Tate masterpieces make first stop on tour
The exhibition is housed in a specially-modified trailer
At a glance
Tate masterpieces are touring the Midlands and the North
Nuneaton is the tour's first stop
The project aims to bring art to children and adults from all backgrounds
The exhibition, called Soup, Socks and Spiders, contains pieces from artists such as David Hockney, Damien Hirst, Andy Warhol, and Cornelia Parker
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A mobile art museum has made its first stop on its tour of the Midlands and the north of England.
Work by artist's such as David Hockney, Damien Hirst and Andy Warhol can be seen in Nuneaton's Pringles Leisure Centre.
Put together by the Tate the Soup, Socks and Spiders exhibition has gone out on a 12-week tour.
Schools have been visiting it since Monday and members of the public can see it until Saturday.
Frédéric Jousset of Art Explora said the tour was a chance to close the gap "between the children who have access to art and the ones who get left behind".
“The Mobile Museum is an opportunity for thousands of people, and especially school children, to experience art for the first time, right on their doorsteps... it’s about creating social justice and cohesion," he said.
“This is a fantastic opportunity for the people of our borough and our schoolchildren to experience the works of iconic artists first-hand," said Cllr Sue Markham.
After Nuneaton, the mobile museum will stop in Walsall, Ashfield, Wigan, Rotherham, Stoke-on-Trent, Tarporley and Runcorn.
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