28/06/2025
This week we took a trip out to The Holbourne Museum to take a look at the wonderful Turner Exhibition.
In the 250th anniversary year since his birth, this was a rare opportunity to see some of Turner’s finest watercolours from a private collection.
The exhibition showcases Turner at his most experimental and gestural. The selection of works also place him among notable contemporaries including Thomas Girtin and John Sell Cotman, to highlight the era of exciting developments in watercolour in which they worked. The collection of works encapsulates the transition towards looser, plein-air sketching, in which new directions, materials and techniques were being explored, building an impetus that validated watercolour as an expressive and serious medium.
Art classes are really popular at Midford Manor and many of our residents are very established Artists in their own rights so this was a real must see exhibition. Residents, their loved ones and team all thought this was a fantastic trip and it has been a topic of conversation in the home since our visit.