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The animals went in two by two
An exciting project is taking place the Winterbourne nursery! Sarah Moss, an artist who has had a long association with Winterbourne, is painting a frieze which will extend all the way around the beautiful room in which the Nettlefold children played over a hundred years ago. A draft section of the frieze by Sarah Moss…
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A woman of outstanding artistic abilities
To celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March, Curator Henrietta explores the life of a little-known Birmingham photographer. Many of the photographs in our archive have the name of the photographer stamped on them. In the Victorian and Edwardian period, most of these photographers were men. I was quite excited, therefore, when I noticed the…
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Winterbourne in black and white
We are thrilled to see our new Winterbourne souvenir range hit our shop shelves! Last summer, we agreed that it was time for a refresh and that the new design needed to be special and unique; we needed to move away from more mainstream stylised ranges and back to the Arts and Crafts spirit at…
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Reclaiming the Muse – an interview with author Ruth Millington
Our current exhibition ‘Dina Razin: Reclaiming the Muse’ is proving very popular with visitors. It features 20 illustrations which Dina was commissioned to create for ‘Muse’, a book by Ruth Millington exploring the lives of artists’ muses. Our Curator Henrietta talked to the author Ruth Millington to find out more about the book, and why…
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Meet the muses
For hundreds of years, artists have turned to the same models again and again. These ‘muses’ have traditionally existed in the shadows, while the artist has claimed all the credit. However, it is the muses themselves who take centre stage in our new exhibition, ‘Dina Razin: Reclaiming the Muse’. Featuring twenty of Dina Razin’s illustrations…