St Barbe Endowment. A £10,000 donation, with gift aid, secures £25,000 to the endowment.Higher Rate and Additional Rate taxpayers can also reclaim 20% or 25% of their donation through personal tax relief.
How to contribute to the Endowment FundDonations of any amount, large or small, are much appreciated.Please make cheques payable to Lymington Museum Trust and write ‘Endowment Fund’ on the back. If you would like to drop in a cash donation, just mention to our reception desk volunteer that it is for the Endowment Fund.
The St Barbe EndowmentBuilding a Foundation for the Future
Friends Membership
By becoming a Friend you are helping the museum to care for, build and display its unique collection and to stage highly-regarded exhibitions in the galleries.
As a Friend you will also enjoy many privileges, including:
Invitation to Friends events and talks, a Friends newsletter, a special Friends Private View each year, and discounted admission to Buckler’s Hard Maritime Museum.
Annual membership is for a rolling 12-month period from the date of your application to join. Visit www.stbarbe-museum.org.uk for more information.
Adult £18, Concession £15, Family £33, Joint Concession £30, Gold £50, Joint Gold £75
New Views of the Old DaysA beginner’s guide to building a new museumMark Tomlinson and Rosalyn Goulding
Friday 12 January. Doors open 7.00pm. Talk starts at 7.30pm
All Welcome - Non-members £5
This illustrated talk will reveal how the themes, content and design of St Barbe Museum’s new displays were conceived and made real – and Director, Mark Tomlinson and Collections and Engagement Manager, Rosalyn Goulding will reveal the ups and downs along the way.
A Fiscal White ElephantThe Lloyd George Domesday Survey of 1910Geraldine Beech, former archivist at the National Archives
Friday 9 February. Doors open 7.00pm. Talk starts at 7.30pm
Fundraising Event - Members £3 Non-members £6
After much Parliamentary wrangling, the Parliament Act 1911 resulted in the creation of a new tax called increment value duty; the records made to provide the baseline for calculating this have been dubbed ‘Lloyd George’s Domesday’ and provide fascinating material about this country in the years immediately before World War I. Geraldine’s talk will explain the present whereabouts of the records and highlight information about Lymington and the surrounding area that they provide.
Friends (FoSB) events are now being held at Lymington Baptist Church, New Street (opposite St Barbe Museum). Non-members are welcome to attend
NEW VENUE
Friends of St Barbe Events
It’s a Hard Life Ships and Ship Building at Buckler’s HardEileen Spratt (Arabella Burlace): A living History Guide at Buckler’s Hard
Friday 9 March. Doors open 7.00pm. Talk starts at 7.30pm
All Welcome - Non-members £5
Join Eileen Spratt in the character of Arabella Burlace, wife of shipwright Thomas Burlace. She will take you on a journey back to the 18th century with her illustrated talk about ships, including HMS Agamemnon, said to be Nelson’s favourite, which were built at Buckler’s Hard; and will tell you about the lives of some of the people who lived and worked in the village during its shipbuilding heyday.
The Final FrontierCaptain Cook’s Voyages of ExplorationDr John McAleer, Lecturer in History at the University of Southampton
Friday 13 April. Doors open 7.00pm. Talk starts at 7.30pm
All Welcome - Non-members £5
In 1768, James Cook sailed from Britain on a voyage of exploration to the Pacific Ocean. Over the course of the next decade, and two further expeditions, Cook and his crew filled in the blanks on the map of the Pacific - an ocean that covers one-third of the earth’s surface - tested scientific theories, collected information, and speculated on the people and places they encountered.
Some People I Have MetSir John ColesFriday 4 May. Doors open 7.00pm. Talk starts at 7.30pm
All Welcome - Non-members £5
Sir John Coles was Head of the Diplomatic Service and Permanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign Office from 1994 to 1997. Earlier he was High Commissioner to Australia, Ambassador to Jordan and Private Secretary to the Prime Minister. He will talk about a number or people - heads of state, politicians, sportsmen and others - whom he has met at various times in the past.
The Art of ConfusionNorman Wilkinson and his ‘Dazzle’ painting teamDr James Taylor, FRSA former curator at the National Maritime Museum, author, lecturer and exhibition organiser
Friday 1 June. Doors open 7.00pm. Talk starts at 7.30pm
All Welcome - Non-members £5
In 1917, on a patrol ship in the dangerous waters around Britain, the artist and illustrator Norman Wilkinson had a brainwave: To create the ‘Art of Confusion’ to protect Allied ships. This talk reveals more about the man behind the Dazzle, his artists and their wide-ranging work.
COMING UP
Looking Back and Forward at the A&TThe Curry family’s involvement in local journalismEddie Curry, Director, New Milton Advertiser and Lymington Times
Friday 13 July Doors open 7.00pm. Talk starts at 7.30pm
Allen Seaby: Art and NatureBy Martin Andrews, Lecturer in typography and graphic design, Reading University and now an artist and printmaker.
Friday 7 September Doors open 7.00pm. Talk starts at 7.30pm
East Cliff Hall: A Victorian VillaBy Sarah Newman, Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum Manager and former St Barbe Community and Exhibitions Officer
Friday 5 October Doors open 7.00pm. Talk starts at 7.30pm
Berthon and His BoatsRev E. L. Berthon and the folding boats that he designed.
By Phoebe Merrick, Chairman Romsey Local History Society
Friday 2 November Doors open 7.00pm. Talk starts at 7.30pm
St Barbe Christmas ReceptionFriday 7 December 6pm to 7.30pm
Volunteers play a vital roleSt Barbe relies on the efforts of more than 100 volunteers, with more than half of them working on the reception desk and undertaking gallery steward duties every day of the week. This area of work is known as front of house. Reception volunteers handle admissions and shop sales, and purchases of an annual admissions pass that provides membership of the Friends of St Barbe scheme.Volunteers also provide a helpful tourist information service, which is particularly popular in the main holiday season. Gallery stewards have a two-fold function – the security of the museum displays and art gallery exhibits, and the enhancement of the visitor experience by answering questions and discussing what the visitor enjoys most.Other volunteers are involved in collection data input, local history research, caring for the collections, education and family events, as well as hanging the exhibitions. Some volunteers work regular weekly shifts, while others choose to help when needed. They share a wide range of skills and experience with St Barbe, which is a great benefit to the organisation, and of course the volunteers enjoy working in a team and making new friends.
Anyone interested in voluntary work at St Barbe can email [email protected] or call in for an application form.
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