{"id":539248,"date":"2026-04-19T10:50:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T10:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/539248\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T10:50:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T10:50:09","slug":"museum-unveils-flower-fairies-and-dorset-views-exhibition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/539248\/","title":{"rendered":"Museum unveils Flower Fairies and Dorset views exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  The Russell-Cotes Art Gallery &amp; Museum, which sits on east cliff promenade, is now offering guests the opportunity to view the &#8216;Flowers Fairies:\u00a0Enchantment by the Sea&#8217; exhibition from\u00a0March, 28 to October 4, 2026.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bournemouthecho.co.uk\/news\/26026159.travel-world-without-leaving-dorset-beautiful-world-festival\/?ref=ed_direct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Travel the world without leaving Dorset at the Beautiful World Festival<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/>The Sweet Pea Fairies From Flower Fairies of the Garden (Image: The Estate of Cicely Mary Barker, 1944)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The exhibition celebrates the timeless artistry of Cicely Mary Barker&#8217;s paintings which are modelled on real children and blend\u00a0botanical accuracy and imaginary fairies, first published in 1923.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/>Photograph of Cicely Mary Barker (Image: Frederick Warne &amp; Co)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The exhibition features 30 original Flower Fairies illustrations, with accompanying sketches and rarely seen preparatory studies, including never-before seen landscapes by the artist of Dorset and its surrounding areas.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Sarah Newman, Manager of the Russell-Cotes, says: \u201cWe\u2019re delighted to share the magic of Cicely Mary Barker\u2019s Flower Fairies with our visitors.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;This exhibition brings her artistry to life, from original illustrations to her beautiful Dorset landscapes, offering a truly enchanting experience for all ages.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  SEE MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bournemouthecho.co.uk\/news\/26023965.scouts-parade-set-welcome-1000-young-people-celebrate-movement\/?ref=ed_direct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Scouts parade set to welcome 1000 young people to celebrate the movement<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/>Panorama from Hengistbury Head (Image: Frederick Warne &amp; Co.)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The exhibition also presents work from\u00a0Cicely which was directly inspired by her visits well loved landmarks in the county including scenes from Swanage, Highcliffe and Hengistbury Head.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Russell-Cotes are encouraging visitors to plan ahead and immerse themselves in the exhibition, which promises to blend artistry, nature and storytelling.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  For more information, visit the\u00a0Russell-Cotes Art Gallery &amp; Museum website directly.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Russell-Cotes Art Gallery &amp; Museum, which sits on east cliff promenade, is now offering guests the opportunity&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":539249,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[6225,6485,6486,1120,96,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-539248","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-design","12":"tag-entertainment","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom","15":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539248","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=539248"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539248\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/539249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=539248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=539248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=539248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}