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Opening of new 'A Piece of Peace Gallery'

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June 22, 2018

The Peace Museum tranforms empty building in Bradford into new exhibition and events space

‘A piece of Peace Gallery' opening Saturday 7th July

The Peace Museum has teamed up with East Street Arts and The Brick Box to occupy one of Bradford's empty buildings. The former Costa Coffee space on Kirkgate will be transformed into the new ‘A Piece of Peace Gallery' for special temporary exhibitions and events.

The new gallery will open for the first time on Saturday 7 July, 11am - 4pm, with family activities and the display of the popular temporary exhibition ‘The Etiquette of the Arms Fair: Ten Years Drawing in Arms Fairs' by artist and activist, Jill Gibbon.

The Peace Museum's galleries at Piece Hall Yard in the city opened in 1998 and will continue to operate as its main site for the foreseeable future. Plans are underway to eventually move to larger, more accessible premises. The new temporary gallery space is wheelchair accessible and offers a fantastic opportunity for The Peace Museum, in its 20th anniversary year, to expand its reach across the city of Bradford and make its work more accessible to all. Shannen Lang, Learning and Engagement Officer said "We are delighted to be working in partnership with Brick Box and East St Arts and opening up a new accessible space for our visitors to enjoy".

The opening event will form part of a wider series of celebrations for the Peace Museum's 20th anniversary. A new travelling pop-up exhibition ‘Pieces of Peace: A History of Peace in 20 Objects' is also set to go on display in the new space.

The occupation of the former Costa unit is part of a wider project by East Street Arts and Bradford-based art group, The Brick Box, to revitalise the city centre through coordinating the creative and charitable use of empty buildings.

Brick Box co-director Eleanor Barrett said: 'We are delighted that Bradford's unique and prestigious Peace Museum will be able to share its work and collections with wider audiences by taking on a temporary space in the city centre. This opportunity will inform the museum's search for permanent alternative premises and supports our vision to develop innovative high quality pilots for empty buildings that could lead to permanent commercially viable use in the future. '

Ella Cronk, temporary space coordinator at East Street Arts said, "This new partnership is set to bring something really special to Bradford and we're really pleased to be working with The Peace Museum on this project. We're dedicated to contributing to regeneration in Bradford and our work with The Brick Box is allowing us to support a variety of exciting projects and to inject creativity into otherwise empty spaces in the city."

Entry to the gallery is free and all are welcome. Keep an eye on The Peace Museum website and social media for further details about future events and opening times. www.peacemuseum.org.uk

 

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If you would like more information about this topic, please contact Sarah Bartey on 01274 780241 or email at sarah.bartey@peacemuseum.org.uk

Photo Call If you would like some photographs there will be a photo call at 11 am on Wednesday 27th June please contact shannen.lang@peacemuseum.org.uk

 

Notes to the editor:

The Peace Museum

The Peace Museum occupies three small, unique galleries in one of Bradford's many fine Victorian buildings. It is the only accredited museum of its kind in the UK and is a member of the International Network of Museums for Peace. The Peace Museum tells the stories of those who have campaigned for peace and end to conflict and violence, locally, nationally and internationally, through a 7000 item collection. The Museum is open Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays 10 am till 4 pm. Other times may be possible with prior arrangement. www.peacemuseum.org.uk

The Brick Box

The Brick Box is an artist-led Community Interest Company with a socially engaged, place based practice. Through live art experiences we transform neglected spaces, bring people together and invite them to see things differently.

We are producers and artists, enablers and provocateurs, stimulating creative and economic growth, and a regeneration of both spirit and place. We create work with a strong pop culture aesthetic, using powerful juxtapositions and unusual locations to increase access to and participation in the arts.

We also provide platforms and support for other artists, organisations, independent businesses, and individuals. We find creative ways to hear, honour and amplify marginalised voices. Our audiences and multicultural and multigenerational: together we create art.' www.thebrickbox.co.uk

East Street Arts

East Street Arts is a contemporary arts organisation working across the UK. Our mission is to support artists to create work that brings lasting change to our everyday lives. Through our activities programme, professional development and being a leading provider of temporary and permanent space to the creative community. www.eaststreetarts.org.uk

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