Manchester Art Gallery exhibitions to commemorate First World War

Two new exhibitions have been launched at Manchester Art Gallery to mark the First World War Centenary: ‘The Sensory War 1914-2014” and ‘Stanley Spencer: Heaven in a Hell of War‘.

The Sensory War 1914-2014′ exhibition marking the Centenary of the First World War explores how artists have communicated the impact of military conflict on the body, mind, environment and human senses between 1914 and 2014.

The exhibition will run through February 22nd 2015. For more information on this exhibition, click here.

Stanley Spencer: Heaven in a Hell of War‘ is an exhibition of work by acclaimed British painter, Stanley Spencer, on loan from the National Trust’s Sandham Memorial Chapel. This exhibition will feature a series of large-scale arched canvases and side panels detailing scenes of the artist’s own wartime experiences.

This show will run through 1 March 2015. For more information on this exhibition, click here.

For more information about visiting the Manchester Art Gallery, view their website here.

Source: Manchester City Galleries

Images: Manchester Art Gallery website

Posted by: Hannah Schneider, Centenary News