Welcome to the Events page
What follows is a chronological list of what is currently planned by way of visits to museums, galleries and other places of interest, gallery talks, Behind the Scenes visits in the city, Saturday afternoon talks and special events where the Friends will have a presence.
Following that is a list of online events that the museum service is organizing.
We hope you will find things to interest you.
Please note: if you book online, the payment receipt from PayPal does not mean that you have secured a place. The organizer receives a weekly update of such payments and will email you to advise when you have a firm booking.
Also, Behind the Scenes visits and gallery tours are usually restricted to groups of around 15. If such an event attracts a larger number of applications, as it often does, the organizer will try to arrange a second (or more) tour(s), which could be at a later time on the advertised day or on a later date. If this occurs, the organizer will contact you to make the appropriate arrangements.
Please note:
Members may take photographs when we are on our trips to illustrate an article about the visit that will appear in the following newsletter.
Please make it clear to the organizer if you do not wish to feature in any such picture.
Behind the Scenes: Bauhaus, Breuer, Bristol
This will be a guided tour of this exhibition celebrating the 90th anniversary of the Gane Pavilion, a ground-breaking trade stand created by Crofton Gane for the Royal Agricultural Show in Bristol in 1936.
Cost: £17.50 per person.
This event is fully booked, with a short waiting list. Please contact Carol Ouvry for the latest position.
A form for postal booking was enclosed with the December newsletter.
Contact: Carol Ouvry; carol@ouvry.myzen.co.uk; 0117 302 1039.
Visit: Swansea Museum and National Waterfront Museum
Swansea Museum, the oldest in Wales, contains displays of Egyptian artefacts, natural history and the history of the surrounding area. The National Waterfront Museum tells the story of industry and innovation in Wales, now and over the last 300 years.
The small Dylan Thomas Centre is nearby.
Departing: Nailsea 8.30, Bristol Hotel 9.00, Jacob’s Wells Road top 9.15 & Westbury Road 9.30am.
Cost: £41.00 per person.
To book a place online use the panel below:
A form for postal booking was enclosed with the December newsletter.
Contact: Richard Avery; membership@friendsofbmga.org.uk; 0117 329 6656.