What's on
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Sculpture from the Watford Museum Collection
An exhibition of the museum's incredible collection of sculpture has gone on display until 25 February 2012. The collection includes pieces by internationally renowned artists Jacob Epstein and Ronald Pope, and locally based sculptor Mary Bromet.
Funding was secured to professionally photograph the collection for the first time and to produce a catalogue of sculpture in the museum's collection and create an on-line gallery. A talk for the Friends of Watford Museum and free gallery talks have been organised to coincide with the exhibition.
Sculpture Exhibition Gallery Talks
Free short talks on the museum's sculpture collection by Annette Kendall. Booking essential.
The talks take place on Saturday 28 January, Saturday 11 February and Saturday 25 February 2012, at 11am.
The All Clear
An exhibition of photography by artist Aaron Whitty will go on show at Watford Museum on Saturday 14th January until the end of the month.
You can read more about Aaron's amazing story and photographic work in this Watford Observer article.
The Little Gallery Tearoom
On the last Saturday of every month, The Little Gallery Tearoom will be serving cakes and drinks and offering a great little space for local people to buy from local artisans. Each month there will be a different exhibitor in our Little Gallery and a different selection of seasonal cakes and drinks in our tearoom.
The first is open on Saturday 28 January 2012 from 10am to 4pm. Hope you can join us for this new venture!
Watford Market captured on camera
A display of photography by Dave Parker is currently on show in the museum celebrating the traders and community of Watford Market.
space2
The new Space2 exhibition spaces are now open, at Watford Town Hall and Watford Museum.
For information about current and forthcoming exhibitions, head over to the Space2 pages, which are always available via the menu on the right-hand side of every page.
Scrabble Club
Want to improve your word score? Join our friendly Scrabble Club for a game at 2pm on Friday afternoons at the museum. Each session costs just £1.50.
Friends of Watford Museum events
Saturday 21st January 2012, 2pm
'Modern Sculpture and the Watford Collection' by Annette Kendall
Saturday 11th February 2012, 2pm
'The History of Leavesden Airfield' by Derek Sayell
Entry to these talks is free for Friends of Watford Museum, or £2 for members of the public.
Martin Smith's Saturday Art Lectures at Watford Museum
The lectures run from 10.30 to 12 noon and the price of each lecture is £8 including coffee and biscuits. Booking is recommended to avoid disappointment.
Saturday 4th February 2012
Moments of Serenity and Song
A companion lecture to Toilers, Tillers and Tailors, this lecture considers aspects of leisure, reflection and relaxation.
Saturday 3rd March 2012
Greenswards and Flowerbeds
Formal, informal, public or private. Grassy banks, flowering borders, wandering paths or leafy trees. Lily ponds. Vegetable plots. Gardens are a constant source of inspiration to painters and here we see their results.
Saturday 14th April 2012
An Interesting Decade
The 1880s marked a shift in attitudes not only towards paintings but also the painters that made them. Young painters were suiting themselves as to what was to be painted and how the paint was applied. Mature, considered styles intermingled with bold and vibrant spontaneity.
High Street Trails
Watford Museum's popular High Street Trails will return in 2012.