Exhibition
Christmas Greetings by Modern British Artists
20 Nov 2020 – 6 Jan 2021
Regular hours
- Friday
- 10:00 – 16:00
- Saturday
- 10:00 – 16:00
- Sunday
- 11:00 – 16:00
- Tuesday
- 10:00 – 16:00
- Wednesday
- 10:00 – 16:00
- Thursday
- 10:00 – 16:00
Cost of entry
Adults £12.50*
Pallant House Gallery Friends Free
Under 18s Free
Art Fund Members £6.50**
Students (with NUS card or Student ID card) Free
* Includes a £1.50 donation which allows us to claim Gift Aid on the whole ticket price.
** Includes a £1 donation which allows us to claim Gift Aid on the whole ticket price.
Address
- 9 North Pallant
- Chichester
- PO19 1TJ
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- Chichester Railway Station is a few minutes walk from Pallant House Gallery. There are many direct links from London Victoria, Brighton, Portsmouth, Southampton, and Gatwick Airport. Trains to London Waterloo connect at nearby Havant.
Get in the festive spirit with our collection of artist-designed Christmas cards.
Discover the personal and playful cards made by Edward Bawden, Ben Nicholson, Enid Marx and more.
About
Did you know that Christmas cards are a British invention? The first Christmas card is believed to have been commissioned in 1843 by Henry Cole, founding director of the V&A. He and his friend, the artist John Horsley, designed the first Christmas card as a way of encouraging ordinary people to use the newly-formed postal service to keep in touch with friends and family.
This festive Print Room display will feature over 100 original Christmas cards dating from the 1950s to the present day. It includes cards made by celebrated British artists including Edward Bawden, Glenn Brown, Barnett Freedman, Nigel Henderson, Enid Marx, Ben Nicholson, and Glyn Philpot.