As we are marking 80 years since Pauline in The Yellow Dress arrived in our collection we simply had to post about the iconic dress worn by Pauline herself! 💛 The Gunn family got in contact and The Harris acquired it as a gift in 2006. 🖤 #FrockingFabulous

Direct Access are working with The Harris Museum to ensure access for all. Read their full interview with our CEO Steven Mifsud MBE, who elaborates on the essential role of our access consultants in ensuring a welcoming environment for all at the The Harris museum. 🏛️✨

This week's #OnlineArtExchange theme is still life, so we've chosen to share Fredrick William Roscoe's painting 'Still Life- Grapes, Orange, and Hazelnuts', which came to The Harris Collections as a gift from the artist. 🍇🟠🥜 Art UK

Did you know it's been 80 years since the painting Pauline in The Yellow Dress was first displayed at The Harris? 💛 Today's throwback features the dress Pauline wore in the painting alongside the beloved artwork. 📸

Did you know you can keep up to date with all Harris related news on our website? 🏛️ From events, collections, new acquisitions, opportunities and more!✨ And you can read about our #HarrisYourPlace news too! 👷 🔗 Find out more: bit.ly/40bdWL4

We caught up with Steven Mifsud MBE, CEO of Direct Access, to discuss his role during the transformative #HarrisYourPlace capital project. 🔗 Read our Q+A with Steven here: bit.ly/4g11JQQ Arts Council England | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | Blog Preston | Lancashire Post | #TownsFund

As Autumn approaches, scenes like this become more familiar, or perhaps you already recognise this scene? 🍂 Entitled ‘Entrance to the Willows, Ashton-on-Ribble’, this oil on canvas piece was painted by Frederick William Roscoe (1838 - 1902).

How wonderful is this archive image from our collection? 📸 Estimated to have been captured in the late 19th, or early 20th century, it shows an unusually quiet Avenham Park!

Want to keep up to date with the exciting changes taking place at The Harris as part of the transformative #HarrisYourPlace project? 🏛️ Check out our website, or sign up for our newsletter, to find out more 👉 bit.ly/3Xj8Ixd

Check out this exciting opportunity to exhibit or display in our new space, Gallery Two, when we reopen! 🏛️ 📌 Application deadline: 30 September 🔗 Find out more: bit.ly/3RM81YA

Yellow is being celebrated on the #OnlineArtExhange on Art UK, centred around The Harris 'Pauline in the Yellow Dress' painting. Step into this #Curation of artworks making use of yellow in UK art collections artuk.org/discover/curat…

Exciting #HarrisYourPlace updates 🏛️ Have you noticed that the external scaffolding has been removed, including at the back of The Harris, as shown in this image? We think the Harris exterior looks magnificent. Arts Council England The National Lottery Heritage Fund The National Lottery Heritage Fund North

💛 Hello yellow 👋 Today's #OnlineArtExchange is yellow to mark 80 years since the painting 'Pauline in the Yellow Dress' was first acquired The Harris 🧑‍🎨 Herbert James Gunn (1893–1964) © estate of the artist. 📷 The Harris

This week's #OnlineArtExchange theme is yellow in honour of Pauline in The Yellow Dress' 80th anniversary in our collection! 💛 We've chosen to share William Hughes' painting, 'Lemons and Flowers' and look forward to seeing all the wonderful yellow art. 🍋🍋 Art UK

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Happy #ReadABookDay! Today is all about celebrating literature and taking some time to relax with a good book. To mark the occasion, we wanted to share this beautifully illustrated copy of Jack and the Beanstalk from our children’s literature collection, published in 1875! 📚