Constable's 'The Hay Wain' at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery
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The Bristol Museum & Art Gallery houses collections of art, nature, and history, all on display in a beautiful building.
You can discover the last billion years of Earth’s history, explore the region’s natural wonders, and discover more about peoples’ lives, past and present.
At Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Constable’s 'Hay Wain' will be the focus of an exhibition of landscapes, from 17th-century Dutch to abstraction and conceptual art
The exhibition aims to show how art is responding to the climate crisis, as well as class, LGBTQIA identity, colonialism, and migration.
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Audio description of Constable's 'The Hay Wain'
Curator's introduction to Constable's 'The Hay Wain'
Stop 1, Constable in Bristol.
We’re immersed in the green spaces of Bristol, as the Constable picture is introduced by Julia Carver, Curator of Art at Bristol Museum and Art Gallery.Stop 2, Constable in Bristol.
Constable’s picture has inspired an exhibition of great breadth in Bristol. We walk around it and experience classical scenes, contemporary art featuring Cornish cliffs and sea spray, and landscapes which influenced Constable. Our guide is Julia Carver, Curator of Art at Bristol Museum and Art Gallery.Stop 3, Constable in Bristol.
We’re taken into slate circles and rubbish dumps, as we explore the contemporary themes at the exhibition in Bristol. Julia Carver explains how Constable’s approach to landscape has influenced this diverse Bristol exhibition.Stop 4, Constable in Bristol.
Artist Ian Chamberlain is featured in the Bristol exhibition. He talks us through his landscape works using the ancient technique of etching, and contrasts his own approach to landscape with Constable’s idyllic scene.