About the exhibition
Visitors to the exhibition were invited to explore how human impacts, including the climate crisis, are changing the landscape. How has landscape been depicted by artists, makers and people from Suffolk and across the world? Can these Landscape Rebels offer solutions to the environmental crisis?
The exhibition brought together artworks by Turner, Constable and Monet, alongside natural history, costume, and global stories, to show a variety of creative responses to the landscape.
Contemporary commissions formed a part of the exhibition and events programme, highlighting ways we can engage with nature, art and our landscape.
Natural Rebels
Natural rebels can be found in our amazing world of animals and plant life. Discover how wildlife has been impacted by humans and changing climates, and what you can do to help our natural world.
Art Rebels
Art rebels represent the landscape in ways that challenge us to think. Discover artworks by renowned artists, including Turner’s Walton Bridges and works by Monet on loan from the National Gallery, as well as pieces from our own collection.
Turner’s Walton Bridges was saved for the nation by the Norfolk Museums Service and Colchester + Ipswich Museums. With the aid of major grants from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, Art Fund, The Friends of the Ipswich Museums and a private donor, this nationally important painting was successfully saved for the East of England and the nation in 2019.
Image © The National Gallery, London
Coastal Rebels
Coastal rebels document our changing shoreline and depict how it is changing. The Suffolk coast is eroding fast, accelerated by climate change. Artworks from our collections show how the view of our coastline has been altered over time.
Global Rebels
Global rebels can show us how to connect to nature and live sustainably. From Australia to Alaska, discover how changing temperatures are impacting countries around the globe, and what we can learn about adapting to live with our changing world.
Global Rebels
Global rebels can show us how to connect to nature and live sustainably. From Australia to Alaska, discover how changing temperatures are impacting countries around the globe, and what we can learn about adapting to live with our changing world.
Local Rebels
Local rebels provide inspiration and demonstrate how we can make positive changes to our landscape. Works on display include Tom Owens’ series of photographs depicting allotment owners in Ipswich.
Material Rebels
Material rebels use design solutions to produce clothing and objects for daily use. Explore the impact of fashion on the natural world and consider what changes we can make to protect our environment.
