Harrogate Borough Council

Face to Face - Portraits from the Harrogate Fine Art Collection

15 September to 16 January 2011

  Selection of works from Harrogate's outstanding collection of portraits ffrom the 17th century to the present

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Tea: The Land of a Tousand Hills - Photographs of Rwanda by Tim Smith

25 September to 16 January

Tim Smith's photographs of Rwanda focus on the gardens that provide the leaves for Harrogate's well know tean, Yorkshire Gold.  Shows how in the 15 years following the genocide, the tea industry has played a key role in the extraordinary transformation of this country and its people.

2011 Mercer Art Gallery 20th Anniversary Refurbishment

The Mercer Art Gallery will be CLOSED from 17 January to 15 April 2011 for building refurbishment work.

The Mercer will re-open on Saturday 16 April 2011 with a major new exhibition.

John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836 - 1893): Painter of Moonlight

16 April 2011 to 4 September 2011

Atkinson Grimshaw's Silver Moonlight and In the Gloaming (A Yorkshire Home) are two of the most popular works in the collection of the Mercer Art Gallery.

The Leeds born artist became famous for his Pre-Raphaelite style landscapes and nocturnal urban scenes, with his distinctive leafless trees silhouetted against the moonlit sky.  The first major show for over 30 years of an artist whose paintings have continued to grow in popularity, with over 50 works from both public and private collections across the UK.  Accompanied by a new book about the artist and a full programme of talks and events.