Swindon Art in the Steam Age – a talk by Philip Garrahan on the 26th November 2025.
Philip Garrahan edited ‘Made in Swindon: a social history 1840-1940’ – published this year.
Made in Swindon edited by Phillip Garrahan
Swindon once had a global reputation for railway engineering excellence, but the social engineering of this company town is less well known. Local art flourished and left important historical insights into work and social life.
His illustrated talk will assess art as documentary and ask why there is nostalgia about the age of steam?
Swindon Art in the Steam Age – Industria by Harold Dearden
About the Friends
The Friends of Museum and Art Swindon (FMAS) is a voluntary organisation. It promotes and publicises Swindon Museum and Art Gallery and its activities to as wide a public as possible. It raises funds to buy new items for the museum and encourages sponsorship for the improvement of the collections and facilities.
We’re a registered charity – Charity No. 1050267. We launched in July 1993 with a talk by our patron, the surrealist painter and zoologist, Dr Desmond Morris.
When and where
Our talks take place in the council chamber in Swindon’s civic offices on Euclid Street. Doors open at 7pm.
£8 for members and £10 for non-members.
Find our full talks programme here: https://friendsofmas.org/events/categories/talks/
Date/Time
Date(s) - 26/11/2025
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
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