Turner House Gallery

Coordinates: 51°26′09″N 3°10′25″W / 51.4358°N 3.1737°W / 51.4358; -3.1737
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Turner House Gallery (2009)

Turner House Gallery was an art gallery in Penarth, near Cardiff, Wales.

Details[edit]

The gallery was built in 1887/8, designed by architect Edwin Seward in a Queen Anne style[1] for the rich local flour merchant, James Pyke Thompson.[2] Pyke Thompson used the gallery to exhibit his collection of artworks, which include drawings, etchings, and ceramics, by artists including Rembrandt, with free entry to the public.[3] The collection notably includes paintings by J. M. W. Turner,[citation needed] after which the gallery was named.

Turner House Gallery was acquired by the National Museum of Wales in 1921 and used to display the museum's secondary public art collection.[3]

The building was given Grade II listed status in 1993.[4]

In 2003 Turner House was taken over by the registered charity, Ffotogallery, and subsequently was used for photography-based exhibitions.[3] In 2014/15 the gallery became part of a wider Artes Mundi exhibition, staging works by Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson and Croatian artist Sanja Iveković for Artes Mundi 6.[5]

In 2018 Ffotogallery announced that it would be leaving Turner House for new premises in the centre of Cardiff, starting in July 2019. The town council were looking at creating a new cultural venue in the building.[6]

In July 2018 Penarth Town Council launched an online community consultation survey regarding the future use of Turner House and other buildings.[7] In 2021 the gallery reopened with Penarth Town Council working in partnership with Amgueddfa Cymru–National Museum Wales to use the building as multi-purpose cultural venue.[8][9]

The gallery regularly hosts Hayward Gallery touring exhibition shows.[9]

Exhibitions[edit]

A selection of exhibitions held at the gallery include:

References[edit]

  1. ^ Newman, John (2001), The Buildings of Wales: Glamorgan, Penguin Books, p. 104, ISBN 0-14-071056-6
  2. ^ Ings, David (2013), "Plymouth Road/Turner House Gallery", Penarth Through Time, Amberley Publishing, ISBN 978-1-445630229
  3. ^ a b c "No Paintings On Show At Penarth's Only Remaining Art Gallery". Penarth Daily News. 2 March 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Turner House Art Gallery, Plymouth Road, Penarth". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  5. ^ Crichton-Miller, Emma (13 November 2014). "Artes Mundi: international art in Cardiff". Apollo Magazine. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Plans Underway to Secure the Future of Turner House in Penarth". Penarth Town Council. 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Town Council Seeks Residents Views on Penarth Projects". Penarth Times. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Take a look inside Penarth's Turner House as it re-opens its doors". South Wales Argus. 22 May 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  9. ^ a b c "Penarth's Turner House Gallery to reopen as multi-purpose cultural venue". Penarth Times. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  10. ^ "CV". Sue Hunt Artist. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  11. ^ "Development plans". Art Monthly. 2003.
  12. ^ "Eduardo Paolozzi: General Dynamic F.U.N." The Turner House. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  13. ^ "Self Help Show". The Turner House. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  14. ^ "Claude Cahun: Beneath this Mask". The Turner House. Retrieved 1 March 2023.

External links[edit]


51°26′09″N 3°10′25″W / 51.4358°N 3.1737°W / 51.4358; -3.1737