Animal art

Our Treasured creatures become artists' models for the weekend.

This weekend saw the Treasured gallery transformed into a studio, as artists took part in a workshop led by the Open College of Arts' Jane Mitchell.

The aim of the workshop was to explore drawing animals. Animals can be difficult to capture on paper, but fortunately our specimens all stand still!

You can see the results of the workshop on the Your treasures page.

The Treasured: Wonderful Things, Amazing Stories exhibition offers a first glimpse of some of the exhibits to feature when the new galleries open in 2011.