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~ June 10, 2021 to June 13, 2021~ Tuesday - Sunday, 11am - 5pm || Fridays, 11am - 9pm~ . Due to recent circumstances around COVID-19 some attractions, events and restaurants may be closed or have reduced hours. Please check the company or organization's website or phone ahead before visiting.. Event Details. Location: Notice~ June 10, 2021 to June 13, 2021~ Tuesday - Sunday, 11am - 5pm || Fridays, 11am - 9pm~ Due to recent circumstances around COVID-19 some attractions, events and restaurants may be closed or have reduced hours. Please check the company or organization's website or phone ahead before visiting.~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Worcester (English, 18th century). Teapot, c. 1765–1770. soft-paste porcelain, 14.1 x 11.5 x 19.1 cm. Collection of the Winnipeg Art Gallery; Gift of Miss Frances Mills and on behalf of her sisters the late Miss Evelyn and Miss Mildred Mills, G-90-42 ab. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Simply Splendour: Porcelain, Silver, and Master Drawings at the WAG~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Tickets:$12Venue:Winnipeg Art GalleryAddress:300 Memorial BlvdURL: Visit Website~ ~ ~ ~ ~ June 10, 2021 to June 13, 2021~ Tuesday - Sunday, 11am - 5pm || Fridays, 11am - 9pm~ ~ The Decorative Arts have been, and continue to be, an important component of the Winnipeg Art Gallery's collection and exhibition activity.Like painting and sculpture, the decorative arts are valuable social documents of their time. Beyond their obvious strong aesthetic qualities, these objects have intimate connections to the daily life of their makers and owners. They speak to social custom, contemporary taste, class distinction, and fashion, the same, which might be said of the European drawings on exhibit. The opportunity to display together such a diverse range of artmaking – from porcelain to silver to pen and ink on paper – covering four centuries, affords the visitor a rewarding glimpse at the sister arts to painting and sculpture.The building of this special collection first gained momentum in the 1950's when the Gallery accepted a donation from the estate of Melanie Bolton-Hill. By the 1970's, a collecting strategy for decorative arts reflected a focus on British and Canadian porcelain, silver, glass, and studio ceramics. Today the collection, spanning the late 17th to 21st centuries, numbers over 4,600 works.The Drawings collection at the WAG also has roots in the 1950's with the purchase of an 18th century French drawing by Jean Baptiste Pillement, at the suggestion of the recently installed director, Ferdinand Eckhardt. This collection is much smaller than the decorative arts holdings; however, it boasts a notable assembly of 16th century to contemporary European and Canadian works, with most of the major European schools represented.~ ~ ~ ~ Back~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Event","name":"Simply Splendour: Porcelain, Silver, and Master Drawings at the WAG","url":"https:\/\/www.tourismwinnipeg.com\/festivals-and-events\/upcoming-events\/display,event\/10563\/simply-splendour-porcelain-silver-and-master-drawings-at-the-wag","image":"https:\/\/www.tourismwinnipeg.com\/uploads\/event_image\/g_90_42a_filt_t1601496670.t1601647473.jpg","description":"The Decorative Arts have been, and continue to be, an important component of the Winnipeg Art Gallery\u2019s collection and exhibition activity.Like painting and sculpture, the decorative arts are valuable social documents of their time. Beyond their...","startDate":"2021-06-10","endDate":"2021-06-13","location":{"@type":"Place","name":"Winnipeg Art Gallery","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","streetAddress":"300 Memorial Blvd","addressLocality":"Winnipeg","addressRegion":"MB","addressCountry":"CA"}}} ~ , Winnipeg