Designing Terry Pratchett’s Discworld: 30 Years of Paul Kidby’s Illustrations
This visually stunning exhibition presents Paul Kidby’s work as Discworld character designer and illustrator, tracing his visual journey from sketchy drawings on cheap paper made by a hungry young artist to today’s beautifully refined work.
Paul first met Terry in 1993 and went on to become the ‘artist of choice’ for the Discworld books. He designed the book covers from 2002 until the final volume appeared in 2015, shortly after Sir Terry’s death.
Open every Wednesday – Friday (9.30am – 4pm) and Saturday (9.30 – 3pm) from 7th October to 28th November.
A touring exhibition from St Barbe Museum and Art Gallery.
Free entry. Donations welcomed – No ticket required.
Booking is not required for this free exhibition. Donations are welcome at the entry point to the exhibition.
At busier times we may restrict the number of people entering the exhibition and may therefore ask you to wait to enter or return later in the day.
You may take as long as you wish to look around the exhibition.
Entrance to the exhibition is one-way, however once inside it is free-flow, and therefore if you wish to look around quickly, or take your time, both are possible.
We recommend you allow at least 15 minutes to be able to look at all of the exhibits.
The exhibition is accessible to wheelchair users and those with limited mobility. The Hub is located on the 1st floor, there is a lift up to this floor and the entrance to / journey around the exhibition does not include any steps.
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Assistance dogs are welcome in the Coffee Shop and exhibition at all times.
Other well behaved dogs are welcome any time to The Hub coffee shop. They may also be admitted into the exhibition if it is quiet and they do not cause distress to other visitors.
The Coffee Shop will be open when the exhibition is open, Wednesday – Friday from 9.30am – 4pm and Saturday 9.30am – 3pm.
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There will be a donation cash box at the entrance / exit of the exhibition or you can click the ‘Donate’ button at the top of this webpage.
The exhibition is closed every Monday, Tuesday and Sunday.
Please note that the exhibition is listed in The Hub Autumn brochure as opening on 3rd October. The exhibition will be open on Saturday 3rd October from 9.30am – 12.30pm only (closing early due to a concert). Therefore the official opening has been moved to 7th October when the exhibition will be open from 9.30am – 4pm.
There may be other days that the exhibition is closed or closing early at short notice, due to unforeseen circumstances (e.g. adverse weather). We’d therefore recommend checking our social media before travelling, if you are making a special visit or travelling a long distance.
