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Sebastian Pole: Forest on a tree

by Sebastian Pole, co-founder of Pukka Herbs. Ever since Pukka Herbs began in 2001, our mission has been to bring people closer to the incredible power of plants in the most sustainable and ethical way possible. We believe in conservation through co…

Coming up in 2019

Happy New Year from everyone at Bristol Museums! Did you know? Visiting a museum reduces anxiety, reduces stress, makes you less lonely and has a greater impact on your wellbeing than playing a sport. Plus it’s warm and dry inside! Have a look at what&#8…

Opportunity for artists to deliver Leonardo exhibition programmes

From 1 February – 6 May 2019, Bristol Museum & Art Gallery will be one of 12 venues across the UK each exhibiting 12 drawings by Leonardo da Vinci. This is part of Leonardo da Vinci: A Life in Drawing, a project led by the Royal Collection Trust, to …

Writing the exhibition interpretation

by Anika, Marcin and Maisie – the Young Exhibition Producers We are the team working with Bristol Museum & Art Gallery to produce an additional exhibition to complement Leonardo da Vinci: A Life in Drawing. At this point in the project we are s…

Designing the exhibition space

by Anika, Marcin and Maisie – the Young Exhibition Producers We are the team working with Bristol Museum & Art Gallery to produce an additional exhibition to complement Leonardo da Vinci: A Life in Drawing. At this stage of the project we are s…

Writing the concept and finalising objects

by Anika, Marcin and Maisie – the Young Exhibition Producers We are the team working with Bristol Museum & Art Gallery to produce an additional exhibition to complement Leonardo da Vinci: A Life in Drawing. At this stage we came back round a table a…

Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2018: Instagram competition

by Karen MacDonald, Engagement Officer – Exhibitions Are you an aspiring wildlife photographer in the Bristol area? To celebrate the opening of Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2018 at M Shed, we’re running our own mini competition. Send us your…

Exploring the museum collections

by Anika, Marcin and Maisie – the Young Exhibition Producers We are the team working with Bristol Museum & Art Gallery to produce an additional exhibition to complement Leonardo da Vinci: A Life in Drawing. Anika This stage of an exhibition is oft…

Research trip to Windsor

by Anika, Marcin and Maisie – the Young Exhibition Producers We are the team working with Bristol Museum & Art Gallery to produce an additional exhibition to complement Leonardo da Vinci: A Life in Drawing. As part of our research, we were given the…

Meet the Young Exhibition Producers

by Anika, Marcin and Maisie – the Young Exhibition Producers We are Maisie, Marcin and Anika – three emerging creative professionals who have been trained and mentored via Rising Arts Agency or Creative Youth Network as artists and creative p…