Score For Newstead by Shane Waltener
The Monks Stew Pond
the secrets we keep from ourselves by Lucy Brown
Lord Byron’s former Dressing Room
He slept standing up by Shane Waltener
Edward III Bedroom
Braganca and Mestre de Avis by Joana Vasconcelos
Duke of Sussex Bedroom
Boom by Joy Buttress and designer Manolis Papastavrou
Great Drawing Room
Lace Unveiled
Newstead Abbey
Ravenshead, Nottinghamshire, NG15 8NA
Artists: Joana Vasconcelos, Joy Buttress & Manolis Papastavrou, Shane Waltener,and Lucy Brown
Lace Unveiled present work by contemporary artists inspired by lace displayed within the rooms of Newstead Abbey, the ancestral home of the Romantic Poet Lord Byron. These will be shown alongside objects from the world-class Nottingham City Museums & Galleries Lace Collection.
Works include Bragança and Mestre de Avis by Lisbon-based Joana Vasconcelos, a video commission by artist Joy Buttress and designer Manolis Papastavrou, new installations by Shane Waltener in the house and grounds, and the secrets we keep from ourselves by textiles artist Lucy Brown in Lord Byron’s former Dressing Room.
The Lace Unveiled exhibition is part of Lace Unravelled, a season of events to celebrate Nottingham City Museums and Galleries’ world-class lace collection and Nottingham’s machine-made lace heritage. Lace Unravelled has been made possible thanks to Arts Council England’s Designation Development Fund and The Grand Tour.
Find out more: newsteadabbey.org.uk
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From 10 March 2018 to 22 April 2018