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'The Harrogate Art Collection and the Making of the Mercer Art Gallery'

Jane Sellars, Curator of Art

Mercer Art Gallery (Harrogate)

Tuesday, 9 February 2010

6pm

Free

Part of the ‘Questions of Collecting’ talk series, in collaboration with the Centre for Critical Studies in Museums, Galleries and Heritage

  Gallery Talk:

'The Harrogate Art Collection and the Making of the

Mercer Art Gallery'

Jane Sellars, Curator of Art

Mercer Art Gallery (Harrogate)

Tuesday, 9 February 2010

6pm

Free

Part of the ‘Questions of Collecting’ talk series, in collaboration with the Centre for Critical Studies in Museums, Galleries and Heritage

The Mercer Art Gallery is home to Harrogate district's fine art collection which consists of some 2000 works of art, mainly from the 19th and 20th centuries. The collection includes works by William Powell Frith, Atkinson Grimshaw, Sir Edward Burne-Jones, Dame Laura Knight, Alan Davie and many more. Paintings, prints and drawings from the collection are featured in a lively and diverse exhibition programme throughout the year.

Gallery open until 8pm.

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