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In December 2006 Watts Gallery received a £4.3 million grant from the [[Heritage Lottery Fund]] for renovations to help safeguard the future of the building and its collections. The Gallery plans further fund-raising to reach the projected £10 million restoration costs. |
In December 2006 Watts Gallery received a £4.3 million grant from the [[Heritage Lottery Fund]] for renovations to help safeguard the future of the building and its collections. The Gallery plans further fund-raising to reach the projected £10 million restoration costs. |
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In January 2008 it was announced that the Gallery intends to [[Collection (museum)|deaccession]] and sell two Victorian paintings, ''Triumph of Love'' (1880) by [[Albert Joseph Moore]] and ''Sleeping Woman'' (1871) by [[Edward Burne-Jones]]. The money would be used to maintain the Gallery which is due to close in September 2008 until 2010 for renovation.<ref>http://www.theartnewspaper.com/article.asp?id=7425 </ref> |
In January 2008 it was announced that the Gallery intends to [[Collection (museum)|deaccession]] and sell two Victorian paintings, ''Triumph of Love'' (1880) by [[Albert Joseph Moore]] and ''Sleeping Woman'' (1871) by [[Edward Burne-Jones]]. The money would be used to maintain the Gallery which is due to close in September 2008 until 2010 for renovation.<ref>http://www.theartnewspaper.com/article.asp?id=7425 </ref> |
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==Bombing Incident== |
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On March 3, 2008, in the early morning several individuals broke into the gallery via an entrance intended only for construction workers and planted a series of poorly built bombs in various locations. Fortunately, the bombs were not lethal and were quickly disposed of by construction workers at the site. The individuals are now facing charges of breaking and entering. To combat future incidents, all entrances are now closely guarded. |
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Revision as of 03:57, 4 March 2008
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Watts Gallery is an art gallery in the village of Compton in Surrey. It is dedicated to the work of Victorian era painter and sculptor George Frederic Watts.
Watts moved to "Limnerslease" in Compton in 1891, and with his artist wife Mary Fraser-Tytler, planned a museum devoted to his work, which opened in April 1904, just before his death. A nearby Mortuary Chapel, designed by Mary Watts, houses his remains.
The architect of the Gallery was Christopher Hatton Turnor, an admirer of Edwin Lutyens and C.F.A. Voysey. Inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement, the building contains top-lit galleries that allow Watts's work to be displayed under natural light.
It is one of few galleries in the UK devoted to a single artist, and has recently been marketed as "a national gallery in the heart of a village". The present director is Perdita Hunt and the Curator is Mark Bills.
Watts Gallery was placed second in the final of the BBC TV series Restoration Village in 2006.
In December 2006 Watts Gallery received a £4.3 million grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund for renovations to help safeguard the future of the building and its collections. The Gallery plans further fund-raising to reach the projected £10 million restoration costs.
In January 2008 it was announced that the Gallery intends to deaccession and sell two Victorian paintings, Triumph of Love (1880) by Albert Joseph Moore and Sleeping Woman (1871) by Edward Burne-Jones. The money would be used to maintain the Gallery which is due to close in September 2008 until 2010 for renovation.[1]
Bombing Incident
On March 3, 2008, in the early morning several individuals broke into the gallery via an entrance intended only for construction workers and planted a series of poorly built bombs in various locations. Fortunately, the bombs were not lethal and were quickly disposed of by construction workers at the site. The individuals are now facing charges of breaking and entering. To combat future incidents, all entrances are now closely guarded.