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New film celebrates grassroots rugby in the birthplace of the game
Published on Thursday, 28th September 2023A NEW film commissioned to mark the bicentenary of rugby football opens at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum on Saturday - National Sporting Heritage Day.
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Rugby Art Gallery and Museum remains open during gallery refurb
Published on Thursday, 21st September 2023THE main gallery at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum has closed its doors for refurbishment.
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Birch, bedstead and boneshaker all have historic tales to tell
Published on Wednesday, 20th September 2023FIFTY treasures from the town's social history collection feature in a new exhibition at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum.
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Rugby Open celebrates the cream of contemporary artistic talent
Published on Wednesday, 6th September 2023RUGBY Art Gallery and Museum has started the search for top contemporary artists to showcase works in the Rugby Open 23 exhibition.
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Flags flying for the Rugby World Cup
Published on Tuesday, 5th September 2023THE flags of all 20 nations competing in the Rugby World Cup have been raised at the William Webb Ellis statue in the birthplace of the game.
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New exhibition celebrates the bicentenary of rugby football
Published on Wednesday, 23rd August 2023HISTORIC treasures from the Rugby School archives feature in a new exhibition to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of rugby football.
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Get ready for a superhero summer at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum
Published on Friday, 21st July 2023RUGBY Art Gallery and Museum has a superhero summer in store for youngsters searching for school holiday fun.
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Council launches school summer holiday programme of sport and play
Published on Thursday, 20th July 2023A PACKED programme of sport and play sessions takes place during the school summer holidays.
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Explore the creative minds behind iconic stars of comics and the silver screen
Published on Monday, 5th June 2023TREASURES from the Aardman archive and rare comic books from the 1960s feature in a new exhibition at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum.
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Rugby Collection acquires Remfry watercolour
Published on Wednesday, 31st May 2023A PAINTING by acclaimed artist David Remfry has been acquired for the Rugby Collection of modern and contemporary art.
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Anchors aweigh for ocean adventure at a Night At Your Museum
Published on Tuesday, 9th May 2023RUGBY Art Gallery and Museum sets sail on the high seas later this month for a Night At Your Museum.
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Strictly stars bring the Magic of Dance to the BENN Hall
Published on Wednesday, 26th April 2023STARS from Strictly Come Dancing waltz into Rugby this September for a night of ballroom at the BENN Hall.
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A royal exhibition fit for a King
Published on Thursday, 13th April 2023A NEW exhibition at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum looks back at the borough's celebrations of coronations past.
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Sporting success rewarded at Rugby Sports Awards ceremony
Published on Wednesday, 5th April 2023A GLITTERING ceremony held last week at the BENN Hall saw the Rugby Sports Awards with the GLL Sports Foundation presented to 73 Rugby athletes.
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Who let the dogs out at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum?
Published on Thursday, 30th March 2023RUGBY Art Gallery and Museum has a packed programme of canine-inspired creative fun for the school Easter holidays.
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Take a guided tour of The Rugby Town
Published on Wednesday, 29th March 2023FREE guided tours of the town centre start next week, giving visitors and residents the chance to discover fascinating facts about Rugby's history.
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Remfry in conversation at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum
Published on Friday, 24th March 2023ACCLAIMED contemporary painter and curator David Remfry visits Rugby Art Gallery and Museum next week to talk about his work.
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Nominations open for Rugby Sports Awards 2022
Published on Monday, 13th February 2023Nominations for the Rugby Borough Council Sports Awards 2022, with the GLL Sport Foundation, are now open.
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Last chance to vote for Rugby Open's People's Choice Award
Published on Thursday, 5th January 2023VOTING for the People's Choice Award at the Rugby Open exhibition closes this weekend at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum.
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Marvel at the world of superheroes at a Night At Your Museum
Published on Friday, 7th October 2022RUGBY Art Gallery and Museum's primed for a celebration of superheroes and comic strips at a Night At Your Museum later this month.
