This autumn at Hull Museums

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This autumn at Hull Museums

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Autumn at Hull Museums

This autumn sees Ten Drawings by Leonardo Da Vinci From the Royal Collection, A Diamond Jubilee Celebration come to Ferens Art Gallery in November as well as the opportunity to see John Smith's film 'The Black Tower'.

This year, the Junior Open Exhibition is inspired by Andy Warhol, find out how children under the age of 15 can enter.

Andy Warhol (1928-1987)

On until Sunday 13 January 2013

The Ferens will host an exhibition by one of the most influential and famous artists to emerge in post-war America. A broad range of Andy Warhol's work from the ARTIST ROOMS collection will be included, from rarely-seen stitched photographs to his iconic posters and late paintings.

The unique stitched photographs produced between 1976 and 1986 mark a return to Warhol's interest in multiple images. He put together groups of four, six or twelve prints of the same image and had them sewn together to form one complete work of art. The thread is left to hang as he did not want to disguise how the work had been made. Warhol's intention was often to emphasise the significance of something unusual.

Andy Warhol, Cow, 1976 Screenprinted poster on paper © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / DACS,

The posters on display, which span the 60s, 70s, and 80s, illustrate strong themes within Warhol's art. He was keenly aware of the power of branding, advertising and marketing. In his posters he celebrates the modern commercial world that had provided prosperity for post-war America.

ARTIST ROOMS On Tour is an inspired partnership with the Art Fund - the fundraising charity for works of art, making available the ARTIST ROOMS collection of international contemporary art to galleries throughout the UK. ARTIST ROOMS is jointly owned by Tate and National Galleries of Scotland and was established through The d'Offay Donation in 2008, with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, the Art Fund, and the Scottish and British Governments.

Visit our events diary for Warhol related activities and talks.

Ferens Art Gallery, Queen Victoria Square

Andy Warhol: Late Self-Portraits

Graves Gallery, Sheffield

On until Saturday 1 December 2012

Find out more about Andy Warhol: Late Self-Portraits!

John Smith ‘The Black Tower’, 1985-87

On until Sunday 4 November

A first opportunity to view Smith’s 16mm film purchased by the

Ferens via the Contemporary Art Society’s Acquisition Scheme.

Smith studied film at the Royal College of Art in the mid 1970’s and is noted for his experimental approach and use of humour in exploring

themes that play on our conditioned assumptions of the medium.

The film will be exhibited on a continuous loop starting every half

hour from 10am onwards during opening hours. The duration of the

film is 23 minutes.

A free lunchtime talk will be provided by the artist on Thursday 25

October at 12.30pm.

Ferens Art Gallery, Queen Victoria Square

Find out more about the V&A purchase grant fund.

The Times They Were a Changin': Inspired by Warhol

On until Sunday 21 October

Drawn from Hull Museums’ collections of transport, social history and art this display has been inspired by the Andy Warhol (1928 - 1987) ARTIST ROOMS exhibition from 2 June 2012 in Galleries 6, 8 and 9.

During the 1960s Warhol emerged as a notorious Pop artist and media celebrity. His silver-walled New York studio, known as ‘The Factory’ attracted visitors from around the world including many pop stars and artists.

The material displayed focuses on British and American cultural exchange during Warhol’s era.

Ferens Art Gallery, Queen Victoria Square

Ferens art group

Join artist Bill Brown to develop your creative skills. Take inspiration from the magnificent collections of the Ferens Art Gallery and learn techniques to help you develop your own ideas and projects.

Sessions are for adults aged over 18 and run every Monday afternoon, 1.30 – 3.30 pm at the Ferens Art Gallery. The cost is £4 per person per week.

For further information, please contact Heritage Learning on 01482

300 300.

Hull Fair

Friday 5 to Saturday 13 October

(excluding Sunday 7 October)

Come and experience the latest white-knuckle rides

when Hull Fair returns to Walton Street.

Children's rides open at 2pm and the whole fair opens at

5pm until 11pm.

Find out more about Hull Fair.

Time Troopers: Fairground attraction

Saturday 13 October, 11am - 1pm

As this years Hull Fair comes to an end down Walton Street,

create your own fair ground picture down the streetscene.

Streetlife Museum, High Street

Find out about upcoming Time Trooper activities.

Ten Drawings by Leonardo Da Vinci From the Royal Collection, A Diamond Jubilee Celebration

10 November 2012 – 20 January 2013

The Ferens Art Gallery is the only Yorkshire venue to host this exciting exhibition, which includes some of Leonardo da Vinci’s finest drawings. The ten drawings reflect the artist's use of different media and his extraordinary range of interests from painting and sculpture to engineering, botany, mapmaking, hydraulics, and anatomy. The exhibition includes designs for chariots fitted with flailing clubs, a study of the head of Leda, a drawing of oak leaves, a double-sided sheet of anatomical sketches, a design for a scheme to drain marshland, a view of a river from a window, a costume study of a man on horseback, apocalyptic scenes, and a rough study of an old man in profile, which is one of the last drawings made by the artist. Before the exhibition arrives at the Ferens Art Gallery, Hull, it will have been seen in Birmingham, Bristol, Belfast and Dundee.

The Royal Collection, one of the world's greatest art collections, is held in trust by The Queen for her successors and the nation. The Collection is administered by the Royal Collection Trust, a registered charity. The aims of the Trust are the care and conservation of the Royal Collection and the promotion of public access and enjoyment through exhibitions, publications, loans and educational activities.

Ferens Art Gallery, Queen Victoria Square

Find out more about the Royal Collection.

Find out about Leonardo da Vinci lectures, activities and adult workshops.

This exhibition is sponsored by Aberdeen Enterprise Finance Ltd, Crown Paints, Humberside Decorative Supplies Ltd, and Wykeland Group.

Remembrance Weekend

Saturday 10 November, 10am - 4pm and

Sunday 11 November, 12noon - 4pm

Commemorate Remembrance weekend at our family friendly event

with live music, historical re-enactors and military history. Plus

children’s craft activities, refreshments, face painting and more!

Streetlife Museum, High Street

Don't do it!

On until Monday 31 December

Please check opening hours over the Christmas period

An exhibition showing road safety campaigns through the ages, inclusing vintage posters from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents.

Streetlife Museum, High Street

Free admission!

We look forward to seeing you soon!

www.hullcc.gov.uk/museums Tel: 01482 300 300

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c/o Ferens Art Gallery, Queen Victoria Square, Hull HU1 3RA

Tel: 01482 300 300 | Textphone: 01482 300 349 | Email: museums@hullcc.gov.uk

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