Join us for the next IW Museums Forum
You may be aware that there is an Island museum forum that have been meeting twice a year as a means of sharing intelligence, supporting each other and identifying shared ambitions. These meetings benefit from the advice and support of an officer from Museum Development and, sometimes, Arts Council of England. Over recent months we […]
Centenary of James Dore: Celebrating the prolific Victorian and Edwardian photographer
A hundred years ago this month marks the centenary of the death of James Dore, one of the Island’s most prolific Victorian and Edwardian photographers. James Dore died on 25th November 1925 and left behind a remarkable photographic record of daily life and familiar landscapes around Sandown and the Bay area. More than a photographerJames […]
New public art commissions celebrate the Isle of Wight’s unique landscape
Landscape artists are being invited to apply for three new public art commissions that will celebrate and respond to the Isle of Wight National Landscape as part of a major cultural programme next year. Applications are open now via Curator Space, with the deadline set for midnight on Sunday 14th December 2025. A celebration of […]
Packs’ People: Isle of Wight’s cultural past and future unite in oral history project
Last week, the latest chapter in Ryde’s Department was unveiled with the launch of Packs’ People, an oral history project that brings to life the memories of those who worked and shopped at the iconic Isle of Wight department store. Packs, once situated at the top of Union Street and later on Cross Street, stood […]