*This event is part of national Heritage Open Days 2019. Please click here for more information.
Discover a unique ‘secret museum’, glimpse a traditional tile works & find out more about 'OUR BETH'; a special transatlantic tale about 16,000 Minton tiles made in The Potteries & located at the heart of New York’s world famous Central Park
Bethesda Terrace was designed as the formal centrepiece of Central Park, New York City. It’s affectionately known as ‘the heart of the park’. The majestic Arcade is famed for its unique Minton Tile Ceiling created with nearly 16,000 encaustic tiles made in The Potteries (Stoke-on-Trent, England) over 150 years ago.
A small consignment of the original ceiling & floor tiles will make a unique return journey from Manhattan - via Liverpool - to their ‘birthplace’ in Stoke-on-Trent as part of a transatlantic cultural (re)connection project led by Danny Callaghan (UK) & Matt Reiley (USA).*
The two artists will undertake a month-long odyssey - guided by the original transit route - which aims to celebrate the historic commission & promote a contemporary conversation about the wider cultural significance & value of this magnificent ceramic masterpiece.
*Please note: Exhibition open 10:30am - 3:30pm Saturday & Sunday. Danny & Matt will be in residence at CLAYHEAD between 12:30pm - 3:30pm Saturday & 10:30am - 1:30pm Sunday.
Our Beth
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