EAAF in lockdown update 2 September 2020
Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery has re-opened to EAAF members! Public admission will follow later next month, so this is a perfect time to spend time with some of the marvellous works on show. Amongst these is the magnificent painting by JMW Turner of Walton Bridges on the Thames. Part of the Castle Collections, this work was acquired for the region - we can take the opportunity to see it before it comes off display on September 20 to embark on tour, first to Colchester Castle, where it will be on show from 26 September 2020 to 28 March 2021. Amanda Geitner, Director
Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery has re-opened to EAAF members! Public admission will follow later next month, so this is a perfect time to spend time with some of the marvellous works on show. Amongst these is the magnificent painting by JMW Turner of Walton Bridges on the Thames. Part of the Castle Collections, this work was acquired for the region - we can take the opportunity to see it before it comes off display on September 20 to embark on tour, first to Colchester Castle, where it will be on show from 26 September 2020 to 28 March 2021. Amanda Geitner, Director
Walton Bridges 1806 is one of several paintings made by Turner in 1805/6 of the second bridge to cross the Thames at Walton, during a period in which he lived in nearby Isleworth. Turner kept a boat and made many excursions on the river to draw and paint - this work is believed to be the first painted by Turner en plein air, placing the artist at the forefront of the trend. The painting has a strong visual relationship with works by the Norwich School painters in the Castle's collection. Indeed, it is known to have been on public display in London during the 19th century in the collection of John Leicester, and it is thought highly likely that it was seen there by John Crome (whose bicentenary we will celebrate next year).
Tickets must be pre-booked online: no tickets will be available on the door.
To book your tickets CLICK HERE
For now, only the ground floor of the Castle is accessible, but happily that includes most of the art galleries. The café and shop remain closed.
Looking After You
Norfolk Museums Service (NMS) have put in place a range of measures to ensure your visit can be as safe as possible. These include reducing visitor numbers by only offering timed entry tickets; access to hand sanitiser and hand-washing facilities and encouraging social distancing through recommended visitor routes and signage. Please be aware that face-coverings are now compulsory for visitors when inside a museum.
NHS Test and Trace:
For your safety NMS are required by the government to collect contact information for all visitors. If there is anyone in your group, who does not live at the address you use to book your ticket, the museum staff will ask for their name, address, phone number/email address when you visit.
Tickets must be pre-booked online: no tickets will be available on the door.
To book your tickets CLICK HERE
For now, only the ground floor of the Castle is accessible, but happily that includes most of the art galleries. The café and shop remain closed.
Looking After You
Norfolk Museums Service (NMS) have put in place a range of measures to ensure your visit can be as safe as possible. These include reducing visitor numbers by only offering timed entry tickets; access to hand sanitiser and hand-washing facilities and encouraging social distancing through recommended visitor routes and signage. Please be aware that face-coverings are now compulsory for visitors when inside a museum.
NHS Test and Trace:
For your safety NMS are required by the government to collect contact information for all visitors. If there is anyone in your group, who does not live at the address you use to book your ticket, the museum staff will ask for their name, address, phone number/email address when you visit.
Through lockdown, EAAF has been profiling artists from the region
Jane Hodgson
June Gentle
