Shakespeare to Winehouse open 9:00am–7:00pm on Thu, Fri, Sat from 7 July
Shipmates for years, James Cook and Joseph Banks each kept a journal but neither man shed light on their relationship.
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Betty Churcher describes the creation of the portrait of Captain James Cook in the National Portrait Gallery.
An exploration of the role of artists such as John Webber who, whilst a member of Cook’s crew over many voyages, created paintings and drawings of the situations and people the explorers encountered.
Celebrating a new painted portrait of Joseph Banks, Sarah Engledow spins a yarn of the naturalist, the first kangaroo in France and Don, a Spanish ram.