Get ready to enjoy the August Bank Holiday weekend - here’s 10 free events taking place
Another one! Yes, England is about to embark on its seventh Bank Holiday of the year, and it provides another chance to spend time with the family exploring events in Bristol.
It’ll be the last one until Christmas Day, so take advantage of the day off by trying out something new. Even better, try something which is free.
The good news is there’s a whole variety of free things this weekend, including the first Old City Sounds to a cafe photo exhibition on the city’s past. There’s also ongoing events like Unicornfest, which is soon coming to an end.
So here are 10 events you can visit for free this weekend:
On at Spike Island is an art exhibition by Flo Brooks exploring trans and gender-nonconforming histories through painting and assemblage. The show, called Harmonycrumb, includes seven acrylic paintings appliqued onto found fabric, and six assemblages comprised of lino flooring cutouts and handmade objects.
6. Bristol’s Hidden Treasure exhibition
On at St Marty Redcliffe is a small exhibition telling the story of the painting of a huge altarpiece in 1755 by the most famous English artist of the age, William Hogarth. This free exhibition tells the story of the commission within the context of C18th Bristol and the church’s C18th development. It also looks at the Victorian removal of the paintings, their subsequent history of storage and display and reveals St Mary Redcliffe’s plans to rehouse the altarpiece in a bespoke gallery as part of its major facilities development initiative, Project 450.
7. Edible Histories
Throughout the year, four objects which tell the story of Bristol are appearing in five city venues as edible objects. Ok, no all are free to see, including this chocolate version of Alfred at Bristol Zoo Project, but you can see a chocolate ship’s wheel at the M-shed museum or a edible replicate of a button from Bristol’s purpose built asylum at Glenside Hospital Museum. There is also a model of Concorde at Aerospace Bristol Museum.
8. Disability Activism exhibition
Take a tour around this fascinating exhibition exploring disability activism across the 1980s and 1990s. For the first time, the stories of those who took part are being told, detailing their inspiration and successes. The images were taken by Bristol-based photographer David Constantine. It’s free to attend. Donations are welcome.
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