Join us for a lecture with Loyd Grossman CBE FSA, broadcaster, author, gastronome and musician. This lecture has been organised by Suffolk Art Fund to support the Gainsborough's House development project.
2 and 9 February 2018 10.30am - 12.30pm This course celebrates the art, ideas, and lives of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, John Everett Millais, William Holman Hunt and other artists associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Young, rebellious and idealistic, the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood turned their backs on the dull conventions and mawkish sentimentality of Victorian art and...
Gainsborough’s House is delighted to invite you to the 1st of two special lectures, kindly given by John Sheeran in support of Reviving an Artist’s Birthplace: A National Centre for Gainsborough. John is a former Curator of Dulwich Picture Gallery, London and has organised exhibitions worldwide. He is well known in East Anglia for his...
To celebrate the generous gift of a large collection of works by Cedric Morris, we are delighted to welcome Sarah Cook who will be giving a lecture on Sir Cedric Morris and his irises. Sir Cedric Morris was a leading British iris breeder in the mid 20th century. Not only are his irises stunning garden...
Gainsborough’s House is delighted to invite you to the 2nd of two special lectures, kindly given by John Sheeran in support of Reviving an Artist’s Birthplace: A National Centre for Gainsborough. John is a former Curator of Dulwich Picture Gallery, London and has organised exhibitions worldwide. He is well known in East Anglia for his...
16, 23, 30 November and 7 December 2018, 10.30am–12.30pm This series of talks by art historian and former Tate curator Richard Humphreys looks in detail at eight masterpieces from the great age of Romantic and Victorian art. As in his