Abbot Hall reveals new look after a three-year closure.

The wait is over as doors re-open at Abbot Hall Art Gallery in Kendal this weekend on Saturday, May 20.

Along with a fresh, renovated look – the gallery moves in a new direction which will explore themes of landscape and identity, through its collection and new collaborations.

There will be a major exhibition of work by one of the UK’s most courageous land artists Julie Brook at the Grade 1 listed Georgian building, on the banks of the River Kent.

On opening day there will be a talk by Julie Brook, celebrating the exhibition.

What is it That Will Last? is an exhibition of film, sound, drawing and photography created in the Outer Hebrides, Japan and Cumbria.

Visitors are invited to explore the exhibition that runs through the galleries of Abbot Hall.

Her seminal work, Firestacks, is an immersive series of films showing the might and mystery of tidal forces surrounding the islands of Scotland.

Work from John Ruskin, Barbara Hepworth, JMW Turner, Frank Auerbach and Elizabeth Frinkwill also be on display.

In collaboration with Holker Hall, Lakeland Arts has been commissioned to create a new outdoor sculpture by Brook.

Visitors who have explored her work at Abbot Hall can head to Holker Hall and physically interact with her new work there which is made of stone extracted from the Brathay and Kirkby-in-Furness quarries.

To celebrate the reopening, the gallery will open both days from 10am-4pm, on Saturday there will be family activities and live music while Sunday will have a quieter atmosphere. The opening will be livestreamed.

Abbot Hall is just one of the venues being highlighted by the Culture in South Lakes project, which has received £92,294 from the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and is being administered by Westmorland and Furness Council.

For more inspiration on arts, culture and heritage in South Lakes go to www.visitlakedistrict.com/cultureinsouthlakes