One display for this season is a little different from the others. It is a display of artwork that has been created by Year 5 children from St. Mary’s School, residents of Harbour House in West Bay, and visitors to Chancery House day centre in Bridport. The children and older people have all learnt about Dr. Roberts (the well-known Bridport physician), and produced a variety of artwork inspired by him and the theme of wellbeing. The project was funded by Arts Council England, and has been led by 3 local artists: Eileen Haste, Sarah Butterworth and Nancy Clemance. You can find out more about the artists at their websites:
- http://www.tinkerandbloom.org.uk/
- http://burrprojects.blogspot.co.uk/
- http://www.flickr.com/people/emeraldantics/
- http://www.emeraldant.com/
There are 3 main installations. Firstly, a ‘chemist’s shop’ called ‘Ointments and Placebos’ displaying bottles of imaginary potions in the Museum window and inside made by some of the children. There are more imaginary potions made by members of Harbour House and Chancery House with some oral history reminiscences about medicines they had as children. Lastly, there is an amazing shadow puppet play (some of which is imaginary!) about Dr. Roberts in a ‘cabinet of curiosity’.
You can see the film on our website www.bridportmuseum.co.uk.
If you could have a potion that would let you do anything at all- what would it be?!
