Littlehamton Museum brings its new exhibition ‘Archive Art’ to the town from today which runs until 20th May.
The display, now on in the Hearne Gallery, showcases artworks from the Museum’s collection which are normally hidden away in the archives.
The Museum looks after over 600 pieces of art, ranging from large scale oil paintings to small pen and ink sketches. The majority of pieces have a strong Littlehampton connection, for example depictions of local scenes or sketches relating to local events. However, some of the collection, mainly pieces donated to the Museum during its early years, is a little more unusual, with folk art collages and prints of Pre-Raphaelite engravings to be found amongst the archives.
This exhibition celebrates the whole collection by showcasing just some of these pieces which are not normally on view to the public.
One of the stars of the show is ‘Mother and Child looking at the Virgin and Child’ painted in 1882 by Reginald Bottomley RA, which has just returned to the museum following essential conservation work and cleaning.
“It’s wonderful to be getting more of our collection out for visitors to see” said Councillor Billy Blanchard-Cooper, Chair of Littlehampton Town Council’s Community Resources Committee. ‘This is a great opportunity to get a glimpse at just some of the wonderful things we care for at Littlehampton Museum’.
The Museum is open six days a week and entry is completely free.
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