Special Exhibitions
We show a range of temporary exhibitions in our gallery spaces. Take a look at what we currently have on display plus some that are coming soon.
The Art of Ruin
Balcony Wall
A display that depicts Italian landscape paintings which celebrate the ruinous and crumbling. It was a taste that emerged in Rome in the mid-1600s when visiting archaeological sites and collecting ancient artefacts became popular.
Quiet Observation: Artists & their Abodes 1950s – 1990s
Gallery 2
12 November 2022 - April 2023
To celebrate the centenary of Lucian Freud’s birth in December 1922, this display shows how he and a number of his contemporaries were inspired by the personal environments they lived and worked in.
Unstructured Icons By Yinka Shonibare CBE RA
Gallery 4
12 October 2022 - 25 February 2023
A display of our latest acquisition, Unstructured Icons, a set of woodblock prints with a decorated portfolio box by the celebrated British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare CBE.
Secrets of the Stores - Unseen Objects of the Garstang Museum
Gallery 5
This selection of ancient artefacts have never been displayed to the public. Some are beautiful, some are intriguing, and all have thier own story to tell.
The Descendants – Portraits by Ean Flanders
Galleries 6 & 7
28 January – 13 May 2023
These contemporary photographic portraits, and the conversations that took place during the sittings, offers a new perspective on those seen as part of the Windrush Generation and their descendants.