Last few days to see Owen Harvey 'Last Days Days of Summer' on our first floor.

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We're between shows on the ground floor, however you can still catch Owen Harvey's 'Last Days of Summer', highlights from our permanent collection in 'Colour 2' and 'The Raw Face of Cancer' photographs by Mia Davies all on the first floor throughout April.

On this this special day for the country we’re sharing ‘Sunday Visit to the Summerhouse’ by Karolina Larusdottir, currently displayed on our first floor in Colour 2. #nationalteaday 🫖☕️Southend Museums

Open to everyone, our community art project is starting up at all four museum sites and we invite you to get involved. 🎨
Collect your wooden blank from any of our museums for only £1, and decorate in any way you feel represents yourself and return it to the Beecroft Gallery.

On #EarthDay2024 ‘Mother Earth’ by
George Alfred Holman (1911–1980) Southend Museums

Last chance to see

*Opening this Saturday*
Group show from TOMA 2022/24 artists
JOIN US! @ Beecroft Art Gallery
27 April - 14 July 2024

*Opening event Saturday 27 April 2 - 5pm*
*ALL WELCOME*

We're sharing 'Pitti Palace, Florence' by
John Lavery (1856–1941) and Santi Corsi (b.1871), displayed in Colchester Town Hall for this week's #onlineartexchange Lavery on Location theme.

Today's #OnlineArtExchange is Lavery and artworks painted 'on location' for #LaveryOnLocation @ulstermuseum 🌊

Kenneth McConkey writes about John Lavery's obsession with seascapes 👉 ow.ly/SBi950Rhm3m

'Tangier Bay, Sunshine' by John Lavery (1856–1941) 📷 @ulstermuseum

HAVE YOU SEEN?..👀
Southend Museums new exhibition 'Romans: Settling in Southend'. Discover the lives of individuals living in Roman Essex, a unique insight into the rich history of our region.

📅 Weds-Sun | 11am-5pm
🎟️ Adults £4.50 | Children £2.50
🔗 visitsouthend.co.uk/the-romans-set…

Visitor notice: As we prepare for our next exhibition on our ground floor, the Beecroft will be closed on the following days this week; Weds 10th, Thur 11th, Fri 12th, and Sun 14th April.

Image: Beecroft Art Gallery by Catherine Hyland

🎵Music is this week's #onlineartexchange theme and we're hoping that sharing Peter Blake's 'Beach Boys' 🏄‍♂️held by @tate will bring some summer cheer to a wet April day🌦️

You can also get the print on a rather lovely mug and be reminded every tea or coffee break

Visitor notice: As we prepare for our next exhibition on our ground floor, the Beecroft will be closed on the following days; April 3rd, 10th, 11th, 12th, and 14th.

Image: Beecroft Disco by Tim Severwright Tim Severwright
Prints available here shop.artuk.org/beecroft-disco…

'The Raw Face of Cancer - Photographs by Mia Davies' captures the faces and stories of individuals living with cancer. A collaboration with Macmillan Cancer Support the exhibition is showing on our first floor until June 28th.
More details can be found here
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

This week's #onlineartexchange theme is fashion in art and we're sharing an image of a Southend rocker by Ron McCormick Ron McCormick taken in 1972 as part of Arts Council England project 'Two Views' Art UK

Our #LearningResource activities are perfect for families looking for creative fun during the #EasterHolidays 🌟

Take a look 👉 ow.ly/J4p350R1koh

'Interwoven Coloured Triangles' by Pamela Muriel Ward (1908–1994) © National Trust, Llanerchaeron. 📷 @NationalTrust

If you've not had the opportunity to catch Owen Harvey's 'Last Days of Summer', we're happy to announce that the exhibition has been extended and will now close on Sunday 28th April.

An accompanying article recently featured in The Guardian here
theguardian.com/artanddesign/g…