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With master works from artists including Van Gogh, Monet, Cézanne and Manet alongside an exhilarating programme of exhibitions, displays and commissions, take time to explore the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Gallery.Ìý

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Seurat and the Sea

13 February – 17 May 2026

★★★★★ “Tremendous” – The Guardian
“The magic of Seurat’s seascapes” – The Times

The Griffin Catalyst Exhibition: Seurat and the Sea – Experience the first ever exhibition dedicated to the seascapes of the French artist Georges Seurat (1859–1891). This major, focused display is the first devoted to Seurat in the UK in almost 30 years, and charts the evolution of his radical and distinctive style through the recurring motif of the sea.

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A painting of Seascape at Port-en-Bessin, Normandy, a green cliff overlooking the blue sea with clouds in the sky i Georges Seurat (1859-1891), Seascape at Port-en-Bessin, Normandy, 1888, oil on canvas. Gift of the W. Averell Harriman Foundation in memory of Marie N. Harriman, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.

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Maria Fidelis, Self Portrait with Everyone, Sense of Self Online Exhibition 2025 | The Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ.

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Sense of Self

22 Oct 2025 - 15 Feb 2026

Artist Rachel Jones, working with the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Learning team, has chosen Vincent van Gogh's Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear as the springboard for a new creative project in the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ's Project Space.

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A painting of Seascape at Port-en-Bessin, Normandy, a green cliff overlooking the blue sea with clouds in the sky

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Seurat and the Sea

13 Feb - 17 May 2026

★★★★★ "Tremendous" - The Guardian; "Unmissable" - Time Out Experience the first ever exhibition dedicated to the seascapes of the French artist Georges Seurat.

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