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exhibitions 2008 Jersey Museum Alias Jack Higgins From the world-renowned author of The Eagle Has Landed comes an exhibition crammed full of Jack Higgins memorabilia. Treasures include the Red Book from This is Your Life, original artwork and book covers from his well-known novels, film posters and the original manuscript for the film The Eagle Has Landed. Jack Higgins is the pen name of Island resident Harry Patterson, who has loaned his personal collection to the Jersey Heritage for the exhibition. These include the cheque from the publishers for his first novel, Sad Wind from the Sea. To date, he has written sixty-four novels, many of which have topped the best-sellers chart. Liberation and Celebration Photographs from the Jersey Evening Post archive Friday 2 May to Sunday 1 June Supported by Jersey Tourism On 9 May 1945, after five years of hardship and occupation, the people of Jersey celebrated their liberation. Over the next decade they laid the foundations of the Island we know today. The community marked the anniversary in its own way with a fair until, after more than 20,000 Islanders gathered for the 1949 Liberation Day festivities, the States designated 9 May a public holiday. Under African Skies July and August Artist/photographer: Richa Thomas - RI on the Rock Photography A collection of fine art images taken from a unique and intimate perspective, during a Jersey-sponsored building project in Africa. The images portray life in the community in and around St Benedict’s School - near the small town of Pigg’s Peak in Swaziland. Romantics in the Channel Islands The Channel Islands rugged coastlines, extreme weather, atmospheric light and lush interiors were perfect ingredients for the early 19th century Romantics. This exhibition in association Guernsey Museum and Art Gallery, will bring together for the first time the work of many of the artists such as John Le Capelain in Jersey, Peter Le Lievre in Guernsey and Sarah Louise Kilpack who were inspired by local scenes. It will also explore Romanticism in other art forms and will include the work of one of the Channel Islands most famous exiles, Victor Hugo. Wet Land - Dry Sea Link Corridor, until 28 April Recent paintings by Jersey artist Paul John Kilshaw based on the Island’s north coast cliff paths from La Tour de Rozel to Grève de Lecq. A series of abstract oil paintings from drawings made using objects and the shapes and curves of the landscape where the land meets the sea.
The Mammoth Hunters of La Cotte One such band pitched camp in a cave on an open headland, leaving layers of more than 140,000 fabulous remains which today form the internationally archaeologically important cave site and collection of La Cotte de St Brelade. First excavated in 1910, and most famously in the 1960's by a party from Cambridge University which includes the Prince of Wales.
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Le Câtillon Hoard In 1957 a hoard of about 2,500 Celtic coins, representing tribes in Armoric in Gaul as well as southern Britain, was unearthed on farmland nearby Le Câtillon, Grouville. A new display was created in 2007 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the discovery of one of Jersey’s most important archaeological finds. Bronze Age Hoards A display featuring more than 400 objects from two recently discovered Bronze Age hoards. The hoards contain many axes, spears and swords, but also a number of rare items of international significance. The Forgotten Forest Sponsored by David and Anne Crossland. The story of the lost prehistoric landscape buried beneath the sands of St Ouen’s Bay.
The Jersey Cow — The Rural Face of Jersey Sponsored by Jersey Dairy Nothing symbolises the Island more than the Jersey cow, renowned worldwide for the purity of the breed and with the most beautiful of bovine faces, which have adorned countless souvenirs from traditional milk jugs to tea towels. The exhibition tells the story of the Jersey and the development of the dairy industry up to the present day. The Camera Never Lies — The Making of Under the Greenwood Tree In 2005 Hamptonne was transformed into the fictional Wessex village of Mellstock for a major ITV drama adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s Under the Greenwood Tree, starring Keeley Hawes as the heroine, Fancy Day. Hamptonne’s starring role is told by using pictures taken during filming and set props and costumes, including a dress worn by Miss Hawes.
Jersey’s Millennium Mosaic From 1 to 14 May The largest and most ambitious community project ever undertaken in the Island - is to be displayed in its entirety for the first time. As part of the Millennium celebrations, Jersey Heritage, in partnership with the Jersey Evening Post, undertook a community project, which involved more than 20,000 Islanders over two years. The 18 panels – each measuring two metres by 1.2 metres – will be exhibited at the Sir Francis Cook Gallery at Oaklands, Trinity. Admission is free.
Rural Life in Jersey Inside and Out Friday 18 July to Friday 8 August, Monday to Friday 10am to 2pm Rural Life in the Island is an important part of Jersey's heritage, this exhibition looks at a range images and pictures from both inside rural buildings and outside in the lanes and fields. The display draws from a wide collection of photographs and prints as well as paintings from both Jersey Heritage and the Société Jersiaise.
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