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Exhibitions
Exhibition news – mainly comics
Try the Cartoon Museum for free this weekend!
The Museum joins the capital-wide Open House Festival
LICAF LIVE – fuller free online Comic Art Festival programme revealed
More free online festival plans unveiled!
London’s Cartoon Museum set to re-open
The Cartoon Museum will re-open its doors to the public on Thursday 17th September, after nearly six months of enforced closure due to Coronavirus Pandemic restrictions. “We’re very happy to announce we’re re-opening our doors to the public, said director… Read More ›
Major Enki Bilal retrospective exhibition extended until January 2021
News of the extension of a major Enki Bilal retrospective
Blackpool Remembered: Your Doctor Who-inspired journey back in time starts here…
A terrific fan guide to a much-loved Doctor Who spin-off…
Rare World War Two cartoons and more form new digital Cartoon Museum exhibition, “Laughter of our own making: Cartoons from the secret artists of Changi Prison Camp”
An incredible snapshot of POW life in the Far East during World war Two
Frazetta Art Museum expands online presence
Discussion of the work of artist Frank Frazetta as another painting goes up for auction led me back not only to the web site of the Frazetta Art Museum but to discover his family have recently extended the presence of… Read More ›
House of Illustration evolving into Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration, the world’s largest public arts space dedicated to illustration
Fantastic expansion plans announced at new location
The Cartoon Museum gains almost £100K in National Lottery Heritage Fund support, helps save it from closure
Terrific news of new financial support for the Cartoon Museum from the National Lottery Heritage Fund
Eagle 1950 – 2020 exhibition opens at Southport’s The Atkinson gallery on Monday, after lockdown deferral
Great news for Eagle and Dan Dare fans!
London’s Cartoon Museum seeks support, fearing closure
Can you donate something – however small – to help keep the Cartoon Museum alive?
Take a trip to 2000AD – no, not the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic…
Step back in time to 1956, with a look at the coming “Scientific Age”…
Gallery Spotlight: Underdog London
Check out some terrific, eclectic and often dark modern art curated by this popular London gallery
Tom of Finland Centennial to be celebrated this week
Ground-breaking Finnish creator Tom of Finland would have turned 100 years old this week – and many celebrations have been planned internationally
In Pictures: The Life and Times of Orcadian Artist Jim Baikie Exhibition
Comic artist Tony O’Donnell was lucky enough to explore The Life and Times of Orcadian Artist Jim Baikie exhibition
Doctor Who’s Crystal Palace Dinosaurs Connection!
News that Historic England is to add London’s Crystal Palace Dinosaurs to its Heritage At Risk Register prompted memories of the time Doctor Who companion Ace had an encounter with them, back in 1990…
Newcastle’s Space Zone brings space exploration to life, opened by Britain’s first astronaut Helen Sharman
Officially launched by Helen Sharman, Britain’s first astronaut, earlier this month, Space Zone brings space exploration to life
Art Academy Newington hosts “Women for All Seasons” exhibition
The Art Academy Newington is hosting “Women for All Seasons”, an exhibition by 30 women artists celebrating International Women’s Day 2020, which includes the work of comic artists Rachael Ball, Lucy Sullivan and Wallis Eates, among others
Orkney Museum hosts exhibition of art by the late Jim Baikie
This Saturday (8th February 2020) sees the opening of the exhibition “The Life and Times of Orkney Artist Jim Baikie” at the Orkney Museum at Tankerness House, running until the end of the month.