TULLIE HOUSE MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY ANNUAL REVIEW 2013/2014 CONTENTS CONTENTS

Introduction 3

SUMMARY OF THE YEAR

Learning/engagement 4

Collections 5

Exhibitions 6

Partnerships, funders and awards 8

Engagement: at a glance 11

2 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery is ’s most popular tourist attraction, the largest museum service in which plays an important role in sustaining, preserving and enhancing the cultural heritage of the region. 2013/14 was a successful year attracting 253,235 people to Tullie House. This was an increase of 11,235 people on the annual visit target of 242,000 and 15% more than on the previous year reflecting the attractive programme of exhibitions and activities. Our customer charter pledge is “to ensure our visitors are at the heart of everything we do”.

Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery opened to the public in 1893 as a Museum, Library, and School of Art and Technology. The Grade I listed buildings and gardens are located in the centre of Carlisle’s Historic Quarter on a site steeped in Roman and medieval archaeology.

The museum’s extensive collections and displays of fine and decorative art, archaeology, social history and natural sciences are complemented by a changing programme of temporary exhibitions and events. These are all aimed at educating, inspiring and entertaining local residents and visitors alike.

Tullie House Museum is a Major Partner Museum supported by Arts Council and is the lead partner in the Cumbria Museum Consortium. Our philosophy is summed up in the Trust Vision to “be one of the leading and most influential cultural institutions in Cumbria, providing a vibrant and proactive centre for heritage and the arts in Carlisle”.

Our Arts Council Accredited Museum status gives confidence to visitors and sponsors that we manage our business and collections to nationally recognised standards. We hope you enjoy reading about our achievements throughout 2013/14.

Hilary Wade Roger Cooke Director Chairman of Trustees

3 Volunteers all sections welcomed from are Volunteers of those students, the community: from or part-time workers. retired between jobs, Giving their them the opportunity to share knowledge, develop new skills and meet new people. During 2013/2014 over 2,535 contributed by 47 volunteer hours were dedicated volunteers. Digital Engagement uses In addition to the website the Trust various on line platforms to communicate increasing with its audiences and interaction is on a daily The use of basis. media such social Facebook and Instagram enables as Twitter, the trust to post engaging and stimulating content about the museum, its collections, exhibitions and events. Primary In partnership (English with Carlisle Castle week with ran a Tudor Heritage) the Trust attending. Over 170 over 500 children participated in the George Howard children in conjunction Schools Project Transitional School. with William Howard People Young with Engagement to fashion an introduction Following through a group ofthe ages, people aged young with a textile between 14 and 18 worked their own outfits from artist to create materials and developing a portfoliorecycled As part of Artfor Awards. their Bronze the exhibition a group The Mechanical Circus of and people engaged in creating young installing their own automata. Families In May 2013 Museums at Night, as part of 24 campaign, focused on the Culture Roman Carlisle and Minecraft, targeting family In partnership with Carlisle visitors. House Trust Tullie Pageant, City Council’s organised a Summer Fair which attracted 1200 people over the weekend. Adults held two During 2013/14 the Trust was In November 2013 there conferences. in Garrett helmet conference the Crosby collaboration with Lancaster Universityand conference in October 2013 a Living Wall was held in partnership with Hadrian’s Heritage. Wall Learning number of the In the course of olds who visited to 19 year pre-school year, the 2013/14 academic House on a formal totalled 10,561. Our learning education visit or session programmefocused Tullie families people, engagement with young and adults. on working audiences including primary, with key The highlights included: LEARNING/ENGAGEMENT

SUMMARY OF THE YEAR 4 national artistic story of the Nicholson family inCumbria. theNicholsonfamily of story national artistic gapin the acquisition fills animportant local and Tullie House collectioncoveringthe important (1949-1954).This Art Winifred artist Nicholson. and hisfirstwife Kate studiedatBathCollegeof BenNicholson artist in2013.Kate inCumbriaandisthedaughterof Gallery Nicholsonwasborn StIves landscape paintingwasacquiredThis important withassistancefrom andBelgrave theartist inaCumbrianLandscape1960-1970 ByKateHaystack Nicholson (1929-)Oiloncanvas “Haystack inaCumbrian Landscape” by Kate Nicholson England. the most significantbotanicalcollectionsinnorthern museum nowhasoneof some24,000specimens at Tullie Houseandmeansthatthe the existinghistoricalherbariumof complements theBritishIsles. Thiscollectionperfectly theBotanical Societyof in publicationsof Cumbriaand themany records citedinAFloraof and criticalspeciesprovide of confirmation thelesscommon of thespecimens, particularly of Many majorimportance. material isof in1974.TheCumbrian CumbriaSurvey theFloraof collected sincethebeginningof it theBritishmaterialisfrom Cumbria, muchof Europe. Approximately athird of specimens are from theBritishIsles, theremaining beingfrom continental the totheTrustplants wastransferred inMarch 2014.About80%of pressed some35,000sheetsof herbariumof The LancasterUniversity Herbarium from LancasterUniversity include: thecollections.outstanding itemsfor Uniqueexamples During 2013/14Tullie HouseTrust acquired many Acquisitions COLLECTIONS

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EXHIBITIONS

Over the year we hosted seven major exhibitions in our galleries: Transmitter Receiver: The Persistence of Collage, Into the Light: The Story of Freemasonry, George Howard: Artist and Aristocrat, Hartnell to Amies: Couture by Royal Appointment, The Crosby Garrett Helmet -Spotlight Loan, The Mechanical Circus and Natasha Daintry: Ocean.

