Yearly Archives: 2016

Posted on May 4, 2016 by Fay Curtis.

Five and a half reasons why you need to see Rembrandt’s Self Portrait at the Age of 63

We’ve been selected to host Rembrandt’s Self Portrait at the Age of 63 (21 May-17 July 2016) as part of the National Gallery’s Masterpiece Tour. Here Elizabeth Gorell, Art History student at the University of Bristol, takes us through some rea…

Posted on April 28, 2016 by Fay Curtis.

A Learning City: Bristol’s archives feature in BBC GCSE history film

2016 is the Year of Learning in Bristol and we’re enjoying sharing Bristol’s archive collections as widely as possible to show the value of historic records for learning and education.

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Fay Curtis.

Wildlife Photograph competition – and the winners are…

Throughout the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2015 exhibition at M Shed (28 November 2015 – 10 April 2016) we asked you to share your best wildlife photograph on Instagram for the chance to win exhibition goodies. We’ve really enjoyed…

Posted on April 20, 2016 by Fay Curtis.

English for Speakers of Other Languages at M Shed

Since December 2015, more than 180 ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) students have visited M Shed for a whistle-stop journey through Bristol’s history.

Posted on April 19, 2016 by Fay Curtis.

New acquisition: Portrait of Tachaco by Nocona Burgess

by Alex Rankin, Senior Visitor Assistant In January, the museum purchased a painting by Nocona Burgess, a Native American artist. Burgess, who is a member of the Comanche Nation of Native Americans, caught the attention of museum curators after a solo …

Posted on April 15, 2016 by Fay Curtis.

Curating Bristol’s Fine Art displays

In January 2016 I started the slightly daunting experience of undertaking an MA degree in Curating. I was born in Bristol and moved back in here…

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Fay Curtis.

Bristol Museum & Art Gallery to compete for Museums at Night festival

Five artists, 18 venues, two weeks to vote… Bristol Museum & Art Gallery will compete against two other venues in a public vote to win a contemporary artist-led event in October’s Museums at Night festival. Museums at Night is the biannual a…

Posted on April 7, 2016 by Fay Curtis.

High Seas and Deep Waters: The HMS Challenger collection

It’s amazing what you find when you’re looking for something else in the geology store at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery.

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Fay Curtis.

Update: Photographs and films in the British Empire and Commonwealth Collection

By Nicky Sugar and Jayne Pucknell, archivists at Bristol Archives. We introduced ourselves last summer as the project archivists working on photographs and films from the former British Empire and Commonwealth Museum. During that time, we’ve made consi…

Posted on March 30, 2016 by Fay Curtis.

Five interesting facts about our buildings

By Alex Rankin, Senior Visitor Assistant M Shed It’s a question that often gets asked by visitors – what does the ‘M’ stand for? Many people think it stands for ‘museum’, which would certainly make sense, but the answer actually lies in the buildi…

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