EXHIBITIONS
Bermuda National Gallery Main gallery: Until December 24: 'Bill Brandt, a Retrospective' (black and white photography). Ondaatje Wing: History of Bermuda Art (with focus on photography). Watlington Room: European Collection 1500-1900. Further information: tel. 295-9428 or see website www.bng.bm Gallery hours: Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., closed Sundays.
Bermuda Maritime Museum, Dockyard: (1) Commissioner's House: The Exploring Voyage of HMS Challenger in Bermuda 1873. A selection of original and reproduction photographs depicting Bermuda, which were used as evidence in the scientific reports of the Challenger voyage, 1872-76. (2) From the Fay and Geoffrey Elliott Collection: 'U-505 Captured', an exhibit telling the remarkable story of the capture off western Africa and the hiding in Bermuda of the submarine U-505. (3) Steinhoff Magazine, High Cave: 'Prisoners in Paradise': Artifacts in Bermuda cedar/stone/other materials created by Dockyard convict establishment, and prisoners of the Boer and World Wars. Open daily 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.(last admissions 4:00 p.m.) Entry: $10 adults, $8 seniors, $5 children, free for members and children under five. Further information: tel. 234-1333, e-mail marmuse@logic.bm or see website www.bmm.bm
Bermuda Society of Arts, upper level, City Hall, Church Street. Until January 14: Onions Gallery: Winter members' small show. Edinburgh Gallery: Edges — recent works by Proctor Martin to benefit 'A Mile of Smiles'. Studio A: Bermuda High School GCSE students exhibit. Studio B: Layers — recent works by Ampah Tivakam Hubbard. Studio C: Places, Figures, Faces — recent works by Emma Ingham-Dounouk. Gallery hours: Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Further information: tel.292-3824 or see website www.bsoa.bm.
Common Ground Café/Gallery Select Palette Art. Until 3 p.m. February 19 'Changing Tides' — photography by Gretchen Gurr. Opening reception January 9 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. 11 Chancery Lane, Hamilton. Open 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday, Saturdays 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Further information Susan Pearson tel. 505-4290 or e-mail SPArt@logic.bm.