The Robert Cripps Gallery
The College opened the new Robert Cripps Gallery at Magdalene College in November 2021 and is delighted with this new gallery space for visiting exhibitions and for occasionally displaying parts of the College art collection to the wider community.
The Gallery has been named in honour of Mr Robert Cripps AM, a passionate art collector, generous supporter and Honorary Fellow of the College since 2005. The Robert Cripps Gallery forms a key part of the award-winning New Library, a purpose-built space for Magdalene students and staff to meet, work, relax and find inspiration.
Upcoming Exhibitions
Fragile Planet - Watercolour Journeys into Wild Places
Early 2022
This major exhibition of watercolours highlights the precariousness of the world’s wildernesses. A stark picture of the environmental risks now being faced by our planet is portrayed in a new exhibition by Cornwall’s world-renowned wilderness artist, Tony Foster.
COVID-19
The following COVID-19 safety measures are currently in place:
- Entrance will be to the Gallery only. Visitors are requested to meet outside the Porters' Lodge in First Court at their booked time to be escorted to the gallery.
- Face coverings must be worn.
- Visitors are requested not to enter other parts of the New Library or Magdalene College.
- Visitors are requested to please respect social distancing guidelines.
Past Exhibitions
Everest 1921 - A Reconnaissance
Pioneering works in the history of photography! With the kind permission of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), this exhibition showcased a selection of prints of the approaches to Mount Everest, taken in 1921 and reconstructed from newly digitised fragile silver nitrate negatives.