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Half-term Mischief and Mayhem at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum
Published on Monday, 11th February 2019PETER Rabbit has inspired a packed programme of half-term fun next week at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum.
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Express deliver display to Rugby Art Gallery and Museum
Published on Monday, 28th January 2019COLLAGES inspired by the work of Turner Prize winner Lubaina Himid have gone on display at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum.
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New exhibition explores history of education in Rugby
Published on Friday, 18th January 2019A NEW exhibition at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum explores the history of the town's schools and colleges.
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Sir Clive Woodward kicks-off Hall of Fame's Rugby World Cup year
Published on Wednesday, 16th January 2019SIR Clive Woodward visits the World Rugby Hall of Fame in the spring.
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Peter Rabbit brings Mischief and Mayhem to Rugby Art Gallery and Museum
Published on Monday, 7th January 2019A NEW exhibition featuring rarely seen original illustrations and early manuscripts by Beatrix Potter from The Tale of Peter Rabbit opens at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum later this month.
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Rugby Art Gallery and Museum joins forces with Rugby Autism Network to launch Relaxed Hour
Published on Wednesday, 12th December 2018RUGBY Art Gallery and Museum has launched sessions tailored for children on the autism spectrum.
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Rugby Open 18 winners revealed at a Festive Evening
Published on Tuesday, 27th November 2018RUGBY Art Gallery and Museum reveals the winners of this year's Rugby Open at a Festive Evening next month.
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Rugby Open 18 celebrates the cream of contemporary art
Published on Wednesday, 10th October 2018RUGBY Art Gallery and Museum has started the search for the top contemporary art talent in the West Midlands with the launch of Rugby Open 18.
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Rugby 2019 Calendar celebrates the past and present
Published on Tuesday, 9th October 2018THE winners of the Rugby 2019 Calendar Competition have been announced.
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Songs celebrating the unsung heroes of the First World War
Published on Wednesday, 3rd October 2018SINGER-songwriter Louise Jordan celebrates the inspirational stories of heroic women who played a part in the First World War effort at a performance later this month at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum.
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Experiment with creativity at the Big Draw
Published on Wednesday, 26th September 2018RUGBY Art Gallery and Museum frees the reins of creativity next month at the Big Draw celebration.
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Family album reveals a glimpse of life in Edwardian Rugby
Published on Tuesday, 11th September 2018FAMILY photographs featured in a new exhibition at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum reveal a fascinating snapshot of the town's social history.
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Exhibition explores family history through the eye of a lens
Published on Tuesday, 28th August 2018PHOTOGRAPHER Kurt Tong explores the entwined histories of China and Britain in a new exhibition at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum next month.
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Mayor joins in the seaside fun at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum
Published on Tuesday, 21st August 2018RUGBY Art Gallery and Museum was decked out in deck chairs to celebrate the traditional British seaside holiday at the By The Seaside Picnic.
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Rugby's history revealed during Heritage Open Days
Published on Friday, 17th August 2018A HOST of Rugby's historic and iconic buildings open to the public for free next month during the annual Heritage Open Days celebration.
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Roman finds on display at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum
Published on Thursday, 16th August 2018POTTERY unearthed during an archaeological dig in Hillmorton has gone on display at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum.
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World Rugby Hall of Fame announces school holiday offer
Published on Friday, 15th June 2018CHILDREN can explore the World Rugby Hall of Fame for free during the school summer holidays.
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Redding Collection inspires new exhibition at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum
Published on Thursday, 14th June 2018AN EXHIBITION of contemporary prints inspired by the town's historic Redding Collection opens at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum later this month.
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Turner Prize winner visits Rugby Art Gallery and Museum
Published on Tuesday, 29th May 2018RUGBY Art Gallery and Museum welcomed leading lights of Britain's Black Arts Movement for a special 'In Conversation With...' event.
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Capture the spirit of Rugby's past and present on camera
Published on Tuesday, 29th May 2018RUGBY Visitor Centre has launched the Rugby 2019 Calendar Competition.
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Medieval merriment on offer at a Night At Thy Museum
Published on Thursday, 3rd May 2018DRAGONS, knights and princesses take centre stage when Rugby Art Gallery and Museum lowers the drawbridge for a Night At Thy Museum later this month.
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The Light of Knowledge returns to Rugby Art Gallery and Museum
Published on Tuesday, 10th April 2018THE Light of Knowledge once again radiates at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum following a successful conservation project.
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Rugby's rural heritage revealed in new exhibition
Published on Thursday, 22nd March 2018RUGBY Art Gallery and Museum digs into the town's rural history in a new exhibition.
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Turner Prize winner's work acquired for Rugby Collection
Published on Friday, 16th March 2018THE Rugby Collection has acquired works by Turner Prize winner Lubaina Himid and Claudette Johnson after securing grants.
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Cawston dig unearths Iron Age artefact
Published on Wednesday, 7th February 2018A QUERN stone from the Iron Age discovered during an archaeological dig in Cawston has gone on display at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum.
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National Portrait Gallery to loan works for new exhibition
Published on Tuesday, 6th February 2018PRIZED works from the National Portrait Gallery feature in a new exhibition at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum in the spring, thanks to an £18,000 grant.
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Cream of contemporary crafts at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum
Published on Monday, 15th January 2018MADE in the Middle, an exhibition of contemporary crafts, opens at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum this weekend.
