The final event for Amazing Grace 250 was held at the parish church of St Peter & St Paul, Olney on Wednesday 13th December 2023. AG250 partners, supporters, participants and community came together to share memories of some of the events and activities which took place over the 18 month programme and project. The evening … Read more
As Amazing Grace 250 comes to a close, we look back on what has been an Amazing Year! 1st January 2023 at the MK Rose, Campbell Park African & Caribbean Arts & Heritage Union Forever?: Roderick Williams, Chineke! Rommi Smith Amazing Grace 250 – how it all began Trustees of the Cowper & Newton Museum … Read more
Thanks to support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, a new pop-up exhibition has been touring venues. The exhibition includes information that covers the history of the hymn, how it came to be written in the town of Olney and the tune to which the hymn is most sung today, There is also a timeline … Read more
The Lace & Grace sculpture, designed by artist Steve Purdue, will be sited in Olney. To find out more about the ideas and research behind the commission, visit Steve’s website Differentia – Public Art https://cowperandnewtonmuseum.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Lace-Grace-Steve-Pardue.mp4
Forever?, a new piece of music for voice and chamber ensemble, was commissioned by Cowper & Newton Museum with The Stables for Amazing Grace 250. This commission also included an associated education and community programme for young musicians in local schools and the MK Music Hub. Led by the education team from Chineke!, young musicians … Read more
30th August 2023 Welcoming families from the African & Caribbean Arts & Heritage Union MK to the Cowper & Newton Museum for a Family Activity Day
To mark the 250th anniversary of the writing of the hymn, Amazing Grace, by the Rev’d John Newton in the town of Olney, a new piece of of music for voice and chamber ensemble was commissioned by Cowper & Newton Museum with The Stables to explore what the hymn might mean to people today. Saturday … Read more
On 9 July, a special event was held to launch the Amazing Grace Orchard, a new community orchard planted in Olney – the market town known as the ‘Home of Amazing Grace’. The Orchard, located by the Queens Canopy, marks the 250th anniversary of the internationally known hymn, which was written in the town by … Read more
Saturday 24th June 2023 saw the climax of Invisible Folk‘s ‘Grace Will Lead Me Home’ project with a performance at the Cowper & Newton Museum, featuring renowned UK Folk musicians Angeline Morrison and Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne. The first half of the session was led by the Invisible Folk Band. Jon Bickley Diana Stone Milo Downs Bill … Read more
Drop in and see us in Middleton Hall, MK for Black History Month MK
Join the Amazing Grace Orchard team to plant 4,000 crocus bulbs to bloom next Spring
Our Museum building remains CLOSED. We are opening our gardens on limited entry. The Cowper & Newton Museum gardens will be open to welcome you on Wednesday 5th August 10.30 – 12.15 and Saturday 8th August 10.30 – 12.15
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