Planning to visit us this week? Here’s some tips to help you enjoy your visit during the heatwave

If you’d like to avoid the peak temperatures, we’ll be open from 10am – 5pm, Wed 24 – Sun 28 Jun
The shuttle bus will be running throughout the week, going between the Welcome Centre and the galleries/café
The galleries are climate-controlled, take your time exploring the art collections and exhibitions in the cool
The woodland area by the lake provides plenty of shade
You can top up your water with our free water station in the café
Cold drinks and ice creams can be purchased at both the Welcome Centre and café

Flight and the Artistic Imagination

29 June 2012 – 30 September 2012

About the
exhibition

This major exhibition explored the instinctive human desire to fly from the classical era to the modern day. Starting with the imaginations of Leonardo da Vinci and Francisco Goya and ending with space travel, satellite images and everyday air travel, it was an exciting exploration of creative responses to flight.

Allowing visitors the opportunity to discover classical flight and the fall of Icarus. Learn about the Wright brothers, Yuri Gagarin and the history of aviation and space travel., explore the uses of flight from everyday travel and transportation to sky battles and air raids and enjoy spectacular aerial views and satellite imagery.

Flight and the Artistic Imagination included an intriguing combination of paintings, sculpture, photographs, drawings, prints and video, by artists such as Leonardo da Vinci, Henri Matisse, Paul Nash, Peter Lanyon and Hiraki Sawa.

The exhibition contained work from national collections such as the Imperial War Museum, the British Museum, Arts Council Collection and the National Galleries of Scotland.