A new exhibition inspired by the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall opens this week (Friday 3rd July) at the University of Cumbria’s Lancaster campus, featuring the work of university staff and students alongside professional artists.

The ‘Wallworks’ exhibition will feature a diverse range of artwork, including paintings, drawings, sculptures, installations, poetry and photographs, all created in response to the Berlin Wall and what it symbolises.

A section of the Berlin Wall has been on display outside the Alexandra Gallery on the Lancaster campus since February and this exhibition will also mark its return to its home at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park. ‘Wallworks’ also marks the end of a festival of events that have taken place in the Alexandra Gallery while the Berlin Wall has been in place. This has included two successful exhibitions (one of which has now moved to a Berlin gallery), seminars, schools and college workshops.

The free exhibition will run until Wednesday 15 July and is open every weekday from 9am until 5pm.

• For more information about studying art at the University of Cumbria, visit the website at www.cumbria.ac.uk/courses.