Last chance to get a glimpse of a world-renowned Monet artwork in South Shields
There is just a week left to experience a world-renowned Monet painting in South Shields.
Members of the public only have until Wednesday, March 25, to experience the artwork of Claude Monet in South Shields.
Monet’s The Petit Bras of the Seine at Argenteuil has been on display at the South Shields Museum & Art Gallery, on Ocean Road, since January 17.
The famous painting is on display alongside an exhibition of landscapes by other artists taken from the South Shields, Laing and Shipley art gallery collections, as well as art created by local young people.
The exhibition has been a success for the museum, which has seen a 31% increase in footfall, as people from across the region look to get a glimpse of the iconic artwork.
Geoff Woodward, Museum Manager of South Shields Museum & Art Gallery, is urging anyone who hasn’t had the chance to view the painting yet to come along before the exhibition closes.
He said: “With just a few days left, we encourage everyone who has been planning to visit not to miss this extraordinary opportunity.”
“Monet’s paintings are even more powerful in person, and this is a rare chance to see one right here in South Tyneside, before the exhibition closes."
Dr Gabriele Finaldi, Director of The National Gallery who have loaned out the painting, added: “The National Gallery’s collection belongs to all of us.
“It is part of our duty and our honour to look after these paintings and to bring them to where people are, not just expect them to come to us.
“Partnering on touring exhibitions does so much more than bring beloved paintings from the collection to other places in the UK - it supports the whole country's cultural ecosystem, connects people with paintings that belong to us all, and allows us to learn and expand our own practices and interpretations through the creativity of our partner organisations and their communities.
“That over one million people have visited these exhibitions in the last decade proves the desire to engage with our collection is growing, and we look forward to welcoming the next million visitors across the UK.”
Entry to the South Shields Museum & Art Gallery is free - with the venue open Monday to Friday from 10am until 5pm and 11am until 4pm on Saturdays.
It is closed on Sundays.
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