Important Visitor Information: No Glass Blowing Demos on Friday 3 January

Opening Times Over The Festive Season: Tuesday 24 December – 10-3pm / Wednesday 25 December – Closed / Thursday 26 December – Closed / Friday 27 December – 10-4pm / Saturday 28 December – 10-4pm / Sunday 29 December – 10-4pm / Monday 30 December – 10-4pm / Tuesday 31 December – 10-3pm / Wednesday 1 January – Closed / Thursday 2 January – 10-4pm / Friday 3 January – 10-4pm / Saturday 4 January – 10-4pm / Sunday 5 January – 10-4pm

A grey ceramic elephant stands against a gradient grey background. The elephants head is facing left.

Exhibitions

Menagerie

27 Dec 2024 – 31 May 2025

Showing in the National Glass Centre Gallery

Quick summary

Price: Free
Running time: 10:00 - 17:00 Daily
Venue: National Glass Centre

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Event description

Menagerie
14 December – 31 May 2025

A menagerie is a collection of wild animals kept in captivity for exhibition. The definition of wild is flexible for this selection of animals and creatures created by artists working in glass and ceramics. For example, Zoe Whiteside’s ceramic elephant and bears characterises the beauty of these marvellous creatures, while Emma Woffenden and John Moran introduce very different concepts into their depictions of animals in glass. Some of the earliest examples of art feature representations of animals and this exhibition brings us up to date.

The theme continues along the Balcony Gallery:

Find out about Glass Zoo

Find out about Inga Hamilton: The Things That Nonhuman Animals Make

Credit: Zoe Whiteside, Elephant In The Room, 2023.