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Display: Pangolin Editions and the ‘Lost Wax’ Process
Feb
13
to May 12
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Display: Pangolin Editions and the ‘Lost Wax’ Process

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Pangolin Editions is one of Britain's leading sculpture foundries. It is one of very few foundries still practising the traditional skills of ‘lost wax block investment casting’, an ancient art over 4,500 years old. On show are objects representing each stage in the process of casting the sculpture ‘Helmeted Guinea Fowl’ by Jonathan Kingdon.

Foyer display

FREE, though donations welcome

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Display: Stroud Valleys Woodcraft Folk
Apr
9
to Jun 30
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Display: Stroud Valleys Woodcraft Folk

Stroud Valleys Woodcraft Folk was set up by a group of families in 1996 to provide an alternative youth group for their children. Part of a national organisation which turns 100 next year, Woodcraft Folk was founded with the aim of educating and empowering young people to actively participate in society.

This display by the young people of Stroud Woodcraft illuminates the history of the group, its activities and its ethos: from story and song to pacifism and social justice by way of hikes, camping and gallons of hot chocolate!  

The Space community gallery

FREE, donations welcome

Please note the Museum will be closed on the 14, 15, 16, 17 and 24 May to permit further works for the installation of a renewable heating system.

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The Space presents...
Jan
27
to Mar 31
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The Space presents...

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…inside the living quarters of Painswick Old Post Office.

In 2016 the Museum was lent a model of the Painswick Post Office. Last year we discovered the model had another part - the living accommodation - and acquired it for the collection.

While the model itself requires some consolidation, this display represents the contents of the living quarters.

The model was made and furnished by Peter Lee at a scale of 1/12th of the original building, as it appeared in about 1990.

Display located by the lift lobby on the first floor of the Museum. 

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Display: Snake Pottery
Jan
27
to Mar 3
Collections Display

Display: Snake Pottery

EXTENDED BY POPULAR DEMAND!

In 1966 Peter Currell Brown established Snake Pottery in Dursley. This display in the Collectors Room features 20 pieces made by the artist, including a spectacular wassail bowl. The ceramics are inspired by local traditions and folklore including mummering and wassailing.

Free to visit, donations welcome.

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Display: Mary Bennett
Oct
3
to Dec 3
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Display: Mary Bennett

Mary Bennett was an artist who lived and worked in Stroud her whole life. She demonstrated talent in various artistic fields, from painting and embroidery to calligraphy and printmaking. Her embroidery was accepted for exhibition at the Royal Academy. While her neighbours remember her for her kindness to children at Christmas.

Display in the foyer, free although donations welcome.

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The Road Less Travelled
Mar
28
to Jul 2
Collections Display

The Road Less Travelled

From buses to bicycles this display explores how local people used to commute to work in the first half of the 20th century. The stories of local travels revealed by these images and objects, might encourage us to reflect on our own commute.

Visitors will be given the opportunity to record how they travelled to the Museum and if they wish, to calculate the carbon footprint of their commute.

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All That Glitters
Jan
24
to Mar 26
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All That Glitters

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Shiny things galore! Visit the museum’s foyer for this small display of objects acquired through the Treasure Act (1996) and the Portable Antiquities Scheme.

Also, help us to fundraise to buy the Painswick Mourning Ring - the latest find to be offered to the museum under this scheme. Find out more about the ring, and donate, here.

Image shows coins from the Ashbrook Hoard, found in 1935.

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