George Howard: Artist Crosby Garrett Helmet - and Aristocrat Spotlight Loan This exhibition commemorated the centenary of A particular highlight was the Crosby Garrett the death of George Howard, 9th Earl of Carlisle Roman Helmet. The Crosby Garrett Helmet is a (1843-1911). A significant figure in Cumbria’s copper alloy Roman cavalry helmet dating from cultural heritage, Howard was a dedicated and the late 2nd or early 3rd century AD. It was found accomplished artist who delicately captured by a metal detectorist near Crosby Garrett in works in oil and watercolour including portraits, Cumbria. On 7 October 2010, the helmet was landscapes, everyday scenes and family episodes. sold at Christie’s. George Howard: Artist and Aristocrat comprised the largest chronological and thematic display ever After nearly two years of negotiations, the mounted of works by the 9th Earl of Carlisle. It owner agreed to the loan of the helmet to Tullie was a major project for Tullie House and was House. It was displayed as a ‘spotlight’ object developed as part of an on-going partnership with for 3 months from October 2013 before being William Howard School, Brampton and Castle transferred to the British Museum. 360 degree Howard Estate Ltd. viewing was supported by enlarged detailed photographs and interpretation panels. Over The exhibition ran from 20th July to the 20,000 visitors came to see this nationally and 13th October and received 6,614 visitors. A internationally renowned helmet, far more than programme of talks, family learning activities the original estimate of 12,000. During the and lectures and tour programme to Lanercost exhibition the spotlight gallery became extremely Priory and St Martin’s Church, Brampton, were vibrant and animated with visitors, many of very popular and a number of the events had to whom had never been to Tullie House before, be repeated to meet demand. In all 673 people engaging with each other and sharing ideas about attended the programme which made it one of the helmet. Local businesses noted the increased the most successful events programmes to date. numbers of visitors to the city attracted by the An attractive catalogue of the exhibition was sold exhibition. in the shop.

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The Mechanical Circus At the entrance to Tullie House there is a large moving sculpture called ‘The Flying Reiver’ by artist, Keith Newstead. This automaton is hugely popular with our family visitors and inspired us to host the blockbuster exhibition, The Mechanical Circus. Displayed in a fairground atmosphere the exhibition presented a combination of mechanical pieces of the Cabaret Mechanical Theatre and the scientific tricks, toys and spectacular experiments of the Museum Boerhaave – the Netherland’s state museum of science and medicine. This was a national premier for this innovative exhibition.

The Mechanical Circus ran from 15th February to 1st June 2014 and opened with a Family Fun Day, launching a busy half term with over 5000 visits during the first week. Over 12,600 people visited the exhibition.

7 SUMMARY OF THE YEAR OF SUMMARY PARTNERSHIPS, FUNDERS AND AWARDS

Major Partner Museum – The Cumbria Museums Consortium (CMC) is a partnership between Tullie House Trust Cumbria Museums (the lead organisation), Lakeland Arts and Wordsworth Trust. CMC is a collaborative Consortium 2012-2015 venture funded with a three-year grant of £3.2 million from Arts Council England (ACE) through the Renaissance Major Grants Programme. In an article about the successful applicants for this funding programme The Guardian commented that “The Cumbria group stands out as appealing, inventive and new.” Over the three year period the consortium is delivering innovative programmes that will celebrate excellence, raise standards and ensure that more people experience and are inspired by the richness of Cumbria’s museums and art galleries.

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Tullie House successfully secured £1,868,578 Tullie House won a number of prestigious Major Partner Museum – from grants and £203,386 income from trading in awards throughout the year including: 2013/14. Our main grant partners included: Cumbria Museums 2014 Trip Advisor Award Consortium 2012-2015 Carlisle City Council £1,358,000 towards museum running costs, 2013 Sandford Award in Heritage Education

collections management, learning and education 2013 Curious Minds’ New Settings Award SUMMARY OF THE YEAR activities and exhibitions for the North West ACE Major Partner Museum 2013 Cumberland News Large Visitors £280,751 as part of the Cumbria Museums Attraction – Finalist Consortium programme for staff costs, exhibitions, learning and education activities 2013 Mumsnet Gold Award Monument Trust £20,000 contribution towards the Crosby Garrett Tullie House was also long-listed for the Helmet exhibition Daily Telegraph’s Kids in Museums Awards in 2013, which means that Tullie House is American Friends of the Art Fund in the top twenty family friendly museums. £9,275 contribution towards the Crosby Garrett Kids in Museums is an independent charity Helmet exhibition dedicated to making museums open and Headley Trust welcoming to all families, in particular those £5,000 contribution towards the Crosby Garrett who haven’t visited before. Helmet exhibition Friends of Tullie House Museum £26,555 Crosby Garrett appeal income ACE Grants for the Arts £45,526 towards our Visual Arts programme Heritage Lottery Fund £17,560 for the George Howard exhibition Cumbria County Council Neighbourhood Forum £5,000 towards young people and family activities in support of mechanical circus

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10 Number of exhibitions 2013 Mumsnet Gold Award 2013 CumberlandNews Large Visitors Attraction –Finalist 2013 CuriousMinds’New Settings Award for the North West 2013 Sandford Award inHeritageEducation 2014 Trip Advisor Award 10 FUNDING VOLUNTEERING Volunteer 2536 hours Arts AwardsArts participants 43 8 volunteers £ Number ofCrosby Garrett cataloguessold Twitter followers Facebook likes Website visitors Number ofuniquewebsite browsers No. of 47 253,235 Visits ENGAGEMENT: ATGLANCE A Trading income Charitable income on MODES catalogued Items 587 CONSERVATION Visits by school AWARDS children 7371 £203,386 £1,868,578 Curatorial enquiries 1112 129,000 91,789 5000 4931 2852 11 OUR ACHIEVEMENTS Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery is a registered charity which relies on income from grants and private donations.

Thank you to all of our donors for your support.

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