with Dr Steven Parissien Dr Parissien charts the extraordinary range and eclecticism of architecture during the time of Gillray’s career. Book now. About the lecture series This engaging and entertaining lecture series looks not just at the inspired and salacious art of late Georgian satirist James Gillray, but also at the Britain in which he...
with Georgina Lock Hannah Snell, a working-class woman, disguised herself, as a man, joined the Royal Marines and fought in India in 1749. The following year she performed a singing and marching act, based on that experience, in a Summer Theatre in London. This entertaining lecture performance traces Hannah’s astonishing life and career. Book now....
with Dr Steven Parissien The greatest-ever royal image maker’s fascinating career is examined in the context of Gillray’s Britain. Book now. About the lecture series This engaging and entertaining lecture series looks not just at the inspired and salacious art of late Georgian satirist James Gillray, but also at the Britain in which he lived....
with Kate Teyssier This fascinating workshop deconstructs a genuine Georgian dress, literally, and reveals much about the textiles of the period and the women who wore these increasingly colourful and elaborate clothes. Book now. About the lecture series This engaging and entertaining lecture series looks not just at the inspired and salacious art of late...
with Dr Steven Parissien Why was Britain’s navy in the late Georgian era so successful? Dr Parissien looks behind the halyards to find the secret of naval success. Book now. About the lecture series This engaging and entertaining lecture series looks not just at the inspired and salacious art of late Georgian satirist James Gillray,...
with Dr Steven Parissien A history of Mother’s Ruin from Gin Lane to today’s sophisticated drink, complete with gin tastings. (Please note that the cost of this lecture will be £30 to cover the price of the various gins.) Book now. The Watering Place café is open from 6pm on Wednesday 7 February 2024....
Join the artist Rebecca Salter, President of the Royal Academy, and writer and critic Thomas Marks, as they discuss Rebecca’s current exhibition, In View: Rebecca Salter at Gainsborough’s House. You won't want to miss this special opportunity to hear from the artist herself about her practice! The conversation will shed light on Rebecca’s complex,...
with Dick Humphreys High Life: Mask and Performance from De László to Annigoni Take a close look at the extraordinary and often eccentric world of British portraiture during the twentieth century, a period of enormous change in all areas of life, with Dick Humphreys. Embracing painting, sculpture, and photography, the talks include major works by...
with Dick Humphreys Low Life: Outsiders and No-Hopers from Sickert to Freud Take a close look at the extraordinary and often eccentric world of British portraiture during the twentieth century, a period of enormous change in all areas of life, with Dick Humphreys. Embracing painting, sculpture, and photography, the talks include major works by artists...
with Dick Humphreys Modern Life: Re-Inventing the Portrait from Whistler to Bacon Take a close look at the extraordinary and often eccentric world of British portraiture during the twentieth century, a period of enormous change in all areas of life, with Dick Humphreys. Embracing painting, sculpture, and photography, the talks include major works by artists...
With Dr Steven Parissien in collaboration with Essex & South Suffolk Community Rail Partnership & Greater Anglia Coming of the Railway, lecture 1: 11am–12pm Exploring British Railway Stations, lecture 2: 2–3pm To help celebrate the 175th anniversary of the Gainsborough Line, Dr Steven Parissien presents two lectures: the first exploring how the coming of the...
A Lesson in Art and Life, the Colourful World of Cedric Morris and Arthur Lett Haines celebrates the long relationship of the two men and their enjoyment of life through gardening, cooking and painting. Join us for an evening with Hugh to find out where his interest in the world of Cedric and Lett...
