Alongside the permanent collections of fine art, archaeology and natural history, Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery also presents a temporary exhibition programme including partnership exhibitions from the Tate, major loan exhibitions and touring shows.
Saturday 18 July –
Sunday 4 October
Venue Location
Norwich Castle Museum
& Art Gallery
Castle Meadow,
Norwich
NR1 3JU
Opening Times
Monday – Friday
10.00am – 4.30pm
Saturday, 10.00am – 5.00pm
Sunday, 1.00pm – 5.00pm
Cost of Entry
Castle ticket: adult £6,
concessions £5.10,
young person (4–16) £4.40
Special exhibitions ticket:
adult £3.10, conc. £2.70,
young person (4–16) £2.30
Information
t: 01603 493625
e: museums@norfolk.gov.uk
Tim Lee, Upside-down Water Torture Chamber,
Harry Houdini, 1913,2004. Tim Lee/Tate,
London 2008
No Visible Means of Escape: Contemporary Art and Imprisonment
Saturday 18 July – Sunday 4 October
Norwich Castle’s long history as a prison is the inspiration behind this exhibition, which looks at control, punishment and surveillance – themes that have been widely explored in contemporary art. Taking its name from Marc Quinn’s sculpture, No Visible Means of Escape, the show raises questions about the psychology of imprisonment.
An interactive artwork by Spanish artist Dora Garcia confronts the viewer with very real evidence that he or she might be under surveillance, while Christine Borland’s specially commissioned piece is inspired by the castle’s collection of death masks and phrenology. The exhibition tours to Nottingham Castle Museum from 30 October to January 2010.
Artists
Darren Almond, Christine Borland, Louise Bourgeois, Dora Garcia, Paul Granjon, Langlands and Bell, Tim Lee, Carrie Levy, Zbigniew Libera, Manu Luksch, Marc Quinn, Artur Zmijewski
Other Events
Lunchtime Gallery Talks
Self-Surveillance: The Cells of Louise Bourgeois and Others
Tuesday 21 July, 12.30pm
Ann Coxon, Assistant Curator, Tate
Surveillance from the Artist’s Perspective
Tuesday 28 July, 12.30pm
Harriet Godwin, Curator of Art, NMAS
From Cell Block to Art Gallery
Tuesday 11 August, 12.30pm
Nick Arber, exhibition designer and Norwich Castle historian
Cost: museum admission only
Workshops
Horrible Histories – family workshop
Saturday 8 August
10.15am – 12.30pm and 1.15pm – 3.30pm
Cost: £4 per person (members* £2.50)
Advance booking essential
Get to grips with prison death masks from the Castle’s collection and write prison graffiti with artist Emma Jarvis.
Suitable for ages 8 – 13.
Contemporary Creative Photography
– adult workshop
Saturday 22 August
10.00am – 4.00pm
Cost: adult £24, concessions £19
(members* £16.50)
Advance booking essential
Taking inspiration from No Visible Means of Escape, explore how contemporary photography can reflect on society’s social and metaphorical pressures. Led by Martin Figura. Suitable for ages 16+.
Films at Cinema City
Prison Season
Hunger (15)
Monday 27 July, 8.30pm
The Shawshank Redemption (15)
Monday 10 August, 8.15pm
The Great Escape (U)
Monday 24 August, 8.00pm
Cost: £7.50, £5.50 Cinema City members and NMAS members* (show membership card at box office), £5 concessions (under-15s, full-time students, claimants, senior citizens), from Cinema City, 0871 7042053, www.picturehouses.co.uk
*members = Museums Pass holders, FNM, EAAF, C&TA, NCAS
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