Russell-Cotes

Dream house & galleries built by Merton Russell-Cotes as a gift for his wife, Annie. Filled with world art & artefacts, overlooking the sea in Bournemouth

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@artukdotorg Many of our Bournemouth locals will remember Westover Ice Rink, which was around the corner from the Russell-Cotes until its closure in 1991 🏒⛸️

#russellcotes #bournemouth #bournemouthhistory

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Sport is the theme for today's @artukdotorg #OnlineArtExchange for 'Rovers: 150 years' at BlackburnMuseum! We've chosen 'Ice Hockey at Westover Ice Rink', a drawing by Henry George Gawthorn.

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Happy Bank Holiday Monday! ☀️

Make the most of the long weekend with a visit to the Russell-Cotes, and engross yourself in our current exhibition, May Morris: Art & Advocacy 🧵

We are open today 10am-5pm!✨

#RussellCotes #BankHoliday #Bournemouth #MayMorris

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Today's @artukdotorg #OnlineArtExchange theme is Orange and what better painting than our very own Midsummer? Especially in this warm weather we are having! ☀️

Midsummer (1887) is by Albert Joseph Moore and is on display here in Gallery II.

#midsummer

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🌊 Scenes of the Sea Themed Tour 🌊

Dive into our seascapes on display in this Themed Tour. Explore the drama and beauty our nautical scenes, as you enjoy the best views in Bournemouth.

📆 Friday 9 May, 11.00am
🎟️ £4.50, plus admission

Book now 👉 https://t.co/K0jVuXhtCK

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Happy Bank Holiday Weekend! ☀️

Don't forget, we are closed today but will be open for the rest of the weekend, including on Monday so come and see us! ✨

We hope you all have a lovely Easter Weekend 🥚🍫

#FeedbackFriday #BankHoliday #Easter

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Today's @artukdotorg #OnlineArtExchange theme is Windmills to celebrate 'Anglesey Windmills' at @Oriel_Mon. This is an artist's working proof for an etching called 'A Dutch Mill' by Leslie Moffat Ward, showing a windmill in Holland, and is from c.1933.

#russellcotes #bournemouth

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Find out more 👉 https://t.co/YtvrvgrLwc

#maymorris #williammorris #artsandcrafts #morrisandco

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🧵May Morris: Art & Advocacy opens tomorrow! 🧵

The Russell-Cotes team have been busy adding the finishing touches to the exhibition, ready to welcome all our wonderful visitors!

🧵 May Morris: Art & Advocacy
📅 5 April - 5 October 2025
🎟️ included in standard admission

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📢 Last Chance to See! 📢

Artists in Purbeck: Spirit of Place must close Sunday!

🌊 Artists in Purbeck: Spirit of Place 🌊
📅 closes 16 March 2025
🎟️ included in standard admission

Find out more 👉 https://t.co/k8llBI0FI1

#artists #purbeck #dorset #russellcotes

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Today's #OnlineArtExchange is celebrating @ScarbsMuseums 'Atkinson Grimshaw: At Home in Yorkshire' exhibition 🌕

We've chosen our very own John Atkinson Grimshaw painting, An Autumn Idyll (1885), which is on display here in the Study!

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📢 One week to go! 📢

Artists in Purbeck: Spirit of Place must close next Sunday. Don't miss it!

🌊 Artists in Purbeck: Spirit of Place 🌊
📅 closes 16 March
🎟 included in standard admission

Find out more 👉 https://t.co/k8llBI0FI1

#artists #purbeck #dorset #russellcotes

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What's your favourite spot in the museum? We have to agree with this review - the views are glorious!

#FeedbackFriday #Feedback #Review #RussellCotes

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@artukdotorg This painting shows a view off Peveril Ridge, Swanage, AD 877. The painting is an imaginative Victorian reconstruction based on an account in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle of a naval battle between Alfred the Great and the Danish fleet of King Guthrum.

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The @artukdotorg #OnlineArtExchange theme for this week is 'historical conflicts' for ArmittMuseum's 'A Battle of Ambleside’ exhibition!

We've chosen 'How the Danes Came up the Channel a Thousand Years Ago: Off Peveril Ridge, Swanage, AD 877' by Herbert Bone.

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@artukdotorg The model is the centre of attention, while Minton shows himself to be a slight and withdrawn figure.

Minton was gay at a time when homosexuality was illegal, his outgoing personality was an attempt to cover his resulting depression. Tragically, at 39 he took his own life.

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Today, @artukdotorg ’s #OnlineArtExchange is celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month. We’ve chosen John Minton’s Painter and Model (1953).

It shows Minton in his studio with his model, actor Norman Bowler, altering the traditional dynamic between the dominant artist and passive model.

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@ace_national Read more here 👉 https://t.co/VSSZMGSmns

#MuseumFunding #MEND #RussellCotes #Conservation #ACE #ArtsCouncil #DCMS

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✨ Exciting News! ✨

The Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum has been awarded over £1.5 million from the @ace_national MEND Fund 🎉

The £1,500,817 funding will contribute to the repair the exposed sea-facing façade and drainage. ...

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@ace_national 'This is the largest investment in the Russell-Cotes for many years and will stabilise the building, protect its unique interiors and prevent further damage so that it can survive and thrive for years to come'

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