Can you help Derby & Burton Hospitals Charity secure a piece of history?
Can you help Derby & Burton Hospitals Charity secure a piece of history which will help to tell the story of UHDB to future generations? Our Ram Trail entry, “Nurse Florence” represents a time during which our staff provided brightness and hope for our local communities as the world stood still and Covid-19 caused loss and hurt.
Following a 12-week art trail in Derby city centre throughout the summer, Derby & Burton Hospitals Charity, alongside Air Arts, intends to join the grand finale as Derby Museums auction off all 30 Derby Ram Trail sculptures with all proceeds from the auction to be donated to Derby Museums' Endowment.
Laura Waters, Head of Air Arts, “We would love to get our Florence ram settled back where she belongs at our hospitals. This work has been created by one of our favourite artists and would be an uplifting addition to our art collection for everyone to enjoy. It would also be a fabulous way reminder of the links we have with Florence Nightingale”
This is our opportunity to buy a unique piece of art to come back to live at Royal Derby Hospital. The rams will all go under the hammer on Thursday 9th September 2021 with TV auctioneer Charles Hanson from BBCs Bargain Hunt. The auction will take place at the Museum of Making at Derby Silk Mill.
The reserve for each ram sculpture is expected to start from £3,000, so we have to be prepared for some competitive bidding!
We therefore need to raise the money to be able to mount a serious bid to bring Nurse Florence home.
You can help us by donating to our Bring Florence Home fund (opens in new window) >. Any amount you can afford will make the difference!
If we are successful in our bid we plan to display our ram in a prominent position at the hospital, for everyone to see!
We pledge that every penny raised will go towards the auction price and to cover the cost of the project. Any money left over can then be saved for on-going maintenance or repairs.
If the charity is unfortunately outbid, then the money raised will go towards supporting Air Arts in future projects.