Published on Friday 14 June 2024 at 9:10 am
Refugee Week is nearly here in Blackburn with Darwen with a fantastic programme of arts, culture and food.
Filed under: arts | Blackburn Library | Blackburn Museum | Culture | Mark Warren | Refugee Week
Published on Friday 24 May 2024 at 11:02 am
On the hunt for something fun to do this half term? Take a look at the fabulous what’s on guide for Blackburn and Darwen.
Filed under: Blackburn | Blackburn Museum | Free | Free activities | half term | Libraries | Markets
Published on Wednesday 15 May 2024 at 4:50 pm
An artist whose work was featured in both Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery and was commissioned for Blackburn’s biannual ‘British Textile Biennial’ is one of four shortlisted for the Turner Prize 2024.
Published on Thursday 21 March 2024 at 1:38 pm
Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery has announced new opening hours from April.
The museum will open Tuesdays to Saturdays from 11am to 4:45pm from the 2nd of April.
Filed under: Art | Art Gallery | arte et labore | Blackburn Museum | Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery | Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery
Published on Thursday 18 November 2021 at 5:55 pm
Blackburn born George Dewhurst fought for reform and workers’ rights all his life, it is due to his passionate campaigning that he is being remembered on November 20th.
Published on Tuesday 24 September 2019 at 4:23 pm
Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery is hosting a new wallpaper exhibition with samples on loan from the V&A (Victoria & Albert Museum), which is on display now and will run until July 2020.
Filed under: Blackburn Museum | Halima Cassell | William Morris
Published on Thursday 19 September 2019 at 10:57 am
The first-ever British Textile Biennial is set to be held across Pennine Lancashire this Autumn and Blackburn will host a packed programme of events.
Filed under: Blackburn | Blackburn Museum | British Textile Biennial
Published on Friday 28 June 2019 at 10:56 am
The borough’s ‘artists of tomorrow’ are set to showcase their works in a brand new exhibition at the Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery after being inspired by art from the V&A in London.
Filed under: Blackburn Museum | Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery | Cllr Mohammed Khan
Published on Monday 4 February 2019 at 9:48 am
A new film capturing the friendly face of Blackburn is being screened in the town’s museum.
Filed under: Blackburn | Blackburn Museum | Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery | film
Published on Tuesday 2 October 2018 at 10:46 am
The best of Blackburn and Darwen was on show during the annual Mayor’s Civic Tour
Mayor of Blackburn Councillor Pat McFall and Mayoress Lucie Higham took mayors and mayoresses from Lancashire to see some of the borough’s highlights..
Filed under: BBC Radio Lancashire | Blackburn Cathedral | Blackburn College | Blackburn Museum | Councillor | Crown Paints | Mayor's Civic Tour | Pat McFall
Published on Monday 17 September 2018 at 3:55 pm
A ceramic tile by Turner prize-winning artist Grayson Perry is on display at Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery.
Filed under: Blackburn | Blackburn Museum | Councillor | Damian Talbot | events | Grayson Perry | museum
Published on Thursday 23 November 2017 at 7:36 am
Blackburn museum’s new research room is hoping for members of the public to take in their interesting discoveries.
Filed under: Blackburn Museum | Research room
Published on Tuesday 27 June 2017 at 4:27 pm
Give your children a fun and creative experience at Blackburn Museum this Summer.
Working with Blackburn based arts organisation – Action Factory, children aged 7-11 will be inspired to create stories, illustrations, drama and have fun with textiles.
Filed under: Blackburn Museum | summer
Published on Wednesday 18 January 2017 at 11:22 am
Artist Julia M. Swarbrick will be showcasing her incredible hand pulled prints created at Blackburn Museum starting this Saturday.
Filed under: Art | Blackburn Museum | Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery | exhibition | January | Printing
Published on Friday 11 November 2016 at 2:39 pm
Have you ever found an interesting object while metal detecting, walking or digging in the garden?
Filed under: Blackburn Museum | finds | stuart noon
Published on Wednesday 28 September 2016 at 2:07 pm
Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery volunteer Richard Croasdale, has been named the North West’s museum volunteer of the year.
Filed under: Blackburn Museum | British Museum | Looms | Richard Croasdale | volunteer | volunteering | Weaving
Published on Friday 16 September 2016 at 4:27 pm
Have you ever found an interesting object and think it could an archaeological gem?
Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery is inviting all amateur archaeologists to bring their finds along on Wednesday, September 21.
Filed under: Blackburn Museum
Published on Friday 21 August 2015 at 2:36 pm
Fresh from a London exhibition that won rave reviews the cultural treasures of East Lancashire are returning home.
Filed under: Blackburn Museum | Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery
