Exhibitions

Our current exhibitions

The World of Martin Brown: Horrible Histories and Other Dazzling Drawings

7 June – 21 September
The museum proudly hosts this major touring exhibition by Seven Stories, The National Centre for Children’s Books. It was first created by the South West Heritage Trust in collaboration with Martin Brown and Events of Wonder for display at The Museum of Somerset in Taunton. The exhibition showcases original cartoons, artwork and exclusive behind-the-scenes insights from acclaimed illustrator Martin Brown. Visitors will enjoy original illustrations from the beloved Horrible Histories series, explore Martin’s early cartoon work, and discover his recent children’s books like Lesser Spotted Animals and Nell and the Cave Bear.

Martin Brown says: ‘Cartoons are meant to be fun, not perfect. I’ve been drawing sillily for years, and this exhibition is a chance to celebrate all that joyful silliness. I hope it inspires visitors of all ages to doodle freely—after all, you never know where a simple cartoon might lead!’

This family-friendly exhibition includes interactive drawing stations, immersive environments inspired by Martin’s illustrations and informative displays suitable for all ages.

Through the Lens: work by Letchworth Garden City Camera Club

13 May – 22 June
Letchworth Garden City Camera Club is made up of a very mixed group of people, and, since lockdown, members don’t even all live in Letchworth! You’ll see a wide range of photographs in this exhibition, some showing off a particular location, others sharing a feeling or a story, and others still revealing the beauty of nature. That’s the joy of photography: you can communicate so many different ideas and interests.

The club has a weekly meeting and takes many trips to inspire creativity – badger watching in Welwyn, seaside in Southend, architecture in Valencia, general strangeness in Dungeness, Day of the Dead street photography in London and even a trip to Milton Keynes! The club might be more than 100 years old, but the members are not! We’re about enjoying ourselves, encouraging creativity and the development of individual styles, and being part of a group of friendly and supportive people.

This exhibition is in The Arches, part of the upstairs Terrace Gallery

Upcoming exhibitions

William Ratcliffe and Spencer Gore – works from the North Herts Collection

4 October – 30 November
This attractive exhibition gives visitors an opportunity to see some of the many William Ratcliffe oils and watercolours owned by the museum, as well as the three Gore oil paintings. Both were founder members of the influential Camden Town Group in the years before the First World War.

Past exhibitions

Find out about past exhibitions here.