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.
A New Beauty
Gallery 2
Romanticism in Art 1880 -1920. A display exploring the evolving ways that physical attractiveness was depicted from the late 1800s.
A New Beauty Exhibition Information
Creature Feature – A Small Display about Large Animals
Gallery 4
A look at different ways that animals have been depicted in art from the VG&M collection.
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.
Jamaica Making: The Theresa Roberts Art Collection
Galleries 6 & 7
19 February - 9 July 2022
An exhibition showcasing the vibrancy and variety of contemporary Jamaican art since the country’s Independence in 1962.