Cumberland Council<\/a>\u2019s executive member for vibrant and healthy places, said: “This exhibition combines stunning photography with compelling stories from the natural world.\n<\/p>\n\n “We’re delighted that visitors to The Beacon Museum will have the opportunity to see these award-winning images here in Cumberland.”\n<\/p>\n
\n Developed and produced by the Natural History Museum in London, the exhibition features 100 photographs selected from more than 65,000 entries submitted by photographers from 121 countries and territories.\n<\/p>\n
\n Images capture a wide range of wildlife, landscapes, and natural environments, showcasing animal behaviour, species diversity, and the beauty of the natural world through the eyes of photographers around the globe.\n<\/p>\n
\n Heather Holmes, customer and visitor experience manager at The Beacon Museum, said: “We are incredibly proud to welcome Wildlife Photographer of the Year to The Beacon Museum as part of this internationally acclaimed touring exhibition.\n<\/p>\n
\n “Bringing an exhibition of this calibre to Whitehaven demonstrates our ambition to ensure that world-class cultural experiences are not limited to major cities but are accessible to communities here in West Cumbria.”\n<\/p>\n
\n Now in its 62nd year, Wildlife Photographer of the Year is one of the world\u2019s longest-running and best-known wildlife photography competitions.\n<\/p>\n
\n Dr Doug Gurr, director of the Natural History Museum, said: “Through a collection of truly extraordinary images, selected from a global reach of 121 countries and territories, this exhibition offers visitors a rare opportunity to experience the wonder of our planet through the eyes of some of the world\u2019s most talented photographers.\n<\/p>\n
\n “At a time when nature is under more pressure than ever before, these photographs remind us of both what is at stake and what is worth protecting.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The internationally acclaimed Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition will go on display at The Beacon Museum in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":810355,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[6225,6485,6486,1120,96,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-810354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-design","tag-entertainment","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/810354","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=810354"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/810354\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/810355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=810354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=810354"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=810354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}