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Robert Montgomery
Saturday 2nd May - Sunday 6th September 2026
Open Questions: Spotlight Exhibition
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Open Questions
Community-Powered Perspectives on the Nottingham City Museums and Galleries Stores
With Streetwise Opera, Pamoja, Forever Young and Fearless Youth Association
Produced by StoryArcs Fellow, Dr Anna Ball, with the Museum’s Art Curators
Photography by Reem Takriti
21st March to 4th October 2026
BOOK CASTLE ADMISSION
There is much more to Nottingham City’s Museums and Galleries than meets the eye…
Beyond its galleries, there lie extensive stores containing many more items of art, craft and textiles.
These have been amassed since 1878, when the Museum & Art Gallery originally opened at Nottingham Castle, as a resource intended to expand the appreciation of art among the public and inspire innovation among local machine-lace workers.
Every box opened, every item, raises a question.
What do these objects mean to Nottingham’s communities today? What do they tell us about the past, and how might they guide us into the future? Who should tell their stories – and how?
These are questions that are not easy to answer – but as Nottingham Castle Museum & Art Gallery heads towards its 150th anniversary in 2028, it’s an ideal moment to open them up to discussion.
Over the past several months, the Museum’s Visual Arts curators have worked in collaboration with StoryArcs Fellow, Dr. Anna Ball, to enable a range of community groups from across Nottingham to explore the objects in the stores and the questions that they raise.
This exhibition shares the powerful perspectives that community members shared during those visits – and invites you to join the discussion.
Included in your Standard Admission to Nottingham Castle – pay once, visit all year round!
BOOK CASTLE ADMISSION
StoryArcs is an AHRC-funded research programme exploring the social uses of storytelling. This project has been funded by the AHRC and Nottingham Castle Museum & Art Gallery, supported by Nottingham City Council.
May | Projects
Robert MacBryde and Robert Colquhoun : Artists, Lovers, Outsiders
Saturday 2nd May - Sunday 6th September 2026