The Galleries and Museum at The Atkinson in Southport are reopening from Monday (17th May)!
Art and culture lovers will be delighted to be able to return to this magnificent landmark building in Southport town centre.
Following the government roadmap, The Atkinson is reopening in stages with reduced visiting times and limited services.
From Monday 17th May 2021 you can visit The Atkinson’s Museum & Galleries, alongside the Box Office, Shop, Café and Library that reopened to the public in April.
Entry to The Atkinson is free and booking is not required. You can visit Monday – Saturday, 11am – 4pm (closed on Sundays & Bank Holidays). Plan your visit here.
Tryfan No. 2 by Kyffin Williams (1918–2006). Atkinson Art Gallery Collection.
Natural High
19 June 2021 – 19 March 2022
Reconnect with nature in this contemplative exhibition of British landscape scenery from The Atkinson’s fine art collection. Take a meditative and relaxing journey through mountains, lakes and seashore as we follow in the footsteps of artists from the early 19th century to the present day. The exhibition also features the winning entries from our poetry and creative writing competition, Inspirations.
Bun Na Spheire, Frame 108, Paul Kenny
Paul Kenny: Seaworks
26 June – 23 October 2021
Working without a camera, Paul Kenny creates abstract compositions on small glass plates with objects found on beaches and crystallised sea water. Building on themes of fragility and transience in the landscape, Kenny’s work deals with the universal through a focus on the microscopic, often overlooked, elements of the landscape.
317 Woodvale. 1942.
Courage & Devotion
26 June 2021 – 12 March 2022
This exhibition remembers the lives of the Polish Airmen based at RAF Woodvale, the iconic Spitfire and some of the stories associated with the area during World War 2. Along with the stories of the airmen and objects to help illustrate the story we have commissioned a replica scale model of a Spitfire Vb AB273 from paper artist sculpture Suhail Shaikh.
Red Rum in training, Liverpool Echo
Red Rum
3 July – 2 October 2021
The regular sight of Red Rum flying over the Southport sands where he trained thrilled many a local resident and this exhibition hopes to capture some of that magic as we tell his unique story. Central to the exhibition is a mural of Red Rum by Liverpool-based artist and Liverpool City Region’s Artist of the Year 2020, Paul Curtis. (Curated by Jane Clarke, Historian of Aintree Racecourse and Curator of The Grand National Museum.)
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