A tale of Louis Wain’s generosity
A few weeks ago we had a visitor to the current Louis Wain exhibition at Brent Museum with a very interesting tale to tell about the artist, which she has kindly allowed to… Continue reading
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Reverting to Type
We are always delighted to hear of the many different ways our users draw on information from our collections, and we were fascinated to hear how details of local businesses, gleaned from the… Continue reading
Visitor object caption #1
Visitors to our current exhibition at Brent Museum, Communicating Through Cats: The Art and Mind of Louis Wain, can contribute to the interpretation of Louis Wain’s art by writing their own object captions. These… Continue reading
A philanthropic legacy
John Passmore Edwards, the Cornish philanthropist, died one hundred years ago this year. His obituary, published in local and national newspapers and newspapers across the world, showed the extent to which he was… Continue reading