43-492: The Arts Council Collection is a national loan collection of modern and contemporary British art. It was founded in 1946. The collection continues to acquire works each year. The Arts Council Collection reaches its audience through loans to public institutions, touring exhibitions, digital and outreach projects. The collection supports artists based in the UK through the purchase and display of their work, safeguarding it. The collection
86-530: A collection ‘without walls’, it has no permanent gallery; however, changing displays of sculpture, video and installations from the Arts Council Collection are regularly on view at Longside Gallery at Yorkshire Sculpture Park. As well as lending extensively to museums and galleries across the UK and abroad, the collection can be seen in a regular programme of touring exhibitions – past exhibitions include Unpopular Culture: Grayson Perry curates
129-631: A journey through the world of The Wind in the Willows . Interactive exhibits and specially developed audio guides help visitors feel a part of the story. The Thames Gallery is the largest of the River & Rowing Museum's permanent galleries. It provides an interpretation of the River Thames from source to sea. The River Thames is a key element of life in the Thames Valley and the country as
172-603: A major donation by Urs Schwarzenbach. Now known as the Schwarzenbach International Rowing Gallery , it tells the story of rowing from its beginnings in ancient Greece to the modern Olympics . Thematically arranged the gallery includes sections devoted to the Oxford v. Cambridge Boat Race , World & Olympic rowing, professional rowing in the 19th and early 20th centuries, boat building, coaching and nutrition. The museum now displays
215-683: A second concert hall and an art gallery on the eastern part of the South Bank site previously occupied by a lead works and shot tower (and which had been earmarked as a site for the National Theatre ). It was another 12 years before the Queen Elizabeth Hall and the linked Purcell Room opened to the public. Together, they were to be known as South Bank Concert Halls. In 1968, the Hayward opened, under direct management of
258-546: A shorter, one-year tenure. Current long-loan clients include: The Alnwick Garden , Northumberland; The Arts University, Bournemouth ; Barbican Centre , London; Bath Spa University , Bath; the BBC Trust, London; Cambridge Institute for Medical Research; Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Oxford; Chatham House , Royal Institute for International Affairs, London; Ferens Art Gallery , Hull; King's College , London; National Institute for Medical Research , London; Norwich University of
301-602: A unique collection of video clips. A feature in the Schwarzenbach International Rowing Gallery is an interactive exhibit In the Cox's Seat that allows visitors to sit in a rowing boat and experience a race at Henley Royal Regatta . Temporary exhibitions have included work by the Thames-based painter Chris Gollon , the local 20th-century artist John Piper : 'The Master of Diversity in Association with Bohun Gallery and
344-495: A whole. The gallery offers visitors a range of perspectives, looking at the river as an inspiration for the arts, as a natural habitat for wildlife and as both a source of pleasure and a means of trade. In a mix of music, art, photography, original objects, boats and oral testimony the gallery takes the visitor on a journey from the source at Kemble to the Thames Barrier . Exhibits from local and private collections illustrate
387-488: A wing running parallel to Waterloo Bridge behind the Queen Elizabeth Hall auditorium. Its features were to include a glass pavilion, new arts spaces, a literature centre, cafes and commercial units. The proposed alterations would have replaced the skate park which has developed in the undercroft , hailed as the birthplace of British skateboarding, with retail units to fund the new arts spaces. By May 2014,
430-1076: Is a complex of artistic venues in London , England, on the South Bank of the River Thames (between Hungerford Bridge and Waterloo Bridge ). It comprises three main performance venues (the Royal Festival Hall including the National Poetry Library , the Queen Elizabeth Hall and the Purcell Room ), together with the Hayward Gallery , and is Europe’s largest centre for the arts. It attracted 4.36 million visitors during 2019. Over two thousand paid performances of music, dance and literature are staged at Southbank Centre each year, as well as over two thousand free events and an education programme, in and around
473-485: Is located on a site at Mill Meadows by the River Thames . It has three main themes represented by major permanent galleries, the non-tidal River Thames , the international sport of rowing and the local town of Henley-on-Thames . The impetus for the museum largely came from David Lunn-Rockliffe , formerly Executive Secretary of the Amateur Rowing Association . The building was designed by
