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Gathering light: A Bronze Age Golden Sun – Sunderland Museum And Winter Gardens

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens Burdon Road, Sunderland

The 3,000-year-old gold bulla known as the Shropshire sun pendant is one of the most significant pieces of Bronze Age metalwork ever discovered in Britain. This British Museum’s Spotlight Loan reveals the importance of the sun to the lives of our Bronze Age ancestors. There will also be other incredible Bronze Age gold artefacts on […]

Free

Fiona Crisp: Weighting Time – Sunderland Museum And Winter Gardens

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens Burdon Road, Sunderland

This exhibition showcases 30 years of work by British artist Fiona Crisp, whose work explores how we can connect to spaces and ideas beyond our lived experience. Weighting Time displays large-scale photographic works and film installations, which focus on the construction and framing of a ‘view’ in visual, political and philosophical terms. From photographs that use thresholds to […]

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Botanical Drawing in the Winter Gardens – Sunderland Museum And Winter Gardens

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens Burdon Road, Sunderland

In this creative and relaxing lesson, artist-tutor Shaney Barton will guide you through the art of botanical drawing. Take inspiration from the tranquil setting of the Museum’s Winter Gardens around you and draw your own delicate plants and flowers. It's a great way to nurture your creative side whilst finding some mindfulness in the process.

£16