Pete Robinson centre with Museum Trustees Kevin Cook, Hugo Tagholm, Andrew Coleman and Richard Gregory
It was real pleasure to join the great and the good on Thursday night for the official launch of the British Museum of Surfing. Following years of tireless work a small band of surfing friends, led by founder Pete Robinson, finally got to to open the doors of Europe’s first surf museum, with the official ribbon cutting performed by Andrew Cotton and Ben Skinner. With music from Neil Halstead and beer from Skinners brewery the night was a fantastic celebration of the work done by so many volunteers and organisations and the realisation of a dream for Pete Robinson. Well Done!
The museums first exhibition is the The Art of Surf’’ is created from the museums collection of surfboards and artwork dating back more than two centuries. From sketches of surfers made by early explorers, via photo film and boards to the flourishing British art scene inspired by surfing. The exhibition runs from April 6 to December 24
Well done guys….so long in the planning. If I can do anything in my rya position(national membership development manager) let me know. Conor