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MEET THE MACKEM MONA LISAS
LOCAL artists and a group of Wearside youngsters have been inspired by the forthcoming Leonardo Da Vinci exhibition to create their own Mackem Mona Lisas. The much-anticipated Leonardo da Vinci: A Life in Drawing exhibition arrives at Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens next month. The exhibition will feature 12 drawings from the Italian master and […]
Read moreLEARNING ABOUT LEONARDO
AN exciting programme of activities, assemblies and workshops for schoolchildren will complement a forthcoming exhibition showcasing the work of Leonardo da Vinci. Next month, a dozen drawings by the Italian master will be on show at Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens as part of a national tour to mark the 500th anniversary of his death. […]
Read moreUNIVERSITY STUDENTS INSPIRED BY GENIUS OF LEONARDO DA VINCI
UNIVERSITY students have been imagining what Leonardo Da Vinci would have been working on should he have been alive today. The University of Sunderland project, based at FabLab, is part of a wider programme organised to complement the much-anticipated Leonardo da Vinci: A Life in Drawing exhibition which arrives at Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens […]
Read moreLEONARDO INSPIRES A CITY
AN EXHIBITION of work by Leonardo da Vinci has inspired a range of projects across Sunderland. Next February, 12 drawings by the Italian master will be on show at Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens as part of a national tour to mark the 500th anniversary of his death. Sunderland is one of only 12 UK […]
Read more‘HUGE BENEFITS’ FROM LEONARDO EXHIBITION
THE Leonardo da Vinci exhibition at Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens has the potential to bring ‘huge benefits’ to the venue and the city. That’s the hope of Sunderland City Council and Sunderland Culture, the organisation set up two years ago to co-ordinate and promote cultural initiatives across the area. From Friday, February 1 visitors […]
Read moreCARE HOMES PROJECT UNITES OLD AND YOUNG
AN innovative arts project working in three Washington care homes aims to tackle isolation and help residents explore their heritage. Sunderland Culture commissioned artist Richard Bliss to work in Washington Lodge Care Home, Washington Manor and St George’s Residential Home in a project called Art School. The project is part of a wider Washington Health […]
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