Curious Lore - a joint artists exhibition uncovering the stories in West Norwood Cemetery

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Curious Lore
An exhibition in the Visitor Centre, West Norwood Cemetery, 2025.
Curated by Jane Millar

Open:
11am-6pm, Friday 30 May, Saturday 31 May and Sunday 1 June
11am-6pm, Friday 6, Saturday 7, Sunday 8 June
Late Night:
6pm-9pm, Monday 2 June

Artists include:
Fran Burden | Helen Carr | Alison Cooke | Robert Dawson | Diane Eagles | Emma Fenelon | Martin Grover| Tony Hayward | Jane Millar

Curious Lore is an exhibition to celebrate the role of artists’ creative practice in uncovering layers of stories, histories, beliefs and customs in West Norwood Cemetery. The works displayed reflect the explosion in material culture in the Victorian era, represented by the burials of extraordinary self-made men and women in the cemetery, and the influx of people from Britain and around the world, to London in the C19th. They brought their skills, customs and folklore with them. Works include ceramics, painting, sculpture, print, textiles and found materials.

More details on the artists will be shared here shortly.

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