Thank you, Louise.
It was certainly time to update their display system. I do think it is a great
shame that so much of the lace has now been lost to most visitors. It is great
that they have occasional events though casual visitors are unlikely to know
about them. I looked at the Luton
Hello Helen,
Yes the Cecil Higgins reopened in 2013. Here's the website
http://www.thehigginsbedford.org.uk/default.aspx?page=0.
There is one small display in the upper gallery. The middle picture on their
"about us - redevelopment" page gives you an idea of the display pods. Gone
are the old
I am hoping that someone is able to help me. I am trying to locate a
copy of *52 Designs from the Cecil Higgins Art Gallery. *I have checked
with various shop op lists and it does not appear to be available at
this time. *T*his is out of print and I was not able to locate it on the
IOLI
I found this page while checking out the Cecil Higgins Art Gallery for a
possible visit - unfortunately a no go as the gallery is closed at the
moment for refurbishment.
For those of you interested in Bedfordshire lace (or not just Beds!!) its a
opportunity to take a closer look at some of
. and the last open day will
be Sunday 17 June 07.
Jennie Clarke (Secretary) Cecil Higgins Art Gallery Bedford Museum
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bridget Marrow, in Watford, England, where it has suddenly turned wintry
again
original message:
[lace] Cecil Higgins Museum, Bedford
Elizabeth Ligeti
Wed, 14 Mar 2007
I have just received reliable information, that the Cecil Higgins Museum in
Bedford will be closing, during the summer, for about a year for
Refurbishment. Therefore, anyone travelling over there hoping to see the
Lester Lace will be unlucky.
There is a possibility that the lace will be
