Whether you’ve seen a POSTCARDS FROM GREAT BRITAIN pop-up exhibition in your neighbourhood, or you’ve come here to find out where they are, we hope you’ll discover everything you need on this page.
The Postcards from Great Britain project started because we wanted to reach out and connect. In a significant time in European history we set out to document and share aspects of British culture, and collate images which included social, political, historical, traditional and observational responses. We launched in Haarlem, Netherlands, guests came from across the UK and mainland Europe, from the British Embassy, FujiFilm, Foam, Amsterdam Partners, Netherlands Board of Tourism and Conventions and the Dutch press. So many of our photographer friends joined us, it couldn’t have been any better; the sense of community was massive!
So many of our plans have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic (No Postcards from Great Britain at Eurovision! No Postcards from Great Britain on the North Sea!) but we realised, although we might not be able to do what we first planned, we could just do something different, and still share our postcards with people all across Europe.
We asked friends in mainland Europe to host pop-up postcard exhibitions and share some great photography, and that’s why you’ll find POSTCARDS FROM GREAT BRITAIN exhibitions popping up all over the place in surprise locations that nobody might have expected before.
Check out the exhibition locations list below, and please let us know if you’ve visited! We’d love to see your photos of the exhibitions as you come across them (tag us on instagram @shutter_hub and #PostcardsFromGreatBritain) and we’d also like to invite you to exhibit your Postcards from Europe with us at Cambridge University in 2021, if you’d like to.
BELGIUM
© Michel Petillo
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
22 July – 30 September 2020
Vlieger Thieffrystraat, Brussels, Belgium.
More information: POSTCARDS FROM GREAT BRITAIN: BRUSSELS
DENMARK
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
01 – 20 September 2020
Copenhagen Photo Festival / Cafe Altanen
Gammel Kongevej 19, 1610 Copenhagen.
More information: POSTCARDS FROM GREAT BRITAIN: COPENHAGEN
FRANCE
© Josephine Leroux
ST GILLES CROIX DE VIE, FRANCE
01 July 2020 – 30 April 2021
Les Alizes, Boulevard de l’Égalité, Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, France
More information: POSTCARDS FROM GREAT BRITAIN: SAINT GILLES CROIX DE VIE
© Josephine Leroux
SAINT GILLES CROIX DE VIE, FRANCE
01 May – 01 September 2021
Les Alizes, Boulevard de l’Égalité, Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, France
More information: POSTCARDS FROM GREAT BRITAIN: ST GILLES CROIX DE VIE, 01 MAY – 01 SEPTEMBER 2021
ITALY
© Dayana Marconi
ASTI, ITALY
30 April – 31 May 2021
FuoriLuogo Asti,Via Govone 15, Asti, Italy
More information: POSTCARDS FROM GREAT BRITAIN: Asti, 30 April – 31 May 2021
THE NETHERLANDS
© Orande Mensink
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS
06 July – 24 August 2020
Bredasestraat 14, Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands
More information: POSTCARDS FROM GREAT BRITAIN: BERGEN OP ZOOM
© Orande Mensink
BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS
20 March – 20 April 2021
Bredasestraat 14, Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands
More information: POSTCARDS FROM GREAT BRITAIN: BERGEN OP ZOOM
© Bart Kroezen
GRONINGEN, THE NETHERLANDS
26 July – 16 August 2020
Bloemstraat 31, Groningen, The Netherlands
More information: POSTCARDS FROM GREAT BRITAIN: GRONINGEN
© Fredy Van Soest
HOOGVLIET, ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
01 May – 01 June 2021
Kruisnetlaan, Hoogvliet, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
More information: POSTCARDS FROM GREAT BRITAIN: HOOGVLIET, ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
© Marine van Rijn
POSTCARDS FROM GREAT BRITAIN: MAASSLUIS
13 April – 01 June 2021
Prinsekade, Maassluis, The Netherlands
More information: POSTCARDS FROM GREAT BRITAIN: MAASSLUIS
© Judith van Linden
TILBURG, THE NETHERLANDS
27 July – 27 October 2020
Fujifilm European HQ, Tilburg The Netherlands
More information: POSTCARDS FROM GREAT BRITAIN: FUJIFILM, TILBURG
PORTUGAL
© Filipe Santos
LISBON, PORTUGAL
13 – 26 September 2020
Crew Hassan, Rua Andrade 8A, 1170-014 Lisbon, Portugal
More information: POSTCARDS FROM GREAT BRITAIN: LISBON
© Filipe Santos
PONTE DE LIMA, PORTUGAL
31 August – 23 September 2020
AltaVista, Rua do Guio 296, 4990-820 Vitorino dos Piães, Ponte de Lima, Portugal
More information: POSTCARDS FROM GREAT BRITAIN: PONTE DE LIMA
© Filipe Santos
PORTO, PORTUGAL
23 July – 23 August 2020
Temporada, Rua da Torrinha 151, 4050-611 Porto, Portugal
More information: POSTCARDS FROM GREAT BRITAIN: Porto, 23 July – 31 August 2020
© Filipe Santos
PORTO, PORTUGAL
27 April – 27 June 2021
Câmaras & Companhia, Rua Mártires da Liberdade, Porto, Portugal
More information: POSTCARDS FROM GREAT BRITAIN: PORTO, 27 APRIL – 27 JUNE 2021
ROMANIA
© Diana Serban
CALARASI, ROMANIA
09 October 2020– 31 March 2021
84 Bucharest Street, Calarasi, Romania
More information: POSTCARDS FROM GREAT BRITAIN: Calarasi, 09 October – 29 December 2020
If you’re in mainland Europe could you host a POSTCARDS FROM GREAT BRITAIN exhibition in the windows of your home, or in a workspace or public place that people will be able to see?
We will send you an exhibition pack that will include everything you need, and we’ll make it as easy as possible for you to get involved. Please get in touch and tell us more! Thank you.
Call for Entries (open until 31 December 2020): POSTCARDS FROM GREAT BRITAIN
See photos from the launch event at Haarlem’s famous Hotel Lion d’Or here: INAUGURAL EXHIBITION & PROJECT LAUNCH, HAARLEM
Read the background on the project here: EXHIBITIONS / EVENTS / PRODUCTS / ARCHIVE
Visit the Exhibition Overview page for an up-to-date list of Exhibitions, Events, Archives and more
POSTCARDS FROM GREAT BRITAIN is supported by: FujiFilm Original Photo Paper
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