Lady Penelope
master brummie
Just had an email to say that the museum and art gallery will be closed for 12 months for re-wiring.
Me too! My friend and I would set off on a Sunday afternoon with a few pennies in our pockets and take the bus to town. We were really supposed to be putting the money in the Sunday School plate. For me it was the Pre-raphaelite paintings with their glowing colours and detail. 'The Leaving of England', 'The Blind Girl'.Used to go to the Birmingham Art Gallery a lot when we were children. It was one of the few places open on Sunday afternoons. The picture of Corporation Street (post #6) was always a fascination to me. It was on the wall just up the flight of stairs by the main entrance. Still there the last time I saw it about 10 years ago.
I used to love the Natural History department. Was always my first ports of call as a child & as an adult too. I was really disappointed when the department went. I know some specimens got damaged by flooding, so they must have taken the decision to revamp that area entirely.Hello, this is my first post on this forum. I had the great pleasure of working in the Natural History Department of Birmingham‘s Museum and Art Gallery, briefly, some 30 plus years ago. The large crab referred to was actually a Spider Crab, and the stuffed tiger was a composite creature made from two specimens. I was told that artificial reeds or grasses were strategically positioned to hide one of the more obvious “joins”.
It was my job one year to decorate the stuffed reindeer for Christmas. I hung baubles and tinsel on his antlers and felt most artistic.
Rob T, who is the artist? Beautiful painting!
John Everett Millais, 1856Rob T, who is the artist? Beautiful painting!
Thank you!John Everett Millais, 1856