The Lightbox
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The Lightbox is an award-winning public gallery and museum located in Woking, Surrey, in the South East of England. Three stunning galleries host a huge range of exhibitions, changing regularly and it has a free museum of local history - 'Woking's Story'. It was opened on 14 September 2007 and it houses a locally focused Heritage Collection, The Ingram Collection of Modern British Art and the Miss Joan Hurst Collection.
Overview
Located in the centre of Woking on the banks of the Basingstoke Canal, The Lightbox was built to provide quality arts and heritage services to the local region and beyond.The project began in 1993 when a group of local volunteers decided to try and establish a cultural centre in the Woking area.[1][2] Following a fundraising campaign the contemporary building was designed by Marks Barfield Architects who also designed the London Eye and it opened in September 2007.
In 2008 it won the Art Fund Prize Museum of the Year award, the most prestigious accolade in the sector, and it has gone on to achieve awards in Accessibility, Customer Service, Volunteering, and in 2016 it was awarded a Green Tourism silver award.[3] The Lightbox holds charitable status and is part-funded by Woking Borough Council, and it has received support from the Heritage Lottery Fund and the Arts Council.
The Lightbox hosts around 20 temporary exhibitions per year, the majority of which are devised in-house. It presents regular exhibitions of The Ingram Collection of Modern British and Contemporary Art, owned by local entrepreneur Chris Ingram. It is also much more than just a gallery, with a programme that includes talks, tours, comedy nights, Pop Up restaurants and a very active learning and engagement programme which offers arts and crafts workshops for people of all backgrounds and ages.
Admission
General admission is free. To visit Main and Upper Gallery exhibitions requires the purchase of a £5 Annual Pass and under 18s go free.
Exhibitions
Past exhibitions at The Lightbox include:
Elizabeth Frink: A Retrospective, 19 February 2013 - 21 April 2013
Gertrude Jekyll: Landscape Gardener and Craftswoman, 15 May 2013 - 8 September 2013
Alien Invasion, 15 October 2013 - January 2014
Renoir in Britain, 8 February 2014 - 20 April 2014
The Ingram Collection: Skyscapes, 10 May 2014 – 26 June 2014
The Giant Electronic Art Show, 15 July 2014 - 4 January 2015
The Horse at War: 1914 - 1918, 25 November - 1 March 2015
Damien Hirst, New Religion, 28 March - 5 July 2015
Warhol and the World of Pop Art, 25 July 2015 - 1 November 2015
The Ingram Collection: Bodies! 21 November 2015 - 31 January 2016
John Constable: Observing the Weather, 13 February 2016 - 8 May 2016
References
- ↑ "The Lightbox in Woking wins Prime Minister’s Big Society Award - News stories - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
- ↑ "Could the Lightbox be the last of its kind?". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
- ↑ "Art Sales: Chris Ingram's passion for art". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
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Coordinates: 51°19′18″N 0°33′32″W / 51.3216°N 0.5589°W