Pallant House Gallery confirms reopening
Chichester’s Pallant House Gallery has confirmed its reopening date.
It has also detailed all the health and safety measures which will be put in place.
The gallery will reopen to the public on Wednesday, August 5 with the spring exhibition programme extended until November 2020.
Spokesman Sarah Jackson said: “Due to the gallery’s closure on March 17 2020, the spring exhibitions were only open to the public for three days. Barnett Freedman: Designs for Modern Britain, Drawn to Nature: Gilbert White and the Artists and An Outbreak of Talent: Bawden, Marx, Ravilious and their Contemporaries will all reopen on August 5.
“Following the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, the exhibition programme for the remainder of 2020 has changed and the exhibitions Ben Nicholson: From the Studio, EQ Nicholson and Glyn Philpot have been postponed until 2021.
“Further details will be announced in due course. In line with guidance from Public Health England, the gallery will reopen with extensive health and safety measures to protect both staff and visitors. We will be limiting the number of visitors in the gallery at one time so you will need to book a time slot for your visit in advance, via our website or by phone.”
The gallery will have:
• A one-way route through the gallery
• Social distancing guidance signposted throughout the gallery.
• Front of house staff will all be wearing personal protective equipment (PPE)
• There will be footoperated hand sanitising stations around the gallery and staff will be regularly cleaning frequently-touched surfaces throughout the day.
• The new opening hours will be 10am-4pm
• The events programme will be going online – sign up to the gallery’s ebulletins for updates.
• Group bookings and tours are unavailable for the time being, until government advice changes.
• You can enjoy a menu of light bites from the café which has moved to allow for social distancing.
Timed entry tickets will be available for Friends to book from July 20 and for the public from July 25.
The revised opening hours are :
Tuesday-saturday: 10am-4pm (last timed entry at 3pm)
Sundays/bank Holidays: 11am-4pm (last timed entry at 3pm)
Mondays: closed
Barnett Freedman: Designs for Modern Britain is the first major exhibition on the life and work of Barnett Freedman (1901 -1958), a pioneering artist at the interface of modern art and design in 20th-century Britain. The exhibition traces his life and career, from his humble beginnings in East London to his subsequent rise to becoming one of the UK’S most sought-after book illustrators and designers. Featuring never-before-seen works from the Freedman estate, the exhibition brings together his fine-art practice with his book illustration, printmaking and commercial projects.