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Guernsey Museum & Art GalleryPermanent exhibitions - ‘The Story of Guernsey’ Special Exhibitions - |
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| 1st January - 27th January 2012 | Guernsey Museum & Art Gallery closed for essential maintenance |
| 28th January - 25th March 2012 | Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2011 |
Living History: - During the summer season actors in period costume perform accurately researched stories, to both entertain and inform. More...
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Sat 28 January – Sun 25 March 2012
Brian White Gallery |
Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2011This popular wildlife photography exhibition opens the 2012 season at Guernsey Museum & Art GalleryWe are privileged to be the only location within the Channel Islands scheduled to display this prestigious annual exhibition of stunning wildlife photography from around the world. It features the winning and commended images from the 2011 Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition, chosen from tens of thousands of worldwide entries. The overall winning photograph, ‘Still Life in Oil’ by Daniel Beltrá of Spain emphasises the environmental concerns which underpin the competition. It was selected from over 40,000 images submitted by more than 4000 photographers from 96 different countries. Other special awards among the 17 exhibition categories are the Gerald Durrell Award for Endangered Wildlife, Eric Hosking Award and Wildlife Photojournalist of the Year. The exhibition has 110 prize-winning and commended photographs. Entries are taken from both professional and amateur photographers; three winning entries are from children under 10 years of age. Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year is co-owned by the Natural History Museum and BBC Wildlife Magazine and is sponsored by Veolia Environnement. Full details can be found on the NHM website. Plus foyer display -
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Permanent exhibitions: at Castle Cornet, and Fort Grey (follow links for details)
Living History: During the summer season, actors in period costume perform accurately researched stories, to both entertain and inform. Follow the links for details of performances at Castle Cornet and Fort Grey.
