St Barbe Museum & Art Gallery

Here's our calendar of events.
You can also read or download our Summer/Autumn 2017 brochure here

• Bird-themed school summer holiday art and craft activities based on our exhibition Birds of the New Forest by Geoffrey Dashwood and Chris Packham. Activities include making bird sculptures, masks, birdseed ornaments and more.
  Every Thursday 11am – 1pm
  Monday 31 July – Friday 1 September
  Free (with admission, no booking necessary)

• Annual informal quiz evening for
  ‘Friends’ and friends of ‘Friends’
  Choice of fish, chicken or vegetarian option and chips.
  Remember to bring your own drinks and glasses
  Tickets £10 members, £12 guests
  from St Barbe Museum Shop
  Book your place and meal choice by Friday 25th August
  Lymington Community Centre 7:00pm – 9:30pm
  (Note start time)

• Take a Roman-selfie, hunt for treasure, make coins and enjoy other Roman-themed crafts and activities. There will also be opportunities to handle some items from our collection.
  Free (with admission, no booking necessary)

• Artist Angie Lewin has a unique vision of the natural world. Her hugely popular prints and textile designs depict in intricate detail the native flora of a variety of environments, from saltmarsh and Highland loch to flower-strewn meadow and wild garden.
  This exhibition showcases, not only her own work, but those that have inspired and influenced her. It includes ceramics by Eric Ravilious,Paul Scott and Rob Ryan, wallpapers by Edward Bawden, prints by Gertrude Hermes and Monica Poole, textiles by Ashley Havinden and woven willow work by Lizzie Farey.

  • Limited edition unframed prints, cusion covers and cards by Angie Lewin are for sale in the shop.

  “Inspired by both the clifftops and saltmarshes of the North Norfolk coast and the Scottish
  Highlands … these landscapes are often glimpsed through intricately detailed plant forms.” Angie Lewin

  Click here to see Angie Lewin at work

  Exhibition provided in partnership with Hampshire Cultural Trust.

• Rosalyn Goulding, who is the Collections and
  Engagement Manager at St Barbe Museum, was
  based on Ascension Island for for six weeks in 2014
  when she was employed by the Ascension Island
  Heritage Society to modernise their museum. Lying
  about halfway between Africa and South America, this
  strange yet fascinating isolated volcanic island has a
  significance belied by its small size and isolated
  location. Rosalyn will talk about the history of
  Ascension Island and its role in the modern world.
  Lymington Community Centre
  Refreshments 7:00pm Talk 7:30pm Non-members £5

• An exhibition celebrating Pennington, St Mark’s Church and the launch of a new Guide to St Mark’s.

  The show is being held at St Mark’s Church on Friday 20 and Saturday 21 October, from 11am to 3pm each day.

  There will also be a short talk by Geraldine Beech at 11am and 2pm on the Saturday.

  Light refreshments served

  Admission free

• Family activities to help you unleash your inner
  artist – including drawing on the terrace
  A ‘help yourself’ drawing event available throughout the day. Art materials will be available for people to create their own master pieces using the Angie Lewin exhibition as inspiration.
  Free (with admission, no booking necessary)

• Hallowe’en Horror:
  Spooky family events over four days.
  Sat 28 – Tues 31 Oct 10am-5pm
  Hunt the body parts hidden in our gruesome
  museum trail
  Free with general admission

• Create your own accessories
  and decorations for a frightful night
  Drop-in between
  11am-3pm
  Free with general admission

• Create your own accessories
  and decorations for a frightful night
  Drop-in between
  3pm-4.30pm
  Free with general admission.
  No booking necessary

• Steve Marshall will give an introduction to the
  St Barbe Gallery exhibition of paintings from the
  John Noott Collection. The collection now numbers
  well over a hundred paintings, prints and posters by
  famous and lesser known artists including Felix
  Topolski, Eduardo Paolozzi, Edward Seago, Alan
  Sorrell, Ruskin Spear, Jack Chalker, Montague
  Dawson and Sir William Rothenstein. There are rarely
  seen portrayals of Dunkirk, the Battle of Britain, the
  Blitz, life on the Home Front, the war at sea and in
  the air, the battlefronts in Africa, Europe and the Far
  East and the aftermath of this global tragedy
  Lymington Community Centre
  Refreshments 7:00pm Talk 7:30pm Non-members £5

• An introduction to wood engraving with printmaker Kate Dicker, a member of the Society of Wood Engravers and the Royal Society of Painter Printmakers.
  Explore the technique of wood engraving using our exhibition Angie Lewin: A Printmaker’s Journey as a source of inspiration. You will create your own wood block design and print from it. All materials (including two wood blocks) are provided and included in the price. All you will need to bring are a few ideas in sketchbooks, notebooks or photographs, a pencil and a biro.
  Price £50

• Learn how to care for your family treasures and pick up some research tips.
  Monday 13- Friday 17 November 11am – 1pm
  These workshops are for adults.
  Free (with admission, no booking necessary)

• Fun conservation activities for kids.
  Free (with admission, no booking necessary)

• In this remarkable exhibition you will find rarely seen portrayals of Dunkirk, the Battle of Britain, the Blitz, life on the Home Front, the war at sea and in the air, the battlefronts in Africa, Europe and the Far East and the aftermath of this global tragedy.
  John Noott was 7 years old when war broke out in 1939. Later in life as a successful art dealer he began to collect art made during the war. It now includes over 100 paintings, prints and posters by famous and lesser known artists including Felix Topolski, and Eduardo Paolozzi. After a brief showing at the Broadway Arts Festival in 2016, St Barbe is privileged to present the first major gallery showing of this remarkable collection of war art.

  “I don’t think I ever made a specific decision to collect, it just became what I did alongside the rest of my business– trawling auction catalogues, asking other dealers to look for suitable works on my behalf – I gradually realised that I had a collection which might not only be of interest to others, but could also be educational”. *John Noott
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• As well as mulled wine and nibbles there will be an
  opportunity to view a selection of recent acquisitions.
  Mark Tomlinson, the Director, will give an update on
  developments and forthcoming events for 2018.
  Recommended donation £5 at the door
  St Barbe Museum and Gallery – 6:00pm to 7:30pm

• Winter trails through the museum, and the chance to make your own Christmas tree decorations and cards.
  Free (with admission, no booking necessary)