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#1732779544242516-621: Is made up of 32 gold coins dating from approximately 50 AD. It was found in Henley in 2003 and is the only hoard of British-made Iron Age coins from Oxfordshire to have survived intact. They have been acquired jointly by the River & Rowing Museum and the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford. Henley was established in the 12th century when its location by the river made it convenient as an inland port for shipping timber, grain, and firewood to
559-1082: Is managed by the Southbank Centre on behalf of Arts Council England , from which it is supported with public funds. The Arts Council Collection has nearly 8,000 works by more than 2,000 artists and includes important examples by prominent British artists. Operating as a ‘museum without walls’, it is widely circulated and can be seen in museums and galleries across the UK and internationally. The Arts Council Collection also lends to public buildings, including universities, hospitals and charitable associations. The collection includes works by Henry Moore , Barbara Hepworth , Ben Nicholson , Francis Bacon , Lucian Freud , Victor Pasmore , David Hockney , Bridget Riley , Gilbert & George , Richard Hamilton , Richard Deacon , Antony Gormley , Mark Wallinger , Peter Doig , Damien Hirst , Rachel Whiteread , Chris Ofili , Steve McQueen , Mona Hatoum , Tracey Emin , Sarah Lucas , Grayson Perry , Glenn Brown , Jeremy Deller , Keith Coventry and Wolfgang Tillmans . As
602-609: The Arts Council . The new buildings had their main entrances at first floor level and were integrated into an extensive elevated concrete walkway system linked to the Royal Festival Hall and the Shell Centre . This vertical separation of pedestrian and vehicle traffic proved unpopular due to the difficulty pedestrians had in navigating through the complex, and the dark and under-used spaces at ground level below
645-1034: The Brutalist movement better known. The buildings re-opened in 2018 following completion of the works. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic , which halted live performances and closed exhibitions, most of the centre's 600 employees were furloughed, and in July 2020 up to 400 were expected to be made redundant. The Hayward Gallery reopened in August but the Royal Festival Hall and Queen Elizabeth Hall were expected to remain closed until April 2021. The resident orchestras at Southbank Centre are: 51°30′20.56″N 00°07′0.34″W / 51.5057111°N 0.1167611°W / 51.5057111; -0.1167611 River and Rowing Museum The River & Rowing Museum in Henley-on-Thames , Oxfordshire , England,
688-853: The Women of the World Festival , Madani Younis (previously Artistic Director at the Bush Theatre ) was appointed to the new role of Creative Director from January 2019, to work alongside Gillian Moore, the Director of Music, and Ralph Rugoff , Director of the Hayward Gallery. Younis resigned in October 2019. The role of artistic director remained vacant until the appointment of the former creative director of Manchester International Festival , Mark Ball who took up his position at
731-786: The Arts , Norwich; Oxford Combined Court Centre , Oxford; Paintings in Hospitals (Nationwide); River and Rowing Museum , Henley-on-Thames; Royal Society of Arts , London; Said Business School , Oxford; Southbank Centre, London; St. George's Hospital Trust, London; Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance , London; University College, MRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology, London; University of Greenwich , London; University of Hull , Hull; University of Leicester, Leicester; The Wohl Virion Centre, London; Arts Council England, London; Arts Council England, Brighton; and Arts Council England, Nottingham. Southbank Centre Southbank Centre
774-478: The Arts Council Collection acquires work through an annual acquisitions process. Acquisitions are made through a committee of eight individuals: four internal and four external. The external advisers to the Acquisitions Committee usually include an artist, a writer and a curator, and are appointed for a fixed two-year tenure, alongside representatives from National Partners Programme venues who have
817-475: The Arts Council Collection; No Such Thing as Society; Uncommon Ground: Land Art in Britain 1966 -1979 and Kaleidoscope: Colour and Sequence in 1960s British Art. Since 1986, the Arts Council Collection has been managed by the Hayward Gallery , South Bank Centre on behalf of Arts Council England and is based at the Hayward Gallery in London and at Longside Gallery at Yorkshire Sculpture Park. Every year
860-528: The Jubilee Gardens Trust and the car park on the remaining land beyond Hungerford Bridge was sold in 2013, to extend the gardens as part of the Shell Centre redevelopment. The site is next to the National Theatre and BFI Southbank , but does not include them. The closest Underground stations are Waterloo and Embankment . Misan Harriman became chairman of the Board of Governors of
