Town Time is a playful and contemplative participatory art project that invites visitors like you, to momentarily uncouple from the constant motion of measured time. 

The project is inspired by an archive in the Museum in the Park that records how in 1880 Stroud was one of the last towns in the country to switch over from ‘town time’ to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) following the arrival of the railways. Prior to this standardisation of time, each town or city was slightly out of step with other places, basing its time on the rising and setting of the sun. 

Bennett & McDermott are inviting visitors to the Museum in the Park to select an activity from a ‘menu’ of options to do with the artists for exactly nine minutes, the amount of time that was ‘lost’ when Stroud switched from town time to GMT 142 years ago.

The focus of Bennett & McDermott’s collaborative art practice is to produce contemporary art that is accessible, engaging, and promotes the values of generosity, community and creativity.  Bennett & McDermott are based in Stroud, Gloucestershire where they live with their two young daughters.

This event is free … drop in and enjoy!

To find out more go to www.bennettandmcdermott.com