30/11/2025
Check out our newest artwork in the Welcome Gallery. This embroidered, applique panel was inspired by the artist's second great grandmother Francine who had been bought out of slavery by act of manumission.
Interested in seeing further artwork in the museum? Check out our new online exhibition Art Stories: https://rdguk.info/QmL33 🖼️
'Deed of Manumission', 2025, by Chris Mercier. 2025.43.1
Reading Foundation for Arts