So...Why Not? Monmouth Museum to Mount Exhibition on the Life of Charles Rolls
Monmouth Museum is to launch an exhibition to mark the 100th
anniversary of the death of Charles Rolls - the co-founder of Rolls-Royce,
pioneer motorist and aviator. The exhibition, which opens on Saturday 13th
February, runs until 31st October and was made possible through the
support of Rolls Royce plc. There will be a preview for the media at 11am on
Friday 12th February. The exhibition title is Rolls' response when asked whether he was putting his life at risk through his adventurous lifestyle.
Based upon the Monmouth
Museum collections of
Rolls family material, the exhibition will show his background as youngest son
of a wealthy Victorian land-owning family and his close involvement with the
early days of motoring and flying. His death in 1910 at the controls of his
aeroplane, the first British casualty of aeroplane flight, followed soon after
he made the first non-stop, two-way crossing of the English Channel by
aeroplane, and six years after he teamed up with Henry Royce to develop and
sell the most famous cars in the World.
Cllr Giles Howard, Cabinet Member for Community Services, said:
"I am delighted that Monmouth museum is able to mount this major
exhibition and I would like to thank Rolls Royce plc for its generous help and
support. Charles Rolls is one of Monmouthshire's most famous sons, so it is
wonderful that we are able to mark the centenary of his untimely death in this
way."
Thanks
to the sponsorship of Rolls-Royce plc, a programme of museum educational
activities will be running throughout the duration of the exhibition. These are
designed to meet the needs of schools, families and individuals of all ages.
The programme will use the Monmouth
Museum collections and
the resources of the Rolls-Royce aero-engines company to look at the life and
legacy of Charles Rolls, taking in local history, the history of transport, and
taking in current issues such as green technology.
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