National Treasures
Renoir's 'The Umbrellas'
At the Leicester Museum & Art Gallery
10 May - 1 September 2024
Leicester Museum & Art Gallery
Leicester Museum & Art Gallery is a world of discovery with collections and displays spanning the natural and cultural world.
A family-friendly day out, the galleries include Ancient Egypt, Dinosaurs, Wild Space, Leicester Stories Gallery, the Victorian Art Gallery, Arts and Crafts Gallery, Picasso Ceramics: The Attenborough Collection, and Leicester's internationally renowned German Expressionism collection.
It was formerly known as New Walk Museum.
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Renoir, 'The Umbrellas'
Renoir’s The Umbrellas was displayed in an intimate gallery adjacent to the Victorian Art Gallery. The display encouraged slow-looking and featured a new animation bringing the artwork to life and taking the viewer on a visual journey through the bustling streets of 1880s Paris.
The animation was commissioned from Kino Bino, the award-winning Leicester based animation studio who have worked with the BBC, Young V&A and the National Trust.
Supporting the display was a series of school visits with talks encouraging children to make their own observations and get familiar with talking about art. There was also family craft events during school holidays including a themed family trail and in focus lectures.
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