903-511: The Michael Gyselynck John Piper Collection, one of his collaborators, the potter Geoffrey Eastop , the local painter Nick Schlee , and the local furniture maker Philip Koomen . In 2006, there was an exhibition by John Piper's grandson, Luke Piper . Between November 2006 and February 2007, there was an exhibition of the illustrations of E.H. Shepard called The Man who Drew Pooh & Toad . The museum
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#1732779544242946-693: The Regatta brings together leading international oarsmen and women and is considered to be part of the English social calendar . Town and Regatta celebrations since 1899 are presented on film in the gallery. Painted in 1698 by the Dutch master Jan Siberechts (1627–c.1703), Henley from the Wargrave Road has its own room off the Henley Gallery. A masterpiece displaying the multifaceted life of
989-593: The Southbank Centre in 2022, succeeding Susan Gilchrist, who had held the role since 2016. Elaine Bedell was appointed as Chief Executive in 2017; from 2009 to 2016 that position was held by Alan Bishop, former chairman of Saatchi & Saatchi International and Chief Executive of the Central Office of Information . September 2005 saw the arrival of Jude Kelly as the centre's Artistic Director. After Kelly stepped down in order to devote herself to
1032-747: The Southbank in January 2022. The history of Southbank Centre starts with the Festival of Britain , held in 1951. In what was described as "a tonic for the nation" by Herbert Morrison , the Labour Party government minister responsible for the event, the Festival of Britain aimed to demonstrate Britain’s recovery from World War II by showcasing the best in science, technology, arts and industrial design. It ran from May to September 1951, and by June
1075-483: The campaign group strongly opposing the proposals called Long Live Southbank had gained over 120,000 members. As well as the skateboarders, the National Theatre also had objections. In early 2014, the scheme was put on hold when the Mayor of London, then Boris Johnson , said he would not support removal of the skateboarding area from the Queen Elizabeth Hall undercroft to under Hungerford Bridge. The development of
1118-490: The east side of the RFH, running along Belvedere Road towards the Shell Centre was removed in 1999–2000, to restore ground level circulation. The Waterloo Site (the late 1960s buildings) has been the subject of various plans for modification or reconstruction, in particular a scheme developed by Richard Rogers in the mid-1990s which would have involved a great glass roof over the existing three buildings. This did not proceed due to
1161-517: The following year most of it had been dismantled, following the victory of Winston Churchill and the Conservative Party in the general election of 1951. The Royal Festival Hall is the only building from the Festival of Britain that survives. From 1962 to 1965, the Royal Festival Hall was extended towards the river and Waterloo station and refurbished. The London County Council (later, Greater London Council ) decided in 1955 to build
1204-522: The following: The Henley Gallery tells the story of the town of Henley-on-Thames, built by the river. The history presented covers industry, arts, the Civil War , sports, etc. An interactive touch-screen allows visitors to take a virtual tour around the streets of Henley, travel back through time to when the town was established, see how it has changed over time, and how it became famous for rowing. The Museum acquired an Iron Age coin hoard in 2009. It
1247-424: The gallery, the story of international rowing is presented, allowing the visitor to experience the sport and understand what it is like to compete on the water. Rowing is one of the world's oldest sports and the gallery tells its story in detail. On display are many objects no previously shown in public, film footage showing races, and a range of interactive exhibits of general interest. Sections include exhibits on
1290-526: The high degree of National Lottery funding required and likely high cost. In 2000, a masterplan for the South Bank Centre site was produced. The main features were In line with the plans, in 2006-7 a new glass-fronted building was created to provide office space for Southbank Centre staff as well as a range of new shops and restaurants. This was inserted between the RFH and the approach viaduct to Hungerford Bridge . New restaurants and shops along
1333-474: The historic and social importance of the river, while interactive displays enable visitors to learn more about river management and water supply. Aspects of the Thames in the exhibition include: There is a contemporary painting by the entrance, Gollon At Henley , painted by Chris Gollon and commissioned by the River & Rowing Museum in 2008. The image shows a defeated crew at Henley Royal Regatta . Inside
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1376-465: The inspiration behind the original book. E.H. Shepard 's illustrations are included as 3-D models that depict the adventures of Mr Toad, Ratty, and their friends. The Museum has rights to use the original images by Shepard, who explored the meadows and willow-fringed river around nearby Pangbourne in search of settings for these illustrations. The exhibition follows the original storyline, using theatrical lighting and sound techniques to take visitors on
