The Armitt: Museum, Gallery, Library
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Founded by Mary Louisa Armitt in 1912. Explore Ambleside's history! Email: [email protected]
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Thank you to Jasmin Paris & TheGreenRunners & everyone who came to the museum yesterday evening to run with and listen to them - it was an incredible turn out, both in person and on our Instagram livestream! We couldn't have done it without the #RunningIntFells team ❤️👟
Great to be part of this lady night. Inspiring words from Jasmine and a lovely, friendly run up Loughrigg. Thanks to TheGreenRunners and The Armitt: Museum, Gallery, Library and of course Jasmin Paris. Great way to spend a Saturday afternoon and the sun 🌞 came out.
Ecologist David Broom answers your questions on #conservation for #fellrunners - join us & #RunningIntFells next Fri at 6pm to learn more 🌱
Tickets are £10 per person, book here: tinyurl.com/37c5wzvv
📸 Jumpy James Photography
🏠ARMITT & BRIDGE HOUSE WALK & TALKS RESTART🏠
Join us next Thurs when our #WalkandTalks of The Armitt and #BridgeHouse restart for 2024!
🖋Illustration of the Bridge House in #Ambleside (1832) by Thomas Allom
It's a magical week for this Art UK's #OnlineArtExchange ✨
@perthmuseumuk reopened this month, with an exhibition on #unicorns , so we've chosen this painting of Orpheus charming animals attributed to Thomas Francis 🦄
Credit: Chirk Castle National Trust
April's #ObjectoftheMonth celebrates one of this month's most beautiful flowers - #bluebells 💙
Where can you see bluebells in #Cumbria ? What's the best spot near #Ambleside ? Find out here: tinyurl.com/yp2bd4c3
📸 Photos of a bank of bluebells in Cumbria (unnamed and undated)
Feeling inspired by the #KurtSchwitter 's portraits on display in our #TheArmittExplores exhibition? Why not draw your own?
We have set up a small desk with paper, coloured pencils, a mirror & instructions on how to draw a #portrait
Here are some examples drawn by visitors ✏️
We're delighted to have Nic Gear 🇪🇺 as the #residentartist in our #BeatrixPotter : Under the Microscope exhibition - his work is for sale with cards and postcards in our shop! 🎁🔬🍄
Many thanks to Arts Council England who granted Nic with an Arts Council Lottery Fund award📸🖋️
Ecologist David Broom visits the museum on Friday 19th April at 6pm, to explore how #fellrunners can get involved in local #conservation efforts and preserve the landscape we love 🌱👟
Part of #RunningIntFells ✨
Tickets are £10 per person, book here: tinyurl.com/37c5wzvv
Make some noise for this week's Art UK #OnlineArtExchange - it's all about #music 🎶
Check out BMAG on Instagram's #VictorianRadicals on until 31st Oct 2024 🖌
We've chosen Sound Stone 4 (1999) by artists Barry Cooper and Laurence Parnell🪈
Credit: @sustrans
How has #LakeDistrictTourism evolved over the last 350 years? Join us on Tuesday 9th April at 6pm to find out 📱📚🖌
Tickets are £10 per person, book here: tinyurl.com/4jnne25z
🔍 The Coppermines Valley by Alfred Wainwright
April's #SpeedRead is Running For Our Lives by Dr Rachel Ann Cullen
'Every time I speak to someone and hear about their experiences, it leaves me with a sense of running’s incredible power to help people overcome pretty much anything.' - Rachel Ann Cullen, Running For Our Lives🏃♀️
We're pleased to announce we are rebranding - welcome to #TheArmpit 👏
Thank you to The Beautiful History / The Beautiful Badge for designing our new logo ✏️
#AprilFools #AprilFools Day #AprilFools Day2024 #aprilfools2024
🐣🥚It's officially the #EasterHolidays ! 🌱🐰
Enjoy our #familyactivities in #RunningIntFells :
🖍Design and colour in a running vest
👟Create #fellrunning scenes
🕹Jog on our #NintendoWii
📚Read #picturebooks together
Kids 16&under get in free!
Book here: tinyurl.com/yc3sp63n
This week's Art UK #OnlineArtExchange is all about #fashion 👠
Leighton House and Sambourne House's new exhibition is #OutShopping : The Dresses of Marion & Maud Sambourne (1880-1910)
Our choice is Julia, Marchioness of Tweeddale (1887) by Hubert von Herkomer 🖌
Credit: Museum & Tasglann
Next week #TaffyThomasMBE will be here in his celebrated Tale Coat to share traditional #Cumbrian #folktales & you can decorate your own #eastereggs
Tickets are £7 per child, book yours here today: tinyurl.com/3kb2nyc3