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New Horizons at Manx Museum 9 May 2005 Manx National Heritage is delighted to announce the opening of a new exhibition
of work by nineteen contemporary artists from the west coast of Norway in the
National Art Gallery at the Manx Museum on
Saturday 14th May 2005.
The exhibition entitled 'New Horizons' will be formally opened by The Hon.
Donald Gelling Esq CBE, and Mayor Bergsaker from Stavanger, Norway on the
evening of Friday 13th May 2005, when Manx National Heritage Trustees will be
hosting a reception for over 100 visiting Norwegian delegates, who will be on
the Island to celebrate 100 years of Norwegian independence.
'New Horizons' is one of many projects born out of the signing of a cultural
agreement between Rogaland County Council and Manx National Heritage in 2002,
which was attended by Their Majesties King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway.
Since the signing of the agreement, Manx National Heritage has been working
closely with its counterparts in Norway, and the exhibition is a direct result
of work between Manx National Heritage and Martin Worts, Director of the
Rogaland Art Centre in Stavanger, Norway.
Kirsty Neate, Curatorial Services Officer for Manx National Heritage, said:
"New Horizons is a contemporary incarnation of the historic links between the
Isle of Man and Norway, which stretch back more than 1,000 years to the arrival
of the Vikings, who have left their traces throughout the Island in political,
social and cultural life. The exhibition pulls together some of the most
talented artists from five Norwegian coastal counties and includes work across
various mediums of installation art, painting, photography and film."
New Horizons opens at the Manx Museum in Douglas on Saturday 14th May 2005 at 10.00am until
Saturday 3rd September 2005. The exhibition is open from 10am to 5pm Monday to
Saturday and admission is free of charge. More stories >>>
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