Watch: Toys and Games exhibition opens in Aberdeen
An exhibition featuring toys and games dating as far back as the 1940s will open tomorrow at Aberdeen Maritime Museum.
An exhibition featuring toys and games dating as far back as the 1940s will open tomorrow at Aberdeen Maritime Museum.
The exhibition has been curated by two members of Aberdeen Art Gallery staff – Andrew Woodside, museums supervisor and Lynne Clark, museums support officer as part of secondment opportunity while the art gallery is closed.
It's inspired by the painting ‘Marjory and Anne’, by local artist Alexander Christie.
The portrait shows local sisters Marjory and Anne Gerrie, playing with their toys in 1943, at home at 2 Queens Gardens, Aberdeen in 1943.
The portrait was commissioned by their father. In 1970 the sisters Mrs Anne Donald and Mrs Marjory Kelly gifted the painting to Aberdeen Art Gallery.
The whole exhibition takes people through a journey from simple toys of the 1940's, all the way through to contemporary dolls such as Buzz Lightyear and Barbie.
Aberdeen City Council's Deputy Leader, Councillor Marie Boulton said: “It is great that we are able to still see artwork from Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums Collections while the gallery is closed, for its multi-million-pound redevelopment.
“While the type of toys and games children play with varies through the decades, play is a universal experience and something which we have all enjoyed, which is why this is such a great exhibition for all the family to enjoy.”