27 November 2009 - 9 January 2010
Exhibitions
Worcester Art Gallery & Museum
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Foregate Street,
Worcester WR1 1DT
Great White Bear
Short link: http://liveworcs.com/153
This exhibition is the story of the polar bears journey from the arctic wilderness to the museums and stately homes of Britain.
Between 2002 and 2004, artists Bryndís Snæbjörnsdóttir and Mark Wilson undertook a survey of all the taxidermied polar bears in the UK, in a project called nanoq: flat out and bluesome. Thirty-three stuffed polar bears were traced and photographed in situ, including the baby bear at Worcester City Museum & Art Gallery.
The project and exhibition documents the histories of each bear – its place of capture or shooting, the name of the person responsible, the nature or purpose of the expedition, the bear’s history in captivity, its age at death – and visitors are invited to think about the current plight of polar bears who are facing extinction because of the destruction of their habitat.
For further information contact: Angie Bishop, Visitor Services Manager or Maggie Wallace, Craftcase Exhibition Organiser on 01905 25371
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