Shakespeare in Art

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon 30 Jan 2012
Link: 
http://www.newcastlegateshead.com/whats-on/shakespeare-in-art-p620541
Pub Date: 
Fri, 03/30/2012 - 12:08
Category: 
Exhibition
Site Structure: 
Tourism and travel
Summary: 
Shakespeare in Art
Date start: 
Sat, 01/28/2012 - 00:00
Date end: 
Sun, 01/29/2012 - 00:00
xcal location: 
http://www.newcastlegateshead.com/whats-on/shakespeare-in-art-p620541
xcal venue id: 
http://www.newcastlegateshead.com/whats-on/shakespeare-in-art-p620541
xcal venue name: 
Laing Art Gallery
xcal venue region: 
Tyne And Wear
xcal venue postcode: 
NE1 8AG
xcal venue country: 
United Kingdom
xcal venue street: 
New Bridge Street
xcal venue city: 
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Lat: 
54.97466
Long: 
-1.60925
Description: 

To celebrate the 175th birthday of Newcastle’s Theatre Royal in 2012, the Laing will host an exhibition which explores how Shakespeare has inspired artists for centuries. Displaying paintings, prints and objects from Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums' collections, visitors young and old will recognize characters from Shakespeare’s best-known plays such as Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, The Merchant of Venice and much more.