Cyngor Sir Powys
Powys County Council
Paul Griffiths
Pennaeth Gwasanaethau Hamdden, Diwylliant a Chefn Gwlad
Head of Recreation, Culture and Countryside Services
Amgueddfa Powysland
“The Canal Wharf”
Y Trallwng
Powys SY21 7AQ
Rhif ffôn 01938 554656
Curadur : Eva Bredsdorff
Powysland Museum
The Canal Wharf
Welshpool
Powys SY21 7AQ
Tel. 01938 554656
Curator : Eva Bredsdorff
PRESS RELEASE
Now at Powysland Museum in Welshpool
”Alexandra, Princess and Queen”
New exciting temporary exhibition
From Saturday the 3rd of May to Tuesday the 30th of September 2008
“Alexandra, Princess and Queen” will be the first exhibition in Britain dedicated to this popular member
of the royal family. She was a Danish princess, the oldest daughter of King Christian IX and Queen
Louise; In 1863 she was married to Prince Edward. The oldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
and as such became the longest serving Princess of Wales. On the death of Queen Victoria in 1901 Prince
Edward became King Edward VII and she became Queen of England. She lived through turbulent times
including World War 1 and died in 1925.
Alexandra was known for her generosity and kindness as well as her charity work and deep interest in
nursing and education, she was an accomplished photographer and artist and of course a devoted
daughter-in-law to Queen Victoria, a loyal wife to Edward VII and a most loving mother and
grandmother. The exhibition reflects all these aspects of her life and contains items on loan from the
Royal Collections in Britain and in Denmark, from the National Portrait Gallery, the London Hospital
Museum and Archive, the National Museum Wales and several local museums in Wales. The exhibition
has been funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and Powys County Council.
The start of the exhibition will coincide with the museum’s summer opening times, which are:
Monday-Tuesday-Thursday-Friday: 11am-1pm and 2-5pm; Saturday-Sunday: 10am-1pm and 2-5pm.
During the exhibition period admission to the museum will be free.
For more information please contact the curator
on 01938 554656 or by e-mail: powysland@powys.gov.uk