Georgian Carlisle

Dates

23rd June 2012 - 9th September 2012 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Location : The Art Gallery

This major exhibition will explore Carlisle's development during the Georgian period (1714 - 1836) and analyse a period of immense social change that transformed Carlisle from a medieval to a modern city.

Visitors will also be able to see the national context of a period that brought the industrial revolution and growth of the British Empire. The display will contain a range of artefacts and primary documents from the Georgian era.

Collections on show will include the portraiture of influential period characters including Dr John Heysham, Margery Jackson and Robert Anderson. A model will also represent how Carlisle looked in 1746. The iconic diamond ring of Charles Edward Stuart can be seen along with a series of period costume demonstrating Georgian style and splendour.

Carlisle's Georgian architectural heritage will also be analysed in the exhibition.

Event Alert

Two of our curators, Melanie Gardner and Edwin Rutherford, are giving Lunchtime Lectures to further explore themes covered by the exhibition on 3 July and 4 September. 

 

Price Information :

Admission is FREE but normal charges apply to the Galleries.

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