Exhibitions
Exhibitions
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Gallery IV: Grayson Perry, Comfort Blanket
Permanent display
Turner Prize-winning artist Grayson Perry’s large scale tapestry Comfort Blanket (2014) makes a striking addition to Graves Gallery displays.
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Gallery IV: Abstraction and Art now
Permanent display
Identity, pattern and colour; Gallery IV explores some of the key themes that have engaged contemporary artists over the past fifty years. Gallery IV contains work by internationally important artists such as Bridget Riley and Marc Quinn.
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Gallery V: A century of change
Permanent display
During the 20th century, artists began looking at people around them, their everyday lives and the landscape that surrounded them in different ways. This gallery showcases work from a century of unprecedented change and upheaval.
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Gallery VI: 400 years of European art
Permanent display
Encompassing over 400 years of European art history this gallery explores some of the key themes of art history; story telling and symbolism, the landscape around us and religion.
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Gallery VII: Reflections
Permanent display
Portrait painting has been a major theme within Western art for hundreds of years. This Gallery contains fine examples of the art form and explores themes of fashion, power and politics.
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Gallery VIII: A golden age
Permanent display
Expansion of trade in the 17th century created a flourishing art market. Wealthy Dutch merchants could afford paintings for their homes. This was a Golden Age for painting.