Stephen Lawrence Gallery
With its “shop-front” location, this self-contained, dedicated exhibition space takes its place in the thriving Greenwich arts scene and is a window on the creative life of the University’s new academic building in Stockwell Street, which houses subject specialisms in architecture, digital arts and design. For more information about this gallery, its history and objectives, please see the about page.
Never Set Eyes on the Land
- 30th April - 17th May 2019
- Stephen Lawrence Gallery
The Partition of India in 1947 resulted in the largest mass migration in human history. 14 million Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs and Christians, were displaced. This lit the fuse for a series of events that not only changed the Sub-Continent but also Britain forever. Partition carries a living legacy in the UK and across the world […]
Project Space
Like a “town square” the Project Space provides a location for a calendar of events at the bustling centre of the new academic building. The Project Space also hosts displays in association with conferences and talks in the adjoining lecture theatres and occasionally allows room for the larger exhibitions in the Stephen Lawrence Gallery to expand.
For Walls with Tongues
- 10th – 30th May 2019
- Project Space
For Walls with Tongues is compiled and curated by Greenwich Mural Workshop, a seminal arts organisation based in Greenwich. This exhibition of street murals from 1966 to 1985 reveals the influence of muralists on the expansion of art in public spaces since the 60s and presents their lives and experiences through oral history. It celebrates […]
Heritage Gallery
Located in the historic setting of the Old Royal Naval College, the Heritage Gallery lends itself to longer-term exhibitions dealing with the University’s history and values. Recently renovated, this gallery offers a resource to our students and staff as well as a point of communication between the university and the many visitors to our World Heritage Site.
Differences in Common
- 31st May - 11th June 2019
- Heritage Gallery
FORTHCOMING EXHIBITION | This photography exhibition focuses on what new and existing communities have in common while recognising the value of diversity.
About The Heads
- 17th April - 24th May 2019
- Heritage Gallery
In the Undercroft to Queen Anne’s Court at the Old Royal Naval College lies a collection of stone heads from the turn of the 18th century. The mysterious heads, depicting Neptune and other denizens of the deep, were carved by Robert Jones of Stepney in the early 1700s and were originally intended for display upon […]