The Margaret Bryan Gallery is an exhibition space named after one of Britain’s pioneering women in science education, who lived on the Caves site in the 18th Century.
Margaret ran a boarding school here for young women, teaching astronomy and the sciences, a radical pursuit at the time.
Our gallery continues in the spirit of providing inspiration in an accessible space.
Image – Mrs Bryan and Her Daughters – Frontispiece to A Compendious System of Astronomy, the whole engraved by William Nutter from a miniature by Samuel Shelley, 1797, 1799 and 1805.
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Open Call
OPEN CALL
Entry Deadline: 3 July
Exhibition dates:
17 July-1 November
A6-sized works
Free to enter
Artists are invited to submit work for our Small Works Exhibition on the theme of science and the natural world.
Current Exhibition
THE MECHANICAL ELEPHANT & Other Linocuts by Hugh Ribbans
Until 5 July, 10-5
An exhibition of linocuts featuring images with a Margate, Kentish or seaside connection. Mostly black and white, Ribbans' prints exhibit detailed cutting that explores narrative, pattern and line.
A Mermaid dances with fish! Margate’s Mechanical Elephant is remembered, as is Dreamland’s Wall of Death, the Chairoplane ride and a lady selling sea shells.
Canterbury’s historic steam Crab and Winkle line is celebrated with Mr Cushing’s favourite Whitstable walk. Fish and chips are enjoyed on the beach. There’s a map of Margate and a tribute to the town’s renowned stargazer and educator Margaret Bryan.
Coming Soon
Small Wonders
17 July - 1 November
Open submission small works show on the theme of science and the natural world.
Christmas Print Show
28 November - 3 January
An exhibition of works that make perfect Christmas gifts.
Image – From The Margate Cave Dwellers series, by The Design Dealership.
