Olympic art exhibition
North Runnymede Learning Partnership
13 January to 18 February 2012

A display of Olympic-themed art created by children in the infant, junior and primary schools in the North Runnymede Learning Partnership.

The children were invited to submit a piece of A3 art on a theme as follows: YR&1 My favourite sport; Y2 My favourite sportsperson; Y3 The life of an athlete; Y4 The history of the Olympics; Y5 Olympic values; Y6 Paralympic values.

A Dress for All Seasons
200 years of seasonal clothes and accessories from the Olive Matthews Collection
17 September 2011 to 25 August 2012

The theme of the exhibition provides an opportunity to display some of the more unusual items from the Olive Matthews Collection, including a pair of Edwardian ice skates, a rare Victorian swimsuit and a rather more daring, knitted wool bikini from the 1950s. Photographs and prints from the collection are included in the display, many of them with a direct connection to the local area. There will also be an opportunity for visitors to dress up in seasonal garments.

Olive Matthews Collection

The Fabulous Fifties

Our new display in the Discovery Zone contrasts life in the 1850s with that in the 1950s. Between the 1850s and the 1950s Britain, and indeed the whole world, changed beyond all recognition. The changes to everyday life are illustrated in this display in two contrasting room settings.

The exhibition remains on view until April 2012.