Peter Rabbit ™

Peter Rabbit™: the Tale of The Tale

Victoria and Albert Museum
Until 8th January 2011
Admission Free

Peter Rabbit™: the tale of The Tale draws on the collections of both the V&A and Frederick Warne to trace the story of Peter Rabbit from its beginnings as an illustrated letter in 1893, to its publication by Frederick Warne & Co. in 1902, and beyond. For the first time, the complete extant original illustrations from the book will be shown in sequence alongside the text of the story. Audio listening posts will also allow visitors to re-live the charm of this well-known tale.

Visit the V&A website below for more information.

www.vam.ac.uk/peterrabbit

Please direct all enquiries to: archiveenquiries@vam.ac.uk

Beatrix Potter exhibition in Hertfordshire

Mill Green Museum
24th July - 31st October 2010

An exhibition featuring loans of Beatrix Potter's original drawings from The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies (1910) from the British Museum and 19th century drawings from the V&A.

Beatrix Potter was born in 1866 and spent many of her summer holidays as a child in Hertfordshire. The exhibition focuses on Beatrix's time in the county and how it influenced her later books.

For further information visit Welwyn Hatfield Council's website

From Hill Top to Haystacks

Bowness Tourist information Centre
16th July - 13th August 2010

This exhibition brings together, in a tactile format, images of the characters created by Beatrix Potter and the Mountain Drawings of Alfred Wainwright.

For blind people and the visually impaired, it is a tactile guide around the Peter Rabbit characters, the fell tops, crags and gullies.

For further information visit Bowness Tourist information Centre

A Fairyland of Flowers: Beatrix Potter and Cicely Mary Barker V&A Museum, London

This beautiful exhibition features original illustrations that capture the wonder and magic of the natural world by Beatrix Potter and the Flower Fairies™ creator Cicely Mary Barker.

Visit the V&A website below for more information.

Useful Links

www.vam.ac.uk

Please direct all enquiries to: archiveenquiries@vam.ac.uk