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Rugby Open returns to put artistic talent in the spotlight
Published on Tuesday, 4th October 2022JUDGES from the Tate and Royal Academy of Arts cast expert eyes over entries to this year's Rugby Open exhibition.
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Rugby Art Gallery and Museum invites you to Join Our Club
Published on Thursday, 22nd September 2022A NEW exhibition at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum explores the history of the borough's clubs, societies and associations.
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Council backs gym club's bid to build a new home
Published on Tuesday, 9th August 2022RUGBY Gymnastics Club's bid to build a new centre of excellence has been boosted by a further £130,000 from Rugby Borough Council.
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Professor Pumpernickel launches Rugby Art Gallery and Museum's Summer of Discovery
Published on Tuesday, 19th July 2022PROFESSOR Pumpernickel brings his laboratory of lunacy to Rugby Art Gallery and Museum next week to launch a summer programme inspired by the appliance of science.
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Rugby Sports Awards celebrate the best of the borough's sporting talent
Published on Thursday, 28th April 2022THE best of the borough's sporting talent gathered at the Benn Hall for the Rugby Sports Awards.
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Sixties style from The Ipcress File comes to Rugby Art Gallery and Museum
Published on Thursday, 14th April 2022COSTUMES from the hit television spy thriller The Ipcress File feature in a new exhibition at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum.
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New exhibition tells tales from Rugby's past
Published on Monday, 31st January 2022OBJECTS which open a window on Rugby's rich history, from a Viking ring to a music magazine featuring psychedelic rock legends Spacemen 3 on the cover, take centre stage in a new exhibition.
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Rugby Sports Awards celebrate the best of the borough's sporting talent
Published on Monday, 17th January 2022NOMINATIONS have opened for the Rugby Sports Awards.
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Turner Prize winner's lockdown self-portrait acquired for Rugby Collection
Published on Tuesday, 11th January 2022THE Rugby Collection has acquired a prestigious piece by Turner Prize-winning artist Gillian Wearing.
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Floor One Gallery hosts new exhibition from Rugby Open winner
Published on Friday, 10th December 2021A NEW exhibition from the winner of the Rugby Open 2020 opens this weekend at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum's Floor One Gallery.
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Brick by Brick brings LEGO® art from across the world to Rugby Art Gallery and Museum
Published on Wednesday, 17th November 2021ART inspired by the iconic LEGO® children's construction bricks features in a new exhibition at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum.
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Half-term Halloween fun at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum
Published on Tuesday, 19th October 2021RUGBY Art Gallery and Museum has a host of Halloween fun to keep children entertained during the half-term holiday.
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Science and spirituality collide at new exhibition
Published on Tuesday, 14th September 2021CUTTING-EDGE digital art combines with traditional, hand-drawn Islamic geometry in Zarah Hussain's Light Upon Light, a new exhibition at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum.
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Floor One Gallery finally welcomes Open winner's exhibition
Published on Friday, 27th August 2021TWICE postponed due to the pandemic, Rugby Art Gallery and Museum finally welcomes an exhibition by the 2019 Rugby Open winner, Leavon Bowman, next month.
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Rugby town centre comes alive with the sound of music
Published on Thursday, 19th August 2021RUGBY Summertime brings live music to the town centre for the August bank holiday weekend.
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Rugby Collection opens a window on the world at new exhibition
Published on Monday, 2nd August 2021A NEW exhibition at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum explores the great outdoors through landscape paintings, sketches and photographs.
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Council launches summer programme of sport and play sessions
Published on Tuesday, 27th July 2021RUGBY Borough Council has a packed programme of sport and play sessions for the school summer holidays.
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Pandemic experience explored by young artists in new exhibition
Published on Monday, 26th July 2021YOUNG artists explore the experience and emotions of living through the Covid pandemic in a new exhibition at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum.
