Turner House Gallery
Turner House Gallery is an art gallery and multi-purpose cultural venue in Penarth, near Cardiff, Wales.
Details
[edit]The gallery was built in 1887/8, designed by architect Edwin Seward in a Queen Anne style[1] for the rich local flour merchant, James Pyke Thompson.[2] Pyke Thompson used the gallery to exhibit his collection of artworks, which include drawings, etchings, and ceramics, by artists including Rembrandt, with free entry to the public.[3] The collection notably includes paintings by J. M. W. Turner,[citation needed] after which the gallery was named.
Turner House Gallery was acquired by the National Museum of Wales in 1921 and used to display the museum's secondary public art collection.[3]
The building was given Grade II listed status in 1993.[4]
In 2003 Turner House was taken over by the registered charity, Ffotogallery, and subsequently was used for photography-based exhibitions.[3] In 2014/15 the gallery became part of a wider Artes Mundi exhibition, staging works by Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson and Croatian artist Sanja Iveković for Artes Mundi 6.[5]
In 2018 Ffotogallery announced that it would be leaving Turner House for new premises in the centre of Cardiff, starting in July 2019. The town council were looking at creating a new cultural venue in the building.[6]
In July 2018 Penarth Town Council launched an online community consultation survey regarding the future use of Turner House and other buildings.[7] In 2021 the gallery reopened with Penarth Town Council working in partnership with Amgueddfa Cymru–National Museum Wales to use the building as multi-purpose cultural venue.[8][9]
The gallery regularly hosts Hayward Gallery touring exhibition shows.[9]
Exhibitions
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A selection of exhibitions held at the gallery include:
- Sue Hunt. 1996.[10]
- Paul Seawright (Ffotogallery). 2003.[11]
- Eduardo Paolozzi: General Dynamic F.U.N. 20 January - 13th Feb 2022.[9][12]
- Self Help Show: Penarth illustrator Chris Glynn and poet Luca Paci. 10 February - 5 March 2023.[13]
- Claude Cahun: Beneath this Mask. 9 March - 23 April 2023.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ Newman, John (2001), The Buildings of Wales: Glamorgan, Penguin Books, p. 104, ISBN 0-14-071056-6
- ^ Ings, David (2013), "Plymouth Road/Turner House Gallery", Penarth Through Time, Amberley Publishing, ISBN 978-1-445630229
- ^ a b c "No Paintings On Show At Penarth's Only Remaining Art Gallery". Penarth Daily News. 2 March 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ "Turner House Art Gallery, Plymouth Road, Penarth". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ Crichton-Miller, Emma (13 November 2014). "Artes Mundi: international art in Cardiff". Apollo Magazine. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Plans Underway to Secure the Future of Turner House in Penarth". Penarth Town Council. 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ "Town Council Seeks Residents Views on Penarth Projects". Penarth Times. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ "Take a look inside Penarth's Turner House as it re-opens its doors". South Wales Argus. 22 May 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ a b c "Penarth's Turner House Gallery to reopen as multi-purpose cultural venue". Penarth Times. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "CV". Sue Hunt Artist. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Development plans". Art Monthly. 2003.
- ^ "Eduardo Paolozzi: General Dynamic F.U.N." The Turner House. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Self Help Show". The Turner House. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Claude Cahun: Beneath this Mask". The Turner House. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
External links
[edit]- Turner House
Media related to Turner House, Penarth at Wikimedia Commons- Ffotogallery @ Turner House (Archived) at the Wayback Machine (archived 16 April 2018)
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