Exhibitions

Whatever your interests, the exhibitions of England’s many galleries, museums and visitor centres will educate, fascinate and inspire you. From celebrating the work of our most famous painters and artists to examining lost cultures and civilisations, the range and variety of exhibitions on show throughout England is second to none.

East Midlands

"...their manners differ from ours..." - First People of North America
21 April - 24 June 2007
Derby Museum & Art Gallery, Derby

Wild Space
Open all year
New Walk Museum & Art Gallery, Leicester

The Mighty Dinosaurs
Open all year
New Walk Museum & Art Gallery, Leicester

Christine Borland - A Solo Exhibition
Until 7 May 2007
The Collection, Lincoln

Exposed! Climate Change in Britain’s Backyard 
19 May – 1 July 2007
Nottingham Castle, Nottingham

East of England

Arturo Herrera
31 March - 20 May 2007 
Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge

The Final Letters of Captain Scott
Until 14 April 2007
Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge

Steve Bell
30 April – 29 May 2007
Norwich Arts Centre, Norwich

The Making of Modern Essex: 1946 – 2006
18 May – 23 September 2007
Colchester Castle Museum, Colchester

Life and Death in Ancient Egypt
Until 10 June 2007
Museum of St Albans, St Albans

England's Northwest

Made in Africa
10-28 April 2007 
Bolton Museum, Bolton

Centre of the Creative Universe: Liverpool and the Avant-Garde
Until 9 September 2007
Tate Liverpool, Liverpool

Animated Adventures
Until 26 August 2007
World Museum, Liverpool

Shipwrecked
Until 3 June 2007
Mersey Maritime Museum, Liverpool

Arrivals and Departures: New Art Perspectives of Hong Kong
Until 8 July 2007
Urbis, Manchester

Lowry Favourites
Until 31 Dec 2007
The Lowry, Manchester

Heart of England

Nursery Rhymes
Until 20 May 2007
The New Art Gallery, Walsall

Arturo Herrera
Until 20 May 2007
Ikon Gallery, Birmingham

The Equiano Exhibition
29 Sep 2007 - 13 Jan 2008
Birmingham Museum, Birmingham

The Rugby Collection
Until 1 July 2007
Rugby Art Gallery and Museum, Rugby

Sculptures from The Herbert's collections
Until 3 September 2007
The Herbert, Coventry

London

Tutankhamun Exhibition
Until August 2008
Millenium Dome, London

Chelsea Art Fair
19-22 April 2007
Chelsea Old Town Hall, London

Shell Wildlife Photographer of the Year Award
Until 29 April 2007
Natural History Museum, London

Kylie
Until 10 June 2007
Victoria & Albert Museum, London

A New World: England's first view of America
Until 17 June 2007
British Museum, London

Surreal Things: Surrealism and Design
Until 22 July 2007
Victoria & Albert Museum, London

The First Emperor: China's Terracotta Army
Until 13 September 2007 
British Museum, London

North East England

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt – Picturebook Adventures
From February 2007
Seven Stories: the centre for children’s books, Newcastle

Brian Eno - Constellations
Until 15 April 2007
Baltic, NewcastleGateshead

Meccano Exhibition
21 & 22 April 2007
Beamish Museum, County Durham

Into Africa
Until 10 June 2007
The Dorman Museum, Middlesbrough

The Victorians
18 August – 12 October 2007
Museum of Archaeology, Durham University

South East

The Art of the World
Until 15 July 2007
Brighton Museum, Brighton

The Peoples Choice
Until 23 September 2007
City Museum and Records Office, Portsmouth

Chasing Freedom: The Royal Navy and the Suppression of the Transatlantic Slave Trade
Until December 2007
Royal Naval Museum, Portsmouth

Treasures: Antiquities, Eastern Art, Coins and Casts
Until Dec 2008
The Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, Oxford

Japan: A Floating world in print
20 April – 17 June 2007
Southampton City Art Gallery, Southampton

South West England

Francis Bacon at St Ives
Until 13 May 2007
Tate St Ives, Cornwall

Kurt Jackson: River Avon Part One
Until 7 June 2007
Victoria Art Gallery, Bath

Alice through the Looking Glass
Until September 2007
@ Bristol, Bristol

Dollar Princesses
Until 28 Oct 2007
American Museum, Bath

Mad Dogs, and Englishmen?
Until 6 January 2008
National Maritime Museum, Falmouth, Cornwall

Yorkshire

Relationships: Contemporary Culture York Art Gallery
Until 13 May 2007
York Art Gallery, York

Best in Show: Work inspired by Man's Best Friend
3 May - 22 July 2007
Millenium Galleries, Sheffield

Celebrating Indian Cinema
June 2007
National Media Museum, Bradford

Pre-Raphaelite Drawings
16 June – 8 September 2007
Graves Art Gallery, Sheffield

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