1419-513: The low level Thames elevation of the Royal Festival Hall replaced an earlier cafeteria area and accompanied pedestrianisation of this frontage, achieved by removing the circulation road. Between 2005 and 2007 the Festival Hall auditorium was modified, the natural acoustic enhanced to meet classical music requirements. Seating was also reconfigured, together with upgrades to production facilities and public areas, with provision of new bar areas,
1462-627: The modernist architect Sir David Chipperfield and has won awards for the building itself, including the Royal Fine Art Commission Building of the Year award in 1999. It was also UK National Heritage Museum of the Year in 1999. It was officially opened in November 1998 by Queen Elizabeth II . Major benefactors include The Arbib Foundation run by local businessmen Sir Martyn Arbib and Urs Schwarzenbach . There
1505-400: The performing arts venues. In addition, three to six major art exhibitions are presented at the Hayward Gallery yearly, and national touring exhibitions reach over 100 venues across the UK. Southbank Centre's site, which formerly extended to 21 acres (85,000 m ) from County Hall to Waterloo Bridge , is fronted by The Queen’s Walk . In 2012 management of Jubilee Gardens transferred to
1548-401: The rapidly growing city of London. From this time onwards, the town's fortunes were linked to the river and transport. Boats, stagecoaches, railway engines and motors have in turn brought goods and people to the town for business and pleasure. Henley Royal Regatta has made the town of Henley-on-Thames an international centre of rowing. Established in 1839, and gaining a royal patron in 1851,
1591-448: The removal of most shops from foyer spaces, and refurbished lifts and WCs. In early 2013 the Southbank Centre unveiled plans, which soon became a source of vigorous debate, for alterations to the Hayward Gallery and Queen Elizabeth Hall dubbed the "Festival Wing", funded by Arts Council England . The proposal would have provided arts spaces in a new high level L-shaped building linking the Hayward Gallery and Purcell Room buildings and with
1634-679: The scheme was granted planning permission in May 2015. The Southbank Centre also received funding for the conservation and limited alteration scheme, known as "Let the Light In", from the Heritage Lottery Fund and was raising funds from individuals for the final £3 million required. This more conservation-orientated approach has also included joining with the National Trust to make the centre's 1960s buildings' contribution to
1677-645: The town and surrounding countryside, it is one of a series of English landscapes by Siberechts, The painting is a record of social history, showing the river trade, agriculture, and social hierarchy, alongside a still familiar view of the town. Henley from the Wargrave Road was purchased with the assistance of the National Art Collections Fund and the Heritage Lottery Fund . Treasures Gallery, Sir Graham Kirkham Gallery, and The Wall provide venues for special exhibitions throughout
1720-521: The undercroft area was a key commercial and financing feature of the Festival Wing new building proposal and the scheme could not proceed in its proposed form without the commercial development or substitute funding which was not available in the amounts required. Arts Council England awarded a £16m grant towards a two-year programme of repairs and conservation work on the Queen Elizabeth Hall , Purcell Room and Hayward Gallery in May 2014 and
1763-633: The walkways. Following abolition of the Greater London Council in 1986, the South Bank Board was formed to take over operational control of the concert halls. The following year, the South Bank Board took over the administrative running of the Hayward from the Arts Council . Collectively, the arts venues, along with Jubilee Gardens, became the South Bank Centre, responsible to Arts Council England as an independent arts institution (after transitional arrangements). The walkway on
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1806-399: Was a 1998 opening exhibition of Julian Trevelyan 'River Thames' etchings. In 2004, a The Wind in the Willows attraction for families was installed. This is a walk-through recreation using models, sets and an audio-guide of all the E.H. Shepard illustrations from the 1908 Kenneth Grahame book. In 2006, the museum completed an extensive refurbishment of its Rowing Gallery, thanks to
1849-405: Was one of the first to have a website, which existed before the building opened. The Museum includes four themes explored through a wide variety of exhibitions and events across four galleries and special exhibitions: The permanent The Wind in the Willows exhibition includes Mr Toad , Ratty, Badger, and Mole to a location on the bank of the River Thames, whose creatures and landscapes provided
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