Exhibitions in North East Lincolnshire
Soak up some culture at one of North East Lincolnshire’s exhibitions. Whether you want to see artwork, artefacts, or photography there’s an exhibition to inspire your imagination.
Most exhibitions are free to attend. The Murial Barker Gallery at the Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre has regular exhibitions throughout the year including items from The Collection. Also holding exhibitions throughout the year is the newly established Turntable gallery, a contemporary art space in the heart of Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire.
VISIT A CURRENT EXHIBITION
Stories from the Sea
Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre Alexandra Dock, Grimsby, United Kingdom
An exhibition of maritime paintings and the stories hidden within them. If a picture is worth a thousand words, then Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre’s art collection contains a library of epic maritime tales! The museum art collection contains many paintings featuring real fishing vessels from throughout Grimsby’s history.
Open until December 2023
“Minds Eye” – Printmaking Exhibition
Cleethorpes Library Alexandra Road, Cleethorpes, United Kingdom
The Ropewalk Printmakers are a collective of artists/printmakers who have found printmaking to be a medium that speaks for them. The Printmakers live in the Humber region and exhibit work regionally and nationally. This wonderful exhibition will be a collection of work by the printmakers based around the anniversary of Shakespeare’s birth (23rd April, 1564)
Open until 31 May 2023
Carol Morton: Grimsby and District – Then and When
Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre Alexandra Dock, Grimsby, United Kingdom
An exhibition of artworks by popular local artist Carol Morton. Carol creates works based on old photographs and her childhood memories of North East Lincolnshire. This is a free exhibition in the Cafe Gallery.
Open until 2 July 2023
Friends, Foes and Good Companions – an exhibition by Our Big Picture
Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre Alexandra Dock, Grimsby, United Kingdom
A reportage exhibition by artist Olivier Kugler and writer Andrew Humphreys that explores the Cod Wars though the recollections of those that lived through it and reflects on the impact past and present on the fishing industry.
Open until 20 August 2023.
COMING SOON:
Tracks, Smacks and Sunhats, celebrating 175 years of the railway
Open September – December at Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre