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Winners of Rugby Open revealed
Published on Wednesday, 13th December 2017THE winners of this year's Rugby Open were revealed during Rugby Art Gallery and Museum's Festive Evening.
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Gallery picks up best in region award
Published on Tuesday, 3rd October 2017RUGBY Borough Council's art gallery and museum is the best venue in Coventry and Warwickshire for children and families, according to judges at a prestigious awards ceremony.
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England legend tours the World Rugby Hall of Fame
Published on Wednesday, 16th August 2017ENGLAND rugby legend Gill Burns visited the birthplace of the game this week to take a tour of the World Rugby Hall of Fame.
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Rugby Art Gallery and Museum brings The Good Times back
Published on Monday, 14th August 2017A PIONEERING project to improve the health and wellbeing of older people in the town has returned to Rugby Art Gallery and Museum.
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Museum researches the bigger picture behind the Redding Collection
Published on Thursday, 10th August 2017A MAJOR research project has been launched to discover the stories behind hundreds of portraits snapped at Rugby's Redding Photographic Studio.
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Join the hunt for Rugby's hidden treasures
Published on Monday, 5th June 2017RUGBY Visitor Centre has launched its annual Calendar Competition.
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Journey into outer space at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum
Published on Thursday, 4th May 2017RUGBY Art Gallery and Museum heads for the final frontier later this month at its annual Night at Your Museum celebration.
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Visitor Centre shortlisted for VisitEngland Excellence Award
Published on Monday, 13th March 2017RUGBY Visitor Centre has been shortlisted for a prestigious VisitEngland Award for Excellence.
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Half-term fun at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum
Published on Thursday, 16th February 2017RUGBY Art Gallery and Museum has a packed programme of half-term activities to keep youngsters entertained during the school holiday.
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Roman discovery on display at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum
Published on Friday, 3rd February 2017A ROMAN jar discovered during an archaeological dig at Hillmorton's Ridgeway Farm has gone on display at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum.
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New exhibition celebrates Rugby's sporting life
Published on Monday, 23rd January 2017A NEW exhibition at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum delves into the history of sport in the borough.
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Feeling festive at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum
Published on Monday, 12th December 2016RUGBY Art Gallery and Museum enters the Christmas spirit this week with a special Festive Evening.
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Explore a Roman street at new gallery for Rugby Art Gallery and Museum
Published on Tuesday, 11th October 2016RUGBY Art Gallery and Museum’s new Archaeology Gallery opens this Saturday (15 October).
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Ministry of science returns for half term show
Published on Monday, 10th October 2016THE MINISTRY of Science Live show returns to Rugby this half term for an anarchic approach looking at the inventors and engineers who have shaped and inspired the world that we live in.
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Lady Dorothie's War inspires Big Draw
Published on Friday, 30th September 2016FIRST World War hero Lady Dorothie Feilding has inspired this year's Big Draw celebration at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum.
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The Good Times roll at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum
Published on Friday, 19th August 2016RUGBY Art Gallery and Museum has launched a new project to help improve the health and wellbeing of older people in the town.
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The Syd Lawrence Orchestra bring the big band swing to the BENN Hall
Published on Thursday, 18th August 2016THE Syd Lawrence Orchestra celebrate the magic of the big band sound at the BENN Hall next month.
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Heritage Lottery Fund supports new exhibition at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum
Published on Tuesday, 2nd August 2016A NEW exhibition revealing the heroic role played by Lady Dorothie Feilding in the First World War has secured £7,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).
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Make it snappy to enter Rugby Calendar Competition
Published on Thursday, 30th June 2016BUDDING snappers still have time to capture Rugby at its picture perfect best and enter Rugby Visitor Centre's annual calendar competition.
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New exhibition reveals the legacy of a reclusive artist
Published on Monday, 20th June 2016THE work of reclusive artist Sheila Bownas threatened to fade into obscurity until a chance find at auction led gallery professional Chelsea Cefai on a journey of discovery.
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Capture Rugby at its picture perfect best
Published on Friday, 3rd June 2016RUGBY Visitor Centre has launched its annual Calendar Competition.
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All aboard the Rugby Express for a Night at Your Museum
Published on Monday, 25th April 2016IT'S full steam ahead at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum next month when Night at Your Museum celebrates the town's railway heritage.
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Wardill returns home for the Rugby Collection
Published on Monday, 18th April 2016A NEW film work by internationally-acclaimed artist Emily Wardill provides the focal point of this year's Rugby Collection exhibition at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum.
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Survey aims to capture a picture of Rugby's cultural habits
Published on Wednesday, 23rd March 2016RESIDENTS can play a part in shaping future events programmes at the BENN Hall and Rugby Art Gallery and Museum by completing a survey.
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Discover Rugby's history during Easter town centre tours
Published on Wednesday, 23rd March 2016GUIDED tours revealing Rugby's rich history take place throughout the Easter holidays.
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'Eggstravaganza' of Easter fun at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum
Published on Friday, 11th March 2016THE Easter SMART programme at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum promises to keep youngsters entertained during the school holiday.
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Cream of the crafts at Rugby's BENN Hall
Published on Thursday, 10th March 2016A CRAFT Fair takes place at Rugby's BENN Hall on Sunday (13 March).
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New exhibition explores the possibilities of paper
Published on Thursday, 4th June 2015CLARE Pentlow explores the possibilities of paper in a new exhibition at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum.
