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EXHIBITION: Can art capture what it is to be human? The Being Human exhibition takes sculptural works by artists grappling with how to express humanity.
POSTPONED: 25 paintings in our Bristol School gallery are being loaned to a museum in France. In the meantime we’re displaying new work by local wellbeing art groups.
EXHIBITION: This exhibition takes a fresh look at the Pre-Raphaelites their obsession with medieval subject matter. Featuring work by Rossetti, Morris and Burne-Jones.
FAMILIES: We’ve missed you coming to explore the museums. So instead we’re inviting you to continue exploring wherever you are – and we’re here to help you do it.
POSTPONED: Bristol has a superb collection of around 200 Japanese netsuke. Join our curator, Kate Newnham to find out about these carved sculptures worn by men.