Art Explora Mobile Museum
Sutton in Ashfield
Ashfield residents will be able to view famous works of art in Sutton in Ashfield as part of a mobile museum tour across the UK.
The district has been chosen as one of the places for the Art Explora Mobile Museum to visit, as part of a 12-week tour with Tate and MuMo.
The mobile museum is a unique trailer designed by French designer Matali Crasset, and is hosting the exhibition - Soup, Socks and Spiders! Art of the Everyday.
The exhibition includes paintings, drawings, photographs, prints, film, digital art, and sculpture by artists including Andy Warhol, Cornelia Parker, Damien Hirst, David Hockney, Dorothea Tanning, Fernand Léger, Nam June Paik, Phyllida Barlow, Roy Lichtenstein, Vanessa Bell, and Wolfgang Tillmans.
During the week schools and community groups will be receiving guided tours of the exhibitions and workshops hosted by the Mobile Museum team.
As part of this unique tour, Ashfield District Council is hosting a free event in Sutton in Ashfield to view the exhibition and visitors can take part in creative workshops, participate in arts and crafts, have their faces painted, and listen to music by Inspire’s Red Hot Band.
The free event will be held from 10am to 2pm. There is no need to book.
