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Faces of Change: Nature’s Champions at Dunham Massey

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Faces of Change: Nature's Champions

Dunham Massey, Altrincham
23 March-9 June 2019

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Faces of Change: Nature's Champions at Dunham Massey
National Portrait Gallery, London
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From Sir David Attenborough and Vivienne Westood, to William Wordsworth and Octavia Hill, get face to face with those who have shaped the way we think and feel about nature today with a visit to Faces of Change: Nature’s Champions at Dunham Massey. The exhibition includes paintings, sculptures and objects from the National Portrait Gallery’s collection, alongside objects from Dunham Massey’s own collection that link the National Trust place to some of the sitters.

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