An Introduction to Dandelion: an Exhibition by Ed Burkes
Dandelion is an exhibition by artist Ed Burkes, winner of the eighth Jonathan Vickers Fine Art Award. In this introduction, we hear from some of the people involved in bringing this fantastic exhibition to Derby. We hope you enjoy it and it prompts you to visit this wonderful exhibition.
Dandelion is currently on display at Derby Museum and Art Gallery. Find out more here.
Dandelion is sponsored by Foundation Derbyshire and the Jonathan Vickers Fine Art Award, with Support from Rolls-Royce and the University of Derby. Video produced by Pictoria Pictures.
Celebrating the 2020 Year of the Nurse with Poetry
A selection of poetry by staff at the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton
Staff at the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton were invited by Air Arts - the arts charity for Derby Teaching Hospitals - to share poems reflecting on their nursing experiences . The poems celebrate both the 2020 Year of the Nurse & Midwife and the bicentenary of the birth of Florence Nightingale. The poems have been beautifully illustrated by E J Lance to produce colouring sheets. Some of the staff chose to read their poetry and Derby Museums have put this together to create a series of short videos, which you can view below. There are five poems in total, please check back for more coming soon.
The illustrated poems were created as part of 'Colour Me, Read Me', an Air Arts publication, designed to enhance wellbeing for patients in hospital by providing opportunities for them to read poems and colour the detailed illustrations. It is is available as part of single use patient activity packs across all of the Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust hospitals.
Click here to download the poem and illustration featured in this video as a colouring sheet.
Click here to download the poem and illustration featured in this video as a colouring sheet.
Click here to download the poem and illustration featured in this video as a colouring sheet.
The Mission of Mercy - A Discussion with Lucy Bamford and guest Dr. Mike Hinton
The Mission of Mercy: Florence Nightingale receiving the Wounded at Scutari by Jerry Barrett, 1857
A discussion with Lucy Bamford and guest Dr. Mike Hinton about the wider context behind the production of the famous painting
In this second instalment of our In Focus series to mark the bicentenary of Florence Nightingale’s birth, we present an audio discussion between Lucy Bamford (Senior Curator) and Dr. Mike Hinton (a retired biomedical scientist) who look at the wider context behind the production of the famous The Mission of Mercy: Florence Nightingale receiving the Wounded at Scutari by Jerry Barrett, 1857. Dr. Mike Hinton’s book ‘Victory over Disease: Resolving the Medical Crisis in the Crimean War’ was published by Helion Books last year.
Derby Museums is marking the bicentenary of Florence Nightingale’s birth this year with a number of special exhibits celebrating her life and work, including this rare portrait on loan from the National Portrait Gallery, London as part of the COMING HOME project.
COMING HOME is a project which sees the National Portrait Gallery lend 50 portraits of iconic individuals to places across the UK with which they are most closely associated. These artworks will be available for audiences to see in local museums, galleries and other venues, along with special programming available for families and communities.
The Mission of Mercy (image below), painted by artist Jerry Barrett in 1857 – portrays Florence Nightingale attending wounded soldiers at Scutari, Turkey, during her time there as a nurse during the Crimean War.
An English social reformer and statistician, Florence Nightingale is credited as a founder of modern nursing, and came from a wealthy, reformist Derbyshire family who had a home at Lea Hurst near Matlock. This is the first time the painting will be returned to Derbyshire since having been acquired by the National Portrait Gallery in 1993.
Listen to the discussion online, or download to listen on your device – you can also download the transcript by clicking here. Kindly transcribed by Derby Museums’ Co-production Volunteer Stephen Hill.
Image - The Mission of Mercy: Florence Nightingale receiving the Wounded at Scutari by Jerry Barrett, 1857 © National Portrait Gallery, London
Altar to Health - by Artist Tan Draig
Laura Phillips shares the beautiful installation created by Tan Draig for the Florence Nightingale: Health in the Home Exhibition at Pickford’s House.
Take a closer look at the homeopathic medicine cabinet
Take a closer look at the medicine cabinet
With Laura Phillips, Head of Interpretation and Display
Health in the Home Exhibition Preview
Watch a short film preview of the exhibition at Pickford’s House throughout 2020
Florence Nightingale: Health in the Home Exhibition is at Pickford’s House throughout 2020.
Celebrate the 200th anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth through an exploration of her impact upon health in the home. Join in a conversation about how we care for ourselves and those we live with, and how we discover and communicate health information.
The Mission of Mercy - A Discussion with Lucy Bamford and Anne Ishikawa
The Mission of Mercy: Florence Nightingale receiving the Wounded at Scutari by Jerry Barrett, 1857
Discussion about the famous painting on loan from the National Portrait Gallery with Lucy Bamford and Anne Ishikawa
Audio Discussion between Lucy Bamford (Senior Curator) and Anne Ishikawa (Co-production Volunteer) about the famous The Mission of Mercy: Florence Nightingale receiving the Wounded at Scutari by Jerry Barrett, 1857.
Derby Museums is marking the bicentenary of Florence Nightingale’s birth this year with a number of special exhibits celebrating her life and work, including this rare portrait on loan from the National Portrait Gallery, London as part of the COMING HOME project.
COMING HOME is a project which sees the National Portrait Gallery lend 50 portraits of iconic individuals to places across the UK with which they are most closely associated. These artworks will be available for audiences to see in local museums, galleries and other venues, along with special programming available for families and communities.
The Mission of Mercy, painted by artist Jerry Barrett in 1857 – portrays Florence Nightingale attending wounded soldiers at Scutari, Turkey, during her time there as a nurse during the Crimean War. See an image and more about the painting here.
An English social reformer and statistician, Florence Nightingale is credited as a founder of modern nursing, and came from a wealthy, reformist Derbyshire family who had a home at Lea Hurst near Matlock. This is the first time the painting will be returned to Derbyshire since having been acquired by the National Portrait Gallery in 1993.
Listen to the discussion online, or download to listen on your device - or watch the video for a subtitled and illustrated version.
