Join us at Nottingham Castle for our March Photography walk, for a chance to explore the grounds, exterior and interior spaces of one of Nottingham’s greatest cultural assets and focal points, with a history that dates back 1000s of years.

Boasting a high vantage point with views across the City Centre, The Castle is a great spot to consider urban landscape photography as well as capturing the heritage and architectural elements of the Castle’s exterior and interior spaces. Within the Castle there are a range of exhibition spaces holding permanent collections, as well as temporary exhibitions to gain inspiration for your images. Steeped in history, there will be plenty of stories and ideas to take from this visit.

A bit of history about the venue:

After it’s beginnings as a wooden Motte-and-Bailey Castle, built in 1068 by William the Conqueror in his attempts to assert his control over his new territory, numerous changes have taken place. It was in 1878 after the sixth Duke tasked Architect T.C Hine to renovate the Castle into a Museum of Fine Art that it became the Castle, or Ducal Palace we are familiar with today. It was the first public museum of art in the country and since 1878 it has been a museum for Nottingham and its community.

The Castle holds an extensive collection of artworks including world-class examples of Nottingham alabaster, salt-glazed stoneware, and Nottingham’s world-famous lace. A £30 million renovation project has recently taken place to upgrade the Castle and to create new facilities that will help save and share the stories of Nottingham, Robin Hood and the Castle for generations to come.

If you are interested in reading more about the history of the Castle click here

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If you require more information please contact - Artspeak@radfordcaregroup.org.uk