BRISTOL MUSEUM TALK BY JULIA CARVER: GUIDE TO THE ART COLLECTION
Join the author of a brand new Guide to the Art Collection published by Bristol Books for a lunchtime tour of the art collection at Bristol Museum and Art Gallery.
Join the author of a brand new Guide to the Art Collection published by Bristol Books for a lunchtime tour of the art collection at Bristol Museum and Art Gallery.
The event will take place on December 7, from 1:15pm until 1:45pm
Bristol Museum & Art Gallery holds over 1,300 paintings, more than 200 sculptures and some 20,000 works on paper, as well as installation art and video in its collection.
The new book offers an introduction to the institution and the collection, from the Renaissance period to the present day, with introductory essays for each historical period.
The Guide to the Art Collection is available in the Bristol Museum & Art Gallery shop or online for £7.50.
Special offer
Buy the book after the tour and get 20% off a coffee and cake in the cafe.
HOW ‘MR BRISTOL CITY’ ACHIEVED HIS GOALS FOR THE FOOTBALL CLUB HE LOVED
Rediscovered diaries penned by an inventive businessman who earned the nickname ‘Mr Bristol City’ form the basis of a fascinating new book about his remarkable life.
Rediscovered diaries penned by an inventive businessman who earned the nickname ‘Mr Bristol City’ form the basis of a fascinating new book about his remarkable life.
Harry Dolman OBE dedicated nearly 40 years of his life to the football club he loved, as director, chairman and president.
His many contributions to the club included designing the stand named after him at his beloved Ashton Gate stadium, as well as introducing (after designing them himself) the ground’s first floodlights and entry turnstiles.
Harry Dolman: The Millionaire Inventor Who Became “Mr Bristol City”, by Martin Powell and Clive Burlton, has been published by Bristol Books.
Harry’s widow, Marina Dolman MBE, President of Bristol City FC, said: “During research for the book, I was thrilled to re-discover Harry’s hand-written notes with his version of events.
“Some were drafts for speeches he gave, others just recollections he jotted down for his own amusement and record. They make this account of his life more accurate than we could ever have imagined.”
The book describes how Harry rose from his humble rural roots in Wiltshire to a Rolls Royce-driving multi-millionaire with more than 100 patents to his name, from London Underground ticket machines to egg grading machines, a laundry marking system and a coin slot roulette wheel. He even built a Flying Flea single-seat, ultra-light, aircraft, which is now on display in the M Shed museum.
Harry, who received the OBE for services to export in 1970, when head of Brecknell, Dolman and Rogers, could design a machine that would make millions, see solutions where others saw problems, and could sketch out a football stand on the back of a cigarette packet, and see it to fruition.
But he will, perhaps, be best remembered for his long association with Bristol City FC, where he invested considerable time and plenty of cash from his own pocket in passionate pursuit of bringing top-flight football to Bristol.
In April 1976 a 1-0 win in front of more than 27,000 fans saw City secure promotion, and for the then 79-year-old Harry, the fulfilment of that dream of First Division football. Four days later, at the last game of the season, he received a standing ovation from the appreciative Ashton Gate crowd.
The new book offers a revealing insight into Harry’s business acumen as well as a behind-the-scenes snapshot of the trials and tribulations of running a football club.
Marina said: “I hope that this book helps to preserve his memory, and show others how much one man, with determination and talent, can achieve.”
The book will be launched at Ashton Gate Stadium on Wednesday November 15 from 6pm to 8pm when those who remember Harry will be celebrating the publication. The book Harry Dolman: The Millionaire Inventor Who Became “Mr Bristol City”, will be on sale from the Bristol City shop (£12).
BRISTOL MUSEUM & ART GALLERY: NEW GUIDE PUBLISHED
Bristol Books are proud to have published Bristol Museum & Art Gallery’s first ever guide to their art collection.
Bristol Books are proud to have published Bristol Museum & Art Gallery’s first ever guide to their art collection.
The book cover the art collection at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery and tells the story of art in the West, from the Old Masters to young artists emerging on the global art scene today. The collection began with the museum’s first art acquisition, a sculpture, Eve at the fountain, in 1826 and continues to the present day.
This beautifully illustrated book offers an essential introduction to this major collection. The book is now available for sale from Bristol Museum & Art Gallery.
BRISTOL TOURISM EVENT
Our new book on the building of The Matthew of Bristol will play a major part in an event that brings Bristol history to life at the Tourist Information Centre at E Shed, overlooking St Augustine’s Reach this Saturday (August 19).
