Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

Plants of the Qur’an

22 June 2024 10:00 am – 8 September 2024 4:00 pm

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About this exhibition

22 June 2024 10:00 am – 8 September 2024 4:00 pm
Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

“The 30 large paintings presented in this exhibition depict plants mentioned in the text of the Holy Qur’ān.

It represents an 8-year journey to remote locations to find the plants which are painted in extraordinary detail by Scientific Illustrator Sue Wickison in collaboration with senior Botanist at Kew Gardens,   Dr Shahina Ghazanfar

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

Address
Lister Park, Bradford, BD9 4NS
Opening times

Monday Closed (check Social Media for Bank Holiday openings)

Tuesday – Friday 10am-4pm

Saturday – Sunday 11am to 4pm

By public transport

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery is in the middle of Lister Park, one and a half miles from the City Centre on the A650 Manningham Lane. There is limited parking in Lister Park, accessible from North Park Road (off Oak Lane). Lister Park is served by many city centre bus services including 23, 25, 26, 49, 51, 52, 53, 54, 622, 647, 662, w5. Cartwright Hall is about ten minutes’ uphill walk from Frizinghall railway station.

For help in planning your journey by public transport, please visit www.wymetro.com.

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