Uplifting stories for Norfolk and Suffolk
Between 1948 and 1961, German-born husband and wife Walter and Rita Nurnberg photographed the factories of Norwich and their workers. Meticulously choreographed images of the factories are infused with the high modernism of the Bauhaus, whilst striking portraits of workers lean into the glamour and beauty of cinema’s golden age. It includes over 130 original […]
This beautiful new exhibition explores how bridges – physical and symbolic – have inspired artists from Norfolk and beyond, in particular their importance in the work of JMW Turner. The centrepiece of the exhibition is the magnificent early oil painting, Walton Bridges, painted by Turner in 1806, and acquired for Norfolk Museums in 2019 with the […]
Norwich Works: The Industrial Photography of Walter & Rita Nurnberg shines a spotlight on the remarkable and beautiful photographs by Walter and Rita Nurnberg capturing post-war working life in three Norwich factories. Their journey from the archives to the gallery wall is a fascinating one of chance and rediscovery. The story began in 2020 when […]
