{"id":318873,"date":"2025-08-05T04:17:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T04:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/318873\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T04:17:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T04:17:18","slug":"four-new-sculptures-added-to-gromit-unleashed-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/318873\/","title":{"rendered":"Four new sculptures added to Gromit Unleashed trail"},"content":{"rendered":"

The mini collection is an “added bonus” for statue hunters\"ThereThere are four wacky new additions to the Gromit Unleashed trail(Image: The Grand Appeal)<\/p>\n

Four new miniature treasures have been added to the Gromit Unleashed 3 trail<\/a>, as the charity sensation passes its halfway point. The Miniature Gromit Unleashed collection can be found hidden in the Bristol Museum & Art Gallery throughout August.<\/p>\n

The four small figures are an exciting new addition to the 53-statue trail, which has been one of Bristol\u2019s most talked about attractions since it opened on June 30<\/a>. Two of the new items are a duo of bronze figures created and donated by Castle Fine Arts Foundry, signed by Wallace and Gromit creator Nick Park.<\/p>\n

The first bronze depicts Gromit sitting patiently on a bench while Wallace wears The Wrong Trousers, made famous by the iconic 1993 film, the second instalment in the series after A Grand Day Out (1989).<\/p>\n

\"WallaceWallace and Gromit have been immortalised in bronze for the new mini trail(Image: The Grand Appeal)<\/p>\n

The second, a Feathers McGraw Preston bronze, features the duo\u2019s infamous feathered foe controlling Wallace\u2019s madcap invention.<\/p>\n

The third artefact in the collection reimagines the cunning penguin as the subject of Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring. Instead of a pearl, Feathers sports a dazzling diamond earring in this miniature oil painting created by Giuliana Terran. The dastardly bird will be hiding in plain sight amongst the gallery\u2019s other artworks.<\/p>\n

The fourth and final addition to the collection is \u2018The Chicken and the Egg\u2019 by Tom Astley. Inspired by the world-famous luxury Faberg\u00e9 eggs, this unique piece aims to capture the evil penguin\u2019s \u201csneaky charm\u201d.<\/p>\n

While the four miniatures will be a great bonus for any Gromits enthusiast, they do not form part of the official trail and do not have codes attached to them to be registered in the official Gromit Unleashed 3 app.<\/p>\n

\"FeathersFeathers McGraw is reimagined as the subject of iconic painting Girl with a Pearl Earring(Image: The Grand Appeal)<\/p>\n

Nicola Masters, director, The Grand Appeal, said: \u201cWe\u2019re so excited for people to discover these brilliant new additions to the trail. Each one is packed with charm and celebrates everything we all know and love about Aardman\u2019s iconic characters.\u201d<\/p>\n

Each artefact will be hidden throughout the museum, amongst the venue\u2019s existing collections. Entry to the museum is free.<\/p>\n

When the trail ends, the miniature collection will be auctioned off to raise money for Bristol Children\u2019s Hospital and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at St Michael\u2019s Hospital.<\/p>\n

From September 13, all of the Gromits can be found in one place for a fortnight during the Greatest Dog Show on Earth at Cribbs Causeway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The mini collection is an “added bonus” for statue huntersThere are four wacky new additions to the Gromit…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":318874,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3939],"tags":[21720,4021,4020,4022,77,4729,16,15,21721],"class_list":{"0":"post-318873","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-aardman","9":"tag-arts","10":"tag-arts-and-design","11":"tag-design","12":"tag-entertainment","13":"tag-museums","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom","16":"tag-wallace-and-gromit"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114974231398294060","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318873","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=318873"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318873\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/318874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=318873"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=318873"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=318873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}