Glynn Vivian Art Gallery
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery has reopened following a multi-million pound redevelopment.
New spaces for lectures, expert conservation works, touring exhibitions and collection displays are among the improvements visitors can look forward to.
A new state-of-the-art extension will link the historic buildings, including the grade two listed 1911 display, which has benefitted from complete restoration and improvements to facilities and access, all of which will ensure the Glynn Vivian is fit for the 21st Century.
A new collection store for artworks has also been added, as well as a fully accessible entrance that means more people than ever will enjoy greatly improved access to the artworks.
The redevelopment and restoration project has been funded by the Arts Council of Wales, Swansea Council, the Welsh Government, the Heritage Lottery Fund and Cadw. Funding was also secured through the Building Enhancement Programme grant scheme run by Swansea Council and funded by the European Regional Development Fund.
Venue Type:
Gallery
A broad spectrum of visual arts from the original bequest of Richard Glynn Vivian (1835-1910) which includes work by Old Masters as well as an international collection of porcelain and Swansea china. The 20th Century is also well represented with modern painting and sculpture by Hepworth, Nicholson, Nash alongside Welsh artists such as Ceri Richards, Gwen John and Augustus John.
Collection details
Archives, Costume and Textiles, Decorative and Applied Art, Fine Art
Portrait of the Artist: Käthe Kollwitz
- 24 March — 17 June 2018 *on now
She lived an intensely examined life, expressed in her numerous selfportraits, diaries and correspondence; at the core of this existence was her work as an artist and a mastery of graphic art which quickly established her reputation in Germany, then further afield as her influence spread internationally after the First World War.
Kollwitz's unique artistic talent, her technical prowess and intelligence, and above all her humanity, can be seen in this exhibition. There is much about the life and work of Kollwitz that instils hope, that is inspiring and life affirming, despite the burden of hardship and sorrow carried by so many of her figures and by herself. Her emphasis was often on what was distinctive about women's experience, including the fundamental nature and potency of maternal love. She believed that art could be a force for good in society.
The exhibition is organised in partnership between Ikon and the British Museum and is generously supported by the Dorset Foundation. It is accompanied by a fully illustrated publication.
Suitable for
- Any age
Admission
Free
Website
https://www.swansea.gov.uk/article/39111/Kathe-Kollwitz-Portrait-of-the-Artist
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery
Alexandra Road
Swansea
Glamorgan
SA1 5DZ
Wales
Website
www.swansea.gov.uk/glynnvivian/
glynn.vivian.gallery@swansea.gov.uk
Telephone
01792 516900
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