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Ben Uri Gallery and Museum

A pioneering virtual museum with a physical presence in London

Welcome to Ben Uri

WE CELEBRATE, RESEARCH AND RECORD THE RICHLY DIVERSE THE JEWISH, REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT CONTRIBUTION TO BRITISH VISUAL CULTURAL SINCE 1900
Visit our current exhibition at Ben Uri Gallery

108a Boundary Road, off Abbey Road, London NW8 0RH

Open Wednesday-Friday 10:00 - 17:30
Orovida Pissarro, Ceremonial Dance, 1927, egg tempera on silk, Private Collection, London © The Artist’s Estate

“Sheer Verve”: The Women’s International Art Club
13 September - 15 December 2023
The Women’s International Art Club (WIAC) was founded in Paris in 1898 to give female artists a platform at a time when it was difficult for them to exhibit their work and encourage networking opportunities. The inaugural exhibition, held in London’s Grafton Gallery in 1900, went on to become an annual event until the club was dissolved in 1978.
More than a century after the WIAC’s inception, Ben Uri showcases the club’s “sheer verve”, in the words of Arts Review critic Bettina Wadia (26 January 1963) with work from 22 of its collection artists including Sonia Delaunay, Dora Gordine, Clara Klinghoffer, Laura Knight, Orovida Pissarro and Ottilie Tolansky.

A series of events including lectures, virtual exhibitions and an online issuu catalogue with an essay by WIAC expert Una Richmond, accompanies the exhibition.

We ask for £10 donation on entry to this educational exhibition towards the costs, from all who can afford.

To read the full press release please click here
The Jewish, refugee and immigrant contribution to British visual culture since 1900

BEN URI is a leading, distinctive and focussed digital resource enhancing its vibrant gallery programming in St. John’s Wood, North West London.

This expansive digital platform is designed to be the, and your, first stop for profile and biographical information on Jewish, refugee and immigrant artists, designers, dealers and scholars who have made significant contributions to the rich and diverse British cultural mosaic.

The Ben Uri Research Unit, founded in 2018 consolidating 15 years work in the field, is the engine of the museum’s overall impact.
You will find this information presented through:
- 950 Collection works, over 25% by women, all fully digitised and searchable
- 700 researched profiles on refugee and immigrant contributors to British arts since 1900
- 400 profiles on refugee and immigrant artists from 40 different countries of birth in our Collection
- 180 videos and 70 podcasts
- 60 essays and catalogues
- 50 online exhibitions with explanatory notes
- 10,000 pages of fully searchable archives since 1914 including 400 archive exhibitions since 1925
You will also find a full range of traditional departments and current activities listed and regularly updated.

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