The Alfred Cohen Museum and Gallery, Wighton
The School House, Wighton in North Norfolk, was the home of renowned American artist Alfred Cohen and his wife for the last twenty-two years of his life, from 1978 to 2001. In 1983 Diana Cohen opened The School House Art Gallery, which has gained a reputation for showing contemporary art of the highest quality. The Gallery has put on exhibitions of work by Henry Moore, David Hockney, Eric Gill, Alfred Cohen, Derrick Greaves, Anthony Benjamin, and David Jones, as well as regular mixed exhibitions.
Since 2023, the gallery has become the Alfred Cohen Museum and School House Art Gallery with a double reason for visiting. www.alfredcohen.org The annual exhibition is timed to coincide with the North Norfolk Exhibition Project Annual Exhibition in Wighton Church running from the first Thursday in July to the first Sunday in August each year, with a changing them and curator The gallery is open daily from 11.30am to 5.30pm. Closed on Mondays. The gallery telephone number is 01328 820457. The Alfred Cohen Museum and School House Art Gallery 8 HIGH STREET Wighton Wells-next-the-Sea NR23 1AL Norfolk England Phone: 01328 820457 |
Alfred Cohen Centenary exhibitions
Several exhibitions, in London and Norfolk, were organised in celebration of Alfred Cohen's centenary in 2020 which were cancelled due to the Covid pandemic and the consequent lockdown. Here you can view a virtual exhibition which summarises the exhibitions plus extra downloadable content https://alfredcohen.benuricollection.org.uk/alfred-cohen-artist.php |