Members might be interested in an exhibition just about to open in
The Granary Gallery, Berwick entitled;
Berwick's Burrell Collection
fisher girls by William Marshall Brown
Berwick Visual Arts and Woodhorn Trust have come together to
display a selection of the collection's wonderful artefacts with a
series of free exhibitions over the next three years, as well as other work
collected by and for the people of Berwick.
With a fortune made in shipping,
Sir William Burrell
purchased art and objects from around the world. Most of his collection was
donated to his home in
Glasgow,
but around 50 paintings and 300 decorative items were given to Berwick when he moved to nearby
Hutton Castle.
In 1948 by millionaire ship magnate
Sir William Burrell's
presented 42 paintings to form the nucleus of the present
Art Gallery.
Opening long before the big Burrell Gallery in
Glasgow, the paintings, and about 300 items
of decorative art, are a microcosm of Sir William's interest.
The collection features work by masters such as Degas,
Boudin and Maris, ancient Roman and Venetian glass, Japanese imari pottery and
Ming porcelain, which will be displayed over the next three years.
Berwick's Burrell Collection runs from the 1 September to 16
December and the Gallery is open
11a.m. - 5p.m., Wednesday to Sunday. Admission is free admission.