Our new book on the building of The Matthew of Bristol will play a major part in an event that brings Bristol history to life at the Tourist Information Centre at E Shed, overlooking St Augustine’s Reach this Saturday (August 19).
Author Clive Burlton will be around at Noon to chat about the book about the replica ship, which is now such a prominent part of Bristol’s historic harbour.
It looks like being a fun day for the city’s tourists at the event, which will also include a performance at 11 am by the Long John Silver Trust of an excerpt from Treasure Island. They will be promoting the Treasure Island Trail, which is the setting for the Show of Strength theatre company’s Treasure Island Story Walk, which is on from August 21 to September 3.
At 1pm there will be a World Music Prize Quiz and Q&A with Thomas Brooman, author of my Festival Romance and co-founder of Womad which began life in Bristol.
Then at 2pm Richard Jones of Tangent Books, which publishes of Banksy's Bristol, will be around to answer questions on the enigmatic street artist , including the big question: “Who Is Banksy?” and he will be previewing the Banksy Bristol Tour App.
BRISTOL ICON THE MATTHEW PUBLISHES BOOK TO CELEBRATE 20 YEARS
Bristol icon The Matthew is celebrating 20 years of sailing this year, and is marking the occasion with the publication of a book, documenting her construction, the re-enactment of John Cabot’s voyage of discovery, and her travels since then.
Bristol icon The Matthew is celebrating 20 years of sailing this year, and is marking the occasion with the publication of a book, documenting her construction, the re-enactment of John Cabot’s voyage of discovery, and her travels since then.
On the 2nd of May 1997, The Matthew began her intrepid voyage in the wake of John Cabot some 500 years earlier. The faithful representation of the Tudor caravel was constructed between 1994 and 1996 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of John Cabot’s historic trip across the Atlantic from Bristol to Newfoundland.
“We marked the 20th anniversary of the ship starting her voyage to Newfoundland back in May, with some of the people that helped make it happen, as well as our current volunteer crew.” Says Hazel Hatton, Office & Marketing Manager at The Matthew of Bristol
“On the 24th of June 1997, she landed on the other side of the Atlantic in Newfoundland, and we’d love to invite the people of Bristol to help us celebrate the 20th anniversary of this landmark, as well as the launch of this new book.”
To mark the event Gig rowing clubs from across Bristol will tow The Matthew through Bristol’s Floating Harbour. This is the traditional method that large sailing ships would have used to get out of the harbour to open sea, where the sails could be used. The modern Matthew has an engine for this, but this will be how she would have started her voyage in 1497 and ended it back in Bristol in 1498.
You can watch the spectacle, and cheer on the rowers, from 3pm on Saturday the 24th of June. Books will be available to purchase at £14.00 from The Matthew’s mooring just outside M Shed on Prince’s Wharf, Wapping Rd, Bristol, BS1 4RN. The book will also be available to purchase from our online store and other retail outlets across the city.
Many Bristolians will remember the construction and launching of the modern Matthew at Redcliffe Wharf in the mid-90’s. First launched in September 1995, it took nearly two years of fitting out and sea trials to prepare her for the journey across the Atlantic to Newfoundland.
Returning to Bristol in 1998, the Matthew has since become an iconic Bristol landmark – with a woollen representation, part of Briswool, joining other famous depictions of the Matthew such as the stained glass window in St Mary Redcliffe Church, the grand painting that hangs in Bristol Museum commemorating the original voyage, and many murals across the city.
MORE INFO ABOUT THE BOOK
As part of the celebrations The Matthew of Bristol Trust have also commissioned a new book documenting the last 20 years of The Matthew.
“Although young in historical terms she’s developed a fascinating story all of her own,” says author and social historian Clive Burlton from Bristol Books. “I have loved delving into the archives, leafing through documents and photographs, and speaking to so many people who hold the ship dear to their hearts.”
“There’s tremendous affection for the Matthew not only here in Bristol, but in Canada where she also has iconic status. From the germ of an idea in the 1980s, to one of Bristol’s greatest present-day treasures, the story of the Matthew of Bristol has been a joy to research and write. With 150 photographs, maps and sketches I hope people will enjoy reading the book as much as I have enjoyed writing it.”
For Further information about The Matthew of Bristol, public trips, and private hire visit www.thematthew.co.uk.