Bury Events - Bury Art Gallery & Museum

On the last Tuesday of every month we continue to enlighten and entertain with our programme of lunchtime talks.

Drop-in, free, refreshments from 12 noon.

On the last Tuesday of every month we continue to enlighten and entertain with our programme of lunchtime talks.

Drop-in, free, refreshments from 12 noon.

On the last Tuesday of every month we continue to enlighten and entertain with our programme of lunchtime talks.

Drop-in, free, refreshments from 12 noon.

On the last Tuesday of every month we continue to enlighten and entertain with our programme of lunchtime talks.

Drop-in, free, refreshments from 12 noon.

On the last Tuesday of every month we continue to enlighten and entertain with our programme of lunchtime talks.

Drop-in, free, refreshments from 12 noon.

Once again Christmas is hurtling towards us and the search for something different for your special someone begins again. If the thought of facing the frenzy of Christmas crush in the shops brings you out in a cold sweat, why not take time out and browse through the tempting delights of the IDEAS exhibition; the perfect place to find beautiful and unusual things. Join with us at the special opening on Friday 14 November, 6pm to 8pm, and take advantage of the 10% discount and festive refreshments.

Bury Art Society is a thriving art group that meets regularly and follows a varied programme of practical painting sessions, lectures and demonstrations covering all media and subject matter. Members of the Bury Art Society work throughout the year preparing for outdoor exhibitions and their annual show held at Bury Art Gallery. A panel of judges awards the Millenium Prize for the best picture in show and the Tommy Valentine Award for the best landscape in the exhibition. Visitors, too, can vote for their best picture. New members are always welcome. Most of the paintings in the exhibition are for sale and would make ideal Christmas presents.

Fire, blood, energy, war, danger, strength, power, determination, prosperity, passion, desire, happiness and love - all can be associated with the colour red. It is probably the most powerful colour and one that has a multitude of meanings linked to it, which can be quite different depending on your race, religion, political beliefs and the social context. The exhibition will include disparate objects from across all of the art gallery and museum collections. Visit Bury Museum's most striking exhibition yet and explore what red means to you.

Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet, was born in Bury in 1788 at Chamber Hall (now demolished). Peel went into politics and became Prime Minister. One of his major achievements was his impact on law and order; he is credited with the founding of the Police Force. Hence the old nicknames of 'Peelers' or 'Bobbies' for policemen. Blues and Twos celebrates the town's most famous son and his most famous achievement.