Fresh version of Windermere Boys exhibition moves to major city venue (From The Westmorland Gazette)

Fresh version of Windermere Boys exhibition moves to major city venue

9:40am Sunday 15th January 2012 in Art By Adrian Mullen, Arts correspondent

THE Lake District Holocaust Project, put together by Cumbrian-based education and arts charity Another Space, has partnered Manchester Jewish Museum in a major exhibition.

Running from January 29, The Windermere Boys is a unique blend of historical archive material and works created by artists who have travelled with the project to locations in Poland, Germany, Holland, France and Hungary in the course of research and development.

Artists represented include Mark Peter Wright, British Composer of the Year 2009 (Sonic Arts), Ian Walton, Chris Atkins, Rosemary Smith, Denise Neild, Trevor Avery, Alex Hoggarth and Gill White.

The exhibition is the latest episode in a remarkable project, and an updated version of the compelling story of the 300 Jewish children who survived the horrific concentration camps of the Second World War and were cared for in the Lake District in August 1945. The exhibition has been specially designed for the Manchester show by Hemisphere, the international and award-winning exhibition designers.

The story of the how the children arrived in the Lake District and where they stayed, is told in words and pictures and features interviews with some of the survivors who have been regular visitors to Cumbria over the years.

The exhibition in a similar form has been running at Windermere Library. However, the Manchester version is a fresh take on the ‘boys’ story and includes new photographs and images courtesy of the Imperial War Museum, which focus on the youngsters route from Prague.

Another Space director Trevor Avery said they were delighted to working with such a major exhibition space as Manchester Jewish Museum.

He added: “We have become very close to a number of the Jewish children who settled in Manchester and it will be very moving to see them all gathered together again.

“The excellently designed exhibition has embedded the artworks into the historical aspect of the exhibition so that they work so well together. Artists are uniquely able to put a form on to the powerful emotions we all feel when we encounter the story.”

Manchester Jewish Museum is located at 190 Cheetham Road.