Touring exhibition of more than 50 still-life works from The Hepworth Wakefield, from 17th-century Dutch painting to contemporary art.
Still Lives is on now at St Albans Museum + Gallery, and it's a touring exhibition that brings more than 50 still-life artworks from The Hepworth Wakefield to St Albans. The collection spans nearly 400 years of making, from 17th-century Dutch painting through to contemporary art, so you can see how the same basic idea — arranging objects and painting them — has changed over centuries.
It's not just painting, either. The show works across several different media, with ceramics, drawing, photography and sculpture alongside the paintings. That means you'll see the still life as a three-dimensional thing as well as something on a wall, and you can compare how different materials handle the same subject. The range is the main point here: seeing a 17th-century Dutch piece next to something contemporary puts the whole tradition in perspective.
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The exhibition is on now and runs until 11 April 2027, so there's plenty of time to fit it in without rushing. It's free to visit, and the gallery is in the Town Hall on St Peter's Street, AL1 3DH.
Date
4 November – 11 April
Location
St Albans Museum + GalleryPrice
Free
Recommended Age
+14 years
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