Museums
and Galleries
The Oates Museum at Gilbert
White's House, Selborne, commemorates Captain Lawrence Oates
who died with Scott on the famous ill fated south Pole expedition,
and Frank Oates one of the first Europeans to reach Victoria
Fails. Also in Selborne you will find the Selborne Gallery,
where the 'Mouth and Foot Painters' exhibit their work.
The Curtis Museum, Alton, chronicles local history and
has a collection of toys, dolls and games, while its sister
The Allen Gallery, close by, houses a superb collection of decorative
arts, including pottery, ceramics and tiles from all over the
world.
Nearby
Alresford boasts a number of galleries, including the Bay
Tree Gallery, the Eastern Arts Gallery and the Long Gallery.
In
Petersfield you will find the Flora Twort Gallery, which is
devoted to this artist's paintings and drawings and provides
a delightful record of Petersfield between the wars.
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