Captain Ed’s Shirts
Bettina Langlois2023-09-04T17:04:02+01:00Window exhibition
05 August – 01 September 2023
This August, while the gallery is closed (except for our fundraiser […]
The Art of Play 2023
Bettina Langlois2023-09-15T14:07:07+01:00‘The plaything is the first initiation of a child to art’ — Baudelaire
The Art of Play – now extended to 29 July! – showcases amazing work from students from schools, colleges […]
Toys and Tales 2023
Bettina Langlois2023-05-16T14:35:13+01:00Saturday 25 March – Saturday 13 May
A toy is to play with – or is it?
This colourful exhibition celebrates the huge pleasure children of all ages find in playing with toys – and it […]
Ship Shape 2023
Bettina Langlois2023-05-16T14:35:34+01:00Ship Shape
Saturday 4 February – Saturday 18 March
“From ship + shapen, later shortened to shape. The word is of nautical origin, based on the obligation of a sailor to keep […]
Crafts for Christmas 2022
Bettina Langlois2023-01-24T14:17:28+00:00Selling exhibition of work by Bristol artists
Saturday 19 November – Saturday 17 December
The world of craft is full of fun, something that is particularly well represented at The Stradling Collection.
In this spirit, we are […]
Sitting Pretty 2022
Bettina Langlois2023-04-26T15:58:17+01:00Exhibition of chairs
15 October – 12 November 2022
Curated by Tanya Martin
“…chairs are anthropomorphic. They look like us with feet, legs, seat, […]
My Family and Other Objects 2022
Bettina Langlois2023-09-15T13:57:48+01:0010 September – 8 October 2022
My Family and Other Objects is a project by our Learning Programme inspired by A Lifelong Passion for Design: Ken Stradling at 100, which tells the story of […]
An Ambush of Tigers 2022
Bettina Langlois2023-04-26T15:59:50+01:006 August – 3 September 2022
— Window display —
The collective noun for a gathering of tigers is a strike or ambush of tigers.
2022 to […]
Museum of Spoons 2022
Bettina Langlois2023-04-26T16:00:12+01:009-30 July 2022
— Window display —
While we are temporarily closed, we bring you a selection from the dazzling spoon collection of Matt Benton, a Bristol-based artist and collector.
Matt collects spoons from all over the […]
A lifelong passion for design
Bettina Langlois2023-04-24T13:30:07+01:00Ken Stradling at 100
12 February – 25 June 2022
This exhibition was the first time we told the full story of Ken Stradling’s extraordinary life through […]