House Proud

House Proud, a new exhibition of glass, metalwork and furniture is inspired by the Gallery's pioneering Industrial Art Collection. During the 1930s the Gallery was one of the first to collect mass-produced or limited-edition home furnishings with a very strong, contemporary design aesthetic and to display them in an art gallery setting. The exhibition illustrates some of the ways in which the boundaries between art and design for the home have been challenged since then and includes items designed for industrial production by artists such as Dame Laura Knight, Eric Ravilious and John Piper.

This is an opportunity for visitors to see some of our 20th century ceramics, glass, metalwork and furniture while the Gallery of Craft and Design is being re-furbished. The exhibition includes paintings and works on paper that haven't been seen for several decades, alongside textiles and wallpapers from the Whitworth art gallery and some key works of art from the Arts Council Collection.