Peter Liversidge - The Postal Museum

Wish You Were Here: 151 Years of the British Postcard

Peter Liversidge

Wish You Were Here: 151 Years of the British Postcard

The Postal Museum

15-20 Phoenix Pl

London, United Kingdom, WC1X 0DA

 

May 20, 2021 - January 2, 2022

 

Wish You Were Here celebrates the iconic role the postcard has played in connecting people for over 150 years.

 

Visitors can explore the postcard through history and reflect on its future with themes including romance, First World War correspondence, the Great British seaside, postcards in a digital age and contemporary art, with work from artists including Emily May, Francesca Colussi Cramer and Guy Atkins.

 

Every visitor to the exhibition can take away their own artwork in miniature. Artist Peter Liversidge, known for his postal inspired artworks, has created 4 unique postcard designs for the exhibition. Visitors can select a postcard to send, keep, or contemplate the thought-provoking ideas printed on the cards.

 

For further information, please visit the website of The Postal Museum below.

May 28, 2021