Harborough at Work
Earning a Living in a Ladybird World
Harborough at Work is a family friendly exhibition looking at the Ladybird Books series ‘People at Work’. This exhibition considers how occupations and attitudes have changed since the publication of the first title sixty years ago.
We have captured work today through a series of photographs and interviews with firefighters, police officers, nurses, postal workers and farmers from Harborough. Their portraits now form a photo wall in the gallery.
In April 2024 we will be holding Community Connectors sessions to consult key members of the community about how best to present the interviews and photographs in gallery. The updated exhibition panels will be on display from 24th May 2024.
Following this we have appointed a creative practitioner, Amy Nicholson of The Handmade Theatre Company, to lead a creative response to the exhibition. This summer Amy will co-produce a mural with local people exploring what work means to people today. It will be displayed in gallery and later in other venues in Harborough.
To find out more contact helen.murray@leics.gov.uk
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How the Ladybird books portrayed work.
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