Formerly known as the Galleries of Justice Museum, the site covers a former Victorian courtroom, prison, and police station. Dating back to the 14th century for its courtrooms and at least 1449 for it gaol, the currently Grade II* listed building, known as the Shire Hall, is perfectly placed to home and display centuries of legal proceedings and law enforcement in a fascinating museum collective.
Neil McGregor’s life as an artist started when he was very young and he has drawn and painted for as long as he can remember. He was inspired by childhood visits to the New Walk Museum in Leicester where he would sit and draw the stuffed animals on display.
The rare, hollow, 12-sided dodecahedron object was found by a small community dig in the village of Norton Disney and is the 33rd ever to be discovered in Britain. Their purpose and significance are unknown and has been a topic of controversial debate among archaeologists.
The unusual discovery was also featured on episode 4 of BBC2’s flagship archaeology programme, Digging For Britain, with Professor Alice Roberts.
Fondly known as Beth Shalom (the House of Peace), the National Holocaust Centre and Museum can be found in the sleepy village of Laxton in the heart of Nottinghamshire. The brainchild of James and Stephen Smith along with their mother Marina – following their own visit to Yad Vashem, Israel’s national Holocaust museum – they believed that something similar should be created here in the UK.
Modern and contemporary art from the celebrated Jerwood Collection will be making its way to The Harley Gallery on Nottinghamshire’s rural Welbeck estate for an exclusive exhibition to open at the end of March.
Lost Architecture
Julian Bray Notts artist, Julian Bray, as featured in our May/Jun 2018 edition of Made, returns to The Harley Gallery with his third exhibition ‘Lost Architecture’.