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Rugby Art Gallery and Museum's playing out for the summer
Published on Monday, 12th July 2021RUGBY Art Gallery and Museum launches a packed summer programme of creative play next week to mark the start of the school holidays.
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New project searches for Rugby's untold stories
Published on Monday, 5th July 2021RUGBY Art Gallery and Museum launches a new project this month to research and share Rugby's untold stories.
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Pottery brings traditional ceramic storytelling from the past into the present
Published on Friday, 7th May 2021A HISTORIC pottery tradition which gives voice to the political challenges faced by the people has inspired a new exhibition at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum.
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Rugby Art Gallery and Museum takes trip down memory lane for reopening
Published on Tuesday, 4th May 2021A NEW exhibition of seldom seen pictures of Rugby opens next month at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum.
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Major refurbishment of Rugby Athletics Track on the starting blocks
Published on Thursday, 18th March 2021A £230,000 refurbishment of Rugby Athletics Track has been announced by Rugby Borough Council.
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Open 20 celebrates Rugby Art Gallery and Museum's 20th anniversary
Published on Monday, 5th October 2020RUGBY Art Gallery and Museum has started the search for the top contemporary art talent in the West Midlands with the launch of Rugby Open 20.
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Roadshow's playing out for the summer
Published on Friday, 31st July 2020RUGBY Borough Council's Parks Roadshow has started its tour of the town to keep youngsters entertained during the school summer holidays.
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Fool's Gold fuels the debate on climate change
Published on Friday, 17th January 2020CLIMATE change, consumer culture and materialism's relationship with the natural world have inspired a new exhibition at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum.
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Rugby Open 19 celebrates top homegrown talent
Published on Friday, 22nd November 2019TALENTED contemporary artists from across the West Midlands feature in Rugby Art Gallery and Museum's latest exhibition.
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Hundreds embrace the creative spirit at The Big Draw
Published on Tuesday, 22nd October 2019RUGBY Art Gallery and Museum was a hub of creativity during the annual Big Draw celebration.
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Embark on an art adventure at The Big Draw
Published on Tuesday, 8th October 2019RUGBY Art Gallery and Museum promises a messy, fun art adventure at this year's Big Draw celebration.
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Author lifts the lid on the story behind the first Rugby World Cup
Published on Tuesday, 1st October 2019AUTHOR Stephen Cooper visits the birthplace of the game on Saturday to reveal the fascinating story of the first Rugby World Cup.
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Rugby Art Gallery and Museum welcomes The Printed Line
Published on Wednesday, 18th September 2019CELEBRATED artists, including Henri Matisse and David Hockney, feature in a new exhibition at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum.
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Rugby Art Gallery and Museum has the perfect tonic
Published on Tuesday, 17th September 2019A NEW exhibition at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum explores the evolution of medicine.
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Pioneering film projector built in Rugby donated to museum
Published on Thursday, 1st August 2019A FILM projector built at the British Thomson-Houston (BTH) works in the 1950s has gone on display at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum.
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Webb Ellis Rugby Football Museum has history all sewn up
Published on Thursday, 2nd May 2019THE new Rugby Weekend Pass has teamed up with the Webb Ellis Rugby Football Museum to offer holders a historic, exclusive experience.
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The role of women in war inspires new exhibition at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum
Published on Tuesday, 16th April 2019ARTIST Indre Serpytyte explores the role of women in war in her new exhibition, When the Golden Sun is Sinking.
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Capture Rugby's grand designs on camera
Published on Tuesday, 16th April 2019RUGBY Visitor Centre has launched the Rugby 2020 Calendar Competition.
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New weekend pass offers the ultimate Rugby experience
Published on Wednesday, 3rd April 2019A NEW pass offers rugby fans the ultimate sightseeing experience in the birthplace of the game.
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Polish community create pajaki to celebrate centenary of independence
Published on Tuesday, 12th March 2019A TRADITIONAL paper chandelier created by Rugby's Polish community has gone on display at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum.
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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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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.
