August 2023 - The Barber Institute of Fine Arts

BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS LATEST

March 28, 2024August 24, 2023 by daviesac

An art deco building surrounded by lush green trees

£10m scheme underway The first phase of a £10 million essential building improvement programme started at the Barber in autumn 2023 with the refurbishment of its exhibition gallery. The refit of the Lady Barber Gallery will include the installation of new walls, floors, glass doors and state-of-the-art lighting. The air-handling system will also be completely … Read more

John Brett (1831-1902)

August 14, 2023 by Collections

Study of Warwick Castle (‘The White Waterlily’) Warwick, 1860 Watercolour on paper 254 x 355 mm Early on in his career, John Brett, the leading Pre-Raphaelite landscape artist, visited the West Midlands where he produced this view of Warwick Castle. This watercolour study is, along with an early sketch, the only record of a now … Read more

BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS LATEST

John Brett (1831-1902)

Explore

Collections

Contact details