The Different Moons exhibition at the Whitaker Museum & Art Gallery in Rawtenstall has now closed after its 8-week run, after being extended for two weeks longer than planned. It’s been a very, very successful event; the Whitaker estimate that they had over 5000 people visit during these two months, and the Comments Book is…
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A quick update to say that the Different Moons exhibition at the Whitaker Museum & Art Gallery in Rawtenstall has had its stay extended. Instead of closing on the 29th December it will now stay open another two weeks – closing on the 12th January 2015. Check the Christmas opening times before visiting over the…
The calligraphic piece I wrote about a couple blogs back is now on display in The Whitaker Museum & Art Gallery in Rawtenstall. The piece is by Omani master calligrapher Hst Al-Awaidi and is now being shown in the top corridor of the Museum, leading to the exhibition galleries. There’s now just over week left before the…
I went to visit Mr Aslom Miah today. Mr Miah is one of the people we’ve interviewed for the project. Extracts from his interview – and a short and funny animation by Rehmat Gangreker based on one his stories – can be seen and heard at the Whitaker exhibition. I had wondered if Mr Miah,…
Mr Mazhar Hussain, one of the very first people to emigrate to Lancashire from South Asia, shows Lizzie Lempen (of Lempen Puppets) where his family originated on a map from the first of the boards in the explanatory section of Different Moons. The exhibition opened Saturday 15th November at the Whitaker Museum & Art Gallery…