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15th January – 10th April 2011

Bedford Gallery is set to play host to a British Museum Tour of prints by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. This will be the final exhibition before the gallery temporarily closes to the public as part of the £6.6m redevelopment of the Art Gallery & Museum.

The exhibition, organised by the British Museum with the support of the Dorset Foundation, presents a selection of Toulouse-Lautrec’s graphic work.

Bedford is just one of four venues in the UK, including the National Museum of Wales, chosen to display the work.

The exhibition is divided into two sections. Scenes from Theatrical Life presents striking images of Parisian night-life, including cabaret dancers such as Louise Weber, known as ‘La Goulue’ (The Glutton) and Jane Avril, one of Lautrec’s favourite subjects. The second section, Scenes from Daily Life, captures the daily rituals of feminine life of women living in the district of Montmartre.

The exhibition includes work from the Cecil Higgins Collection by Toulouse-Lautrec’s contemporaries.

Tours and Talks
The exhibition is accompanied by tours given by our volunteers. These are FREE to attend (donations welcome) with a maximum of 15 places per tour, so please book ahead. Please note the same tour will be given on:
Thursday 27th January, 1 – 1.30pm
Thursday 10th February, 1 – 1.30pm
Thursday 3rd March, 1 – 1.30pm
Thursday 17th March, 1 – 1.30pm
Thursday 31st March, 1 – 1.30pm

Call 01234 353323 to book your place.