John Keane’s much-loved portrait of Mo Molam has just been installed as a work in focus display at Kirkleatham Museum, Redcar, in the heart of her former constituency. A popular figure locally, Mowlam was Minister for Redcar and Cleveland between 1987 and 2001. On my visit to see the picture installed, the wall panels with interpretation were yet to go up, but Joanne Hodgson, Cultural Services Coordinator (seen here), was expecting the portrait to be a real draw for local people who will be invited to contribute their own memories of Mowlam as part of the display. The portrait will be on display from 27 September until 14 December 2014.…
By
Laura Down, Head of National Programmes
26 September 2014