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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20180419
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20180604
DTSTAMP:20180324T231507Z
URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/williamson-art-gallery-museum-st
 ar-yachts/
SUMMARY:Williamson Art Gallery & Museum: Williamson Art Gallery & Museum: S
 tar Yachts
DESCRIPTION:Through an experiment with Digital Skills in Museums\, two of o
 ur volunteers have put together a small exhibition of the history of Star 
 Yachts of Birkenhead\, England\,s of Birkenhead\, England that created ico
 nic pond yachts that were sailed in boating lakes locally and around the w
 orld and are now highly collectible.\n\nStar Yachts was started after Worl
 d War One and was founded by Franz Marie Denye\, a Belgian refugee who had
  fled from Belgium at the start of the war.\n\nDenye was originally a buil
 der of full size boats\, but he realised that creating models could create
  an income for his family.  Star Yachts produced small boats suitable for
  playing with in the bath up to larger scale models which were up to 30 in
 ches long with more complex rigging.\n\nThe factory was compulsorily purch
 ased to clear the site for new development around Conway Park railway stat
 ion in 1990. At that point the family closed the business. The factory was
  demolished by 1991.\n\nThrough looking through the items from the collect
 ion\, talking to enthusiasts and former employees as well as the Denye fam
 ily\, we hope to make a start on highlighting yet another local enterprise
  unique to Birkenhead. It will tie in with a re-hang of the watercolour co
 llection to reflect a maritime time theme to commemorate the Zeebrugge Ra
 id and tie in with the celebrations for the return of the Tall Ships to
  the Mersey in May. The exhibition will be with Gallery Six\, which has mu
 rals by Joseph Venning and there will be space for contributions to the ex
 hibition.\n\nDownload our latest newsletter to find out more about forthc
 oming exhibitions and events\, also consider joining our supporting charit
 y\, Williamson and Priory friends.
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