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EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS DIARY JULY – DECEMBER 2016 onfife.com War Memorial Gardens, Kirkcaldy, Fife KY1 1YG T 01592 583206 E kirkcaldy.galleries @onfife.com Girl with a Fur Cape by William Strang Wemyss Ware pig in in the About Face exhibition (detail) Café Wemyss display War Memorial Gardens, Kirkcaldy, Fife KY1 1YG T 01592 583206 E kirkcaldy.galleries @onfife.com The Galleries are fully accessible to wheelchairs. A wheelchair is available on request. Events and ticketed exhibitions can be booked online at www.onfife.com OpeninG HOurs Monday 12 noon to 7pm, Tuesday 9.30am to 7pm, Wednesday 9.30am to 5pm Thursday 9.30am to 7pm, Friday 9.30am to 5pm, saturday 9.30am to 4pm, sunday 12 noon to 4pm Closed on public holidays – 18th July and Christmas (see website for details) There is so much to see and do when you come to Kirkcaldy Galleries. Our Library has a wide range of books and services for all ages. The Art Gallery shows temporary and longer term exhibitions, many of them featuring selections from our outstanding Scottish art collection. Be inspired by the paintings of William McTaggart, one of the country’s greatest artists, and The Scottish Colourists, including many works by S J Peploe. And why not also take time for refreshments in the Café Wemyss with its stunning display of pottery? See highlights from the history of Kirkcaldy in the Moments in Time long-term Museum display. Where else can you see a Raith Rovers turnstile, a penny farthing bicycle, a harpoon from a whaling ship and a chair made of coal all on display together?! You can investigate your own history further in our Local and Family History Centre . The Friends of Kirkcaldy Galleries encourage and promote the development of the Galleries, in particular the art collection and the museum, and raise funds in support of these aims. The Friends have their 25th anniversary this year and have raised well over £100,000 in funds to support our collections and exhibitions work in that time. If you would like to find out about the Friends of Kirkcaldy Galleries, please go to www.kirkcaldygalleriesfriends.org.uk I 2 Join us online at kirkcaldygalleries @onfifemuseums ‘Fantastic to be a part of history, thank you very much!’ The Kirkcaldy Tapestry, photograph by Bruce Pert KIR KCALDY TAPE STRY PANEL From 6 July I Daily I Free Last year Kirkcaldy Galleries was delighted to host the Great Tapestry of Scotland, drawing huge crowds from across the country. Now a wonderful legacy of this exhibition goes on display at the Galleries… our very own Kirkcaldy tapestry panel. Designed by Great Tapestry artist Andrew Crummy and overseen by Dorie Wilkie, Great Tapestry Stitch Co-ordinator, this embroidery was stitched by the public during the exhibition and completed by a team of dedicated volunteers in subsequent months . The result is a stunning record of Kirkcaldy’s history, and a testament to the hard work of many hundreds of volunteers – thank you everybody! ‘Great to have the opportunity to be part of the bigger picture.’ I 3 onfife.com I 01592 583206 20 June – 14 August I Daily I Age 1+ Adult £5, Chil d/ Concession £3, Family £12 (2 adults & 2 childre n/ 1 adult + 3 children) OpeninG TiMes: Mon 12 –5pm, Tue –sat 1 0 –4pm, sun 1 2–4pm The Singing Kettle have entertained upwards of 5 million parents and children at their live shows over some 30 years (not to mention the millions who watched them on 8 television series for BBC and ITV). Now, as Artie and Cilla hand the baton over to a new generation of entertainers, experience this fun-packed trip down memory lane at this kettle-tastic exhibition for the whole family. Back for one last time following a sell-out run at Rothes Halls last summer. see Bunny Fou Fou with his giant hammer! Open the original kettles from the stage show! TAKe a selfie with Granny on the Bus! Dress up in costumes from the live shows and play in the Singing Kettle playhouse! VisiT the dressing room to see costumes worn by the cast! enJOY posters and pictures of your favourite shows! JOin the audience as we create, through video, the experience of going to a show! There will be lots of activities for the kids and Kettles full of nostalgia for the adults! For those of you looking to take a piece of that nostalgia home with you, Kettles will be available to bid for. I 4 Book your tickets through www.onfife.com/kettle or at Kirkcaldy Galleries. I 5 onfife.com I 01592 583206 3 september – 26 February 2017 I Daily I Free Admission The Queensferry Crossing is fast nearing completion – so what better time than now to celebrate the iconic bridges across the Forth, examples of three centuries of engineering excellence? In a unique partnership with Deep Sea World, we have created spAn – A Tale of Three Bridges , an exhibition which mixes stunning historic images with family-friendly hands-on fun. The show will tell the stories of the Forth Rail Bridge, the Forth Road Bridge and the new Queensferry Crossing. You can learn about the bold Victorians who risked their lives to create the magnificent rail bridge – a wonder of the age. What about the ‘spider men’ of the road bridge – how did they gain that nickname? And how close did we come to having a tunnel under the Forth, rather than the new crossing? All the family can get hands-on too, with lots of interactive fun. There is a giant snakes and ladders game, a sea monster magnetic mix-up, a massive jigsaw, dressing up and quizzes. Everything will be bridge-themed and will therefore inspire any budding engineers in the family. Queensferry Crossing Photomontage, © Transport Scotland Queen Margaret was the source of the name ‘Queensferry’ I 6 Character illustration by Catherine Lindow Join us online at kirkcaldygalleries @onfifemuseums Construction of South Cantilever of Bridge, June 1888 © Patrick Geddes Centre for Planning Studies, University of Edinburgh. Licensor www.scran.ac.uk The exhibition runs until 28 August at Deep Sea World, before moving to Kirkcaldy Galleries from 3 September. At both venues you can see a fascinating new model of trains on the Forth Rail Bridge, while at Kirkcaldy Galleries some original artwork featuring the bridges will be included in the show. Section of the deck being placed © Newsquest (Herald & Times) Licensor www.scran.ac.uk Character illustration by Catherine Lindow I 7 onfife.com I 01592 583206 SEEING SMITH NEW RESEARCH ON ADAM SMITH until 4 september I Daily I Free Kirkcaldy Galleries holds a small number of books from the personal library of Detail from Smith’s copy of John Locke’s Two Treatises of Government Adam Smith, the great 18th century Kirkcaldy-born economist and moral ‘We are all excited by this philosopher. Experts from the University as it is genuinely new of Glasgow have recently examined handwritten notes made in one of material for Smith scholars.’ these books – find out what they have Dr Craig smith, Adam smith Lecturer in the scottish enlightenment discovered! UNKNOWN ALISON KINNAIRD INSTALLATION 3 October 2016 – 8 January 2017 Daily I Free Alison Kinnaird has an international reputation as an artist working in glass. This installation of glass soldiers is her response to the present state of conflict in so many parts of the world, and the fact that we never seem to learn from the experiences of the past. Making Comments from visitors references to the Terracotta Army of the Chinese Emperors, the ‘Utterly beautiful and moved to tears.’ installation has been touring the ‘Unknown is the most moving piece country in association with Poppy Scotland. of war art that we have seen.’ I 8 St Andrew, detail from an 1820s banner Kinburn park, Doubledykes road, st Andrews, Fife KY16 9Dp T 01334 659380 E standrews.museum@onfife.com The Museum is fully accessible to wheelchairs. A wheelchair is available on request. OpeninG TiMes: Open Monday – Saturday, 10.30am – 4pm, April – September Open Wednesday – Saturday, 10.30am – 4pm, October – March Closed on Public Holidays – 18th July and Christmas (see website for details) The town of St Andrews was a major centre of European pilgrimage in the Middle Ages, with thousands of pilgrims journeying there to see the relics of the apostle St Andrew in the Cathedral. Why not make a trip today to St Andrews Museum to find out about this and other fascinating stories from the past? Our long term display, A st Andrews A –Z, includes rare medieval pilgrim badges, 4,000 year-old arrowheads, 19th century banners and even an executioner’s axe! St Andrews Museum is in Kinburn House which was built in the mid-1850s. It was named after a Crimean War battle and later opened as a museum in 1991. Located in Kinburn park , the museum is next to tennis, bowling and putting activities. Our first floor gallery hosts temporary exhibitions and you can relax in our ever-popular Café in the park . I 9 onfife.com I 01334 659380 A Summer Landscape , William York Macgregor (detail) The G la sgow Boys A spirit of rebellion until 3 september I Daily – as venue opening hours I Free Admission Linked by friendship and a shared desire to rebel against the artistic traditions of late 19th century Scotland, the Glasgow Boys became one of the most significant groups of painters working in Britain during this era. A loose association of around 20 artists, many of them went on to enjoy critical acclaim and commercial success, both at home and abroad.