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  • Bellwethers: Fragility & Survival

    Abbot Hall Kendal

    Join us for a powerful multi-media exhibition exploring stories of fragility and survival, told through the voices of people in Barrow and Kendal. Step into an unseen world through immersive […]

  • The Paper Quilt Project

    Abbot Hall Kendal

    The Paper Quilt Project is a living exhibition in which a community art piece is created while on display in the gallery. This project has been designed in response to […]

  • Joshua Donkor & Lela Harris: Familial Traces

    Abbot Hall Kendal

    This exhibition brings together two emerging portrait painters. Lela Harris gives depth and humanity to figures who have been overlooked or marginalised by history, while Joshua Donkor collaboratively embeds the […]

  • Useful/Beautiful

    Lakeland Arts Abbot Hall, Kendal, Cumbria, United Kingdom

    Useful/Beautiful marks 25 years of contemporary craft at Blackwell – the Arts & Crafts house, celebrating the makers, ideas and objects that have shaped our collection since opening our doors […]

    Included with gallery admission

  • Frida Kahlo: the Making of an Icon

    Frida Kahlo is a phenomenon. She is arguably the world’s favourite female artist – beloved by young and old. Exhibition on Screen’s award-winning film – first released during covid to […]

  • May Half Term Family Activities at Abbot Hall

    Abbot Hall Kendal

    Celebrate spring at Abbot Hall with creative, family-friendly activities running throughout the Easter holidays. From hands-on crafts to gallery adventures, there’s plenty to keep curious minds busy. Draw a Self-Portrait! […]

  • Free May Half Term Activities at Windermere Jetty Museum

    Lakeland Arts Abbot Hall, Kendal, Cumbria, United Kingdom

    Join us in the Learning Centre this May half term for free, hands-on activities designed to spark curiosity, creativity and learning through play. Make a Flying Fish What kinds of […]

  • Wheels Up North Weekender 2026

    The Wheels Up North Weekender 2026 is our flagship show of the year, set in the beautiful Lake District, where we aim to bring the best of our season together […]