The recently re-opened Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum, now re-named The Wilson, is running a series of exciting events in the new exhibition and gallery spaces that were created during the major redevelopment project, which includes the Summerfield Gallery. Listed below are two of the current events. Click on the images to visit The Wilson website for details.
 | The Return of Rodin's The Kiss14 February to 10 August 2014 Auguste Rodin’s The Kiss, returns to Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum 80 years after its initial display. Its display in 2014 celebrates the centenary of Rodin’s visit to Cheltenham. In 1914, Rodin accompanied his friend and biographer, Judith Cladel on a visit to see her sister in Cheltenham and during his stay he came to the Art Gallery & Museum. |
 Mother and Child, Candlelight by William Rothenstein. Oil on canvas. | EMBRACE18 January to 24 April 2014 Notions of love and the embrace have fascinated artists across the centuries. This exhibition, the second in the newly reopened Art Gallery and Museum, will explore the work of artists of the 20th century and onwards whose work hints at their fascination with the human embrace. Depicted through a range of media including painting, sculpture, photography and film, the exhibition will include work by Jacob Epstein, Marc Chagall, Eileen Agar, Gilbert and George, Charlie Murphy, Kenneth Armitage, Emma Critchley, Chris Ofili, David Inshaw and Eileen Cooper on loan from national museums, galleries and private collections. |
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