The woman in charge of collections and exhibitions at Petersfield Museum and Art Gallery is promising “a riot of colour and creativity” for its summer show.

Louise Weller was talking to the Herald about the forthcoming Everyday Objects exhibition by Michael Craig-Martin - and how his vision of the world matches the museum’s social history collection.

She said: “Local connections and our permanent collections inspire the Petersfield Museum and Art Gallery exhibitions. The museum was founded just over 25 years ago by a collection of objects and documentary material collected over time by the Petersfield Area Historical Society.

“The vision was to record the history of Petersfield and the surrounding villages through material evidence, including businesses, trade, family stories, leisure and entertainment and local politics.

“This core collection, now known as our social history collection, includes numerous everyday objects, including telephones, pens and pencils, typewriters and cameras.”

With this in mind, a Michael Craig-Martin display was the perfect choice - the 83-year-old Dublin-born artist would probably draw great inspiration from a trip to Petersfield.

Louise added: “Michael Craig-Martin is celebrated for his highly chromatic and line drawings and installations. He recently held a retrospective at the Royal Academy of Arts in London.

“At the core of his work is his continued fascination with the visual language of objects in our modern world, which I felt would be fun as well as a fascinating way to look anew at a selection of the everyday objects in our collection, and consider their form and function, and the changeable and transient nature of some objects and the enduring nature of others.

“It will be a riot of colour and creativity, with a public programme of activities and events alongside a great summer exhibition.”

Everyday Objects, featuring 23 of Michael Craig-Martin’s works, will run from May 20 until September 13.