Welcome
The Fry Public Art Gallery was opened in 1987 and houses an impressive number of paintings, prints, illustrations, wallpapers and decorative designs by artists of the 20th century and the present day who have local connections and have made a significant contribution to their field. There is an emphasis on those who for a variety of reasons settled in Great Bardfield between the early thirties of the last century and the death in 1983 of John Aldridge RA who had lived in the village for fifty years.
The Gallery is run by volunteers, both invigilators when it is open to the public and other helpers throughout the year. Please contact us if you would like to become more involved.
The Fry Art Gallery is now closed and will re-open on Sunday 2nd April 2023 with two exhibitions:
Art and Design from the permanent collection, and Interwoven Lives: Marianne Straub, Great Bardfield & Friends.
Film by Thomas Völker © 2022
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The Fry’s online shop has a range of gifts, from textiles to books.
Please click HERE for more information.
The Fry receives no regular funding and the pandemic has affected visitor numbers during. Should you wish to contribute to our running costs, please use the button below.
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Visit the Collection
Browse the Fry Gallery collection online here.
Work of the week
Work of the week 57: Tottenham Hale by Edward Bawden
This is the design for platform murals at Tottenham Hale station on the Victoria Line on the London Underground system which opened in 1968. Thousands pass it every day without knowing it is the work of Edward Bawden. During the Covid-19 pandemic we used it to remind...
Work of the week 56: Mr Sherlock Holmes & Dr Watson by Edward Bawden
1984, Linocut After Edward Bawden had completed late in 1981 sixty-eight illustrations for the three-volume Folio Society edition of Mallory’s Morte d’Arthur, he was reluctant to undertake more book illustrations. However by 1984, he agreed to provide six...
Work of the Week 55: The Pagoda by Edward Bawden
linocut 1964 Kew’s Pagoda was completed in 1762 as a gift for Princess Augusta, the founder of the Gardens. It was one of several Chinese buildings designed for Kew by Sir William Chambers, who had spent time travelling and studying the architecture of East Asia. A...
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Visiting us
Opening Times
The Gallery is currently closed.
It will re-open on Sunday 2nd April 2023, and will remain open until Sunday 29th October.
Admission is free.
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 2pm – 5pm |
| Wednesday | 2pm – 5pm |
| Thursday | 2pm – 5pm |
| Friday | 2pm – 5pm |
| Saturday | 11am – 5pm |
| Sunday and bank holidays | 2pm – 5pm |
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