What's On

The Museum of Science & Industry, Manchester

This exhibition has now ended.

We are awaiting final attendance figures, but have been impressed by the very large number of entries to the drawing competition we sponsored. We had a total of 687 specific entries and hundreds of drawings that were not entered by their creators. The prize winners are as follows:

The Best Spaceship (under 10) was won by: Josh Magnall - Aged 8
There were 5 Commended entries.

The Best Spaceship (over 10) - No prize was awarded.
There were 4 Commended and 2 Highly Commended entries.
As no prize was awarded for this category, we awarded 2 prizes in:

Best Alien (over 10) - Laura Kennedy - Aged 12 and Rebecca Marsden - Aged 15
There were 7 Commended entries.

Best Alien (under 10) - We only have the name Andrew - Aged 8
There were 3 Commended and 4 Highly Commended entries.

We would like to thank all those who took the trouble to enter and hope you all enjoyed the opportunity to compete for the prizes.

We were told that this exhibition received the best publicity in the press and entertainment magazines for a visiting exhibition at this museum. We would like to thank Bob Scott (Acting Director) for hosting the exhibition and the following members of the team: Colin Buckman, Val Smith, Gill Flynn, Amanda Bunney, Samantha, Janet and all the other staff that helped to make this a pleasurable venture.

Letchworth Museum & Art Gallery, The Broadway, Letchworth, SG6 3PS

This exhibition has now ended.

If you were unable to visit this fascinating display, it was an excellent presentation carefully arranged.

Our thanks to Samantha Clarkson for inviting us to contribute to the show and for the opportunity to present the talk on the Dan Dare studios.

City Museum & Art Gallery, Queen's Road, Bristol, BS8 1RL

This exhibition has now ended.

The close of this exhibition brought a final attendance figure of 120,000 for the series.
Bristol Museums put a tremendous amount of work into providing themed weekends to accompany the show. These were very well attended and we had a very large number of high quality entries for the four Eagle Society drawing competitions. The attendance of Don Harley and Greta Tomlinson for the Cartoon Art Day was very much appreciated.

We would like to thank Sandra Stancliffe and her colleagues for their hard work and commitment to the show and to the Mayor of Bristol for taking the time to open the exhibition.

For more Information:
Tel: 0117 9223571
Email: general_museum@bristol-city.gov.uk
Web: www.bristol-city.gov.uk/museums

Osborne-Robinson Gallery, Central Museum, Guildhall Rd, Northampton, NN1 1DP

This exhibition has now ended.

The final attendance figure for this exhibition was 33,000. This was a milestone in the series of shows and brings the total attendance close to 100,000. The Frank Bellamy Day was not as well supported as we had hoped, especially as Frank was a wonderful local illustrator and a very full day of events included a comprehensive display of his original Eagle artwork.

Our thanks to Peter Field and his team in Northampton for hosting and supporting a most successful show. Additionally, we would like to thank Nancy Bellamy, Terry Doyle, Bill Naylor, Paul Holder and Norman Boyd for their efforts to make the Frank Bellamy Day a success.

Falmouth Art Gallery, Municipal Building, The Moor, Falmouth, TR11 2RT

This exhibition has now ended.

As a result of a great deal of hard work locally, the attendance at this exhibition was close to 7,000 in just five weeks. We would like to thank Brian Stewart and his team for their enthusiasm and commitment, which contributed to this success. In addition, the support of the local council was very much appreciated by us.

This was a unique exhibition in that it principally featured artwork rather than toys, merchandise and memorabilia. As it was reasonably straight forward to install, with little construction work, we would be more than happy to arrange this type of exhibition in the future.

Bourne Hall Museum, Spring Street, Off London Road, Ewell, Surrey

This exhibition has now ended after an extended run.

The highlight of the event was the unveiling of a plaque on Bayford Lodge, the home of Frank Hampson and his family, dedicated to him and the studio that operated in the house. A limited edition souvenir brochure was produced by Howard Smith through Eagle Exhibitions to commemorate the occasion and we are told that it has already become a collector's item.

We particularly thank Joan Porter for her help in preparing the brochure and for the article she contributed, Peter Hampson and Alan Calson (Mayor of Epsom and Ewell Borough Council) for unveiling the plaque and Don Harley and Greta Tomlinson for representing the Dan Dare artistic team.

On the organisational front, we would like to thank Jeremy Harte for arranging the day and the 'Space Breakfast' that proceeded the unveiling.

Ferens Art Gallery, Queen Victoria Square, Kingston Upon Hull, Yorks

This exhibition has now ended.
We would like to thank the over 20,000 visitors who attended for their interest in and their support of the exhibition.

A special word of thanks goes to David Scruton, Tracey Teesdale and all the staff in Hull for their support and cooperation.

Two prizes have been awarded for the Eagle Society competition:

Best Alien (Under 10)
Best Alien (Over 10)

We thank all participants for their highly imaginative entries!

March 10th - June 3rd 2001 - Croydon Clocktower, Katharine Street, Croydon

This exhibition has now ended.
We would like to thank all 11,075 visitors who attended for their interest and support.

We are pleased to announce the following winners of the Eagle Society competitions:

Best Cartoon Strip:James Bates
Best Alien (Under 10): Barbara Vesz, age 6
Best Alien (Over 10): Aston Jones, age 14
Best Spaceship: Abigail Knolles

... and a big thank you goes to all participants for their fantastic and futuristic entries!