THE Gallery Oldham is one of just three venues that has been selected to host the National Gallery Masterpiece Tour and show Hillaire-Germain-Edgar Degas’s painting Helene Rouart in her Father’s Study.
The tour offers three venues outside London the chance to display a major work from the National Gallery’s Collection.
Councillor Shaid Mushtaq, cabinet member for education and skills said: “We feel privileged that the National Gallery has chosen Oldham to display this famous painting. We pride ourselves in displaying the best art from the best artists around the world, for residents and visitors to enjoy."
He added that he is encouraging visitors to discover more about the famous women in the gallery’s collection.
The painting will be shown at Gallery Oldham from September 18 to January 8,2022.
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