BEATRIX POTTER'S GARDEN

Family exhibition at Liverpool Museum

‘Friends of the bunny rejoice!’ Country Life, February 2004

Visitors of all ages from the youngest to the oldest enthusiasts will enjoy Beatrix Potter’s Garden at Liverpool Museum from 23 October 2004 to 9 January 2005.

The exhibition provides a unique insight into the life and works of this enchanting author, artist and naturalist, emphasising her love of the natural world.á Visitors will be able to explore Beatrix Potter’s Victorian childhood and her life in the Lake District, then see how this influenced the charming characters she created.

Highlights of the exhibition include:

• More than 45 pieces of original artwork from the archives of the Victoria & Albert Museum, the National Trust and Frederick Warne, publishers of the Beatrix Potter books.
• A display of costumes from the Royal Ballet’s Tales of Beatrix Potter.
• A pair of the clogs Beatrix Potter used to wear on her farm in the Lake District.
• A selection of insect specimens (bees, beetles, moths, butterflies) illustrating the type of still life Beatrix Potter would have used for her sketches.
• An interactive virtual tour through the Lake District demonstrating the influences that the area had on her work.

Visitors can also enjoy special storytelling afternoons in the exhibition from 25 to 29 October during the half term week and on 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 29 & 30 December.á Please ring the information desk on 0151 478 4393 for further details of what is available on the day of your visit.

The exhibition at Liverpool Museum coincides with the 100^th anniversary of the publication of The Tale of Two Bad Mice.á

The fifth of Beatrix Potter’s little tales, it follows the adventures of Tom Thumb and Hunca Munca, two mischievous mice who cause havoc in a doll’s house.á

The house where the story unfolds was based on a real one made by Norman Warne, Potter’s publisher and close friend.á Tom Thumb and Hunca Munca were the names of Beatrix’s pet mice, and in the book they sneak into the doll’s house and intend to feast on the delicious-looking food set out in the dining room, but when they discover it to be made of plaster, they lose their tempers and cause as much mischief as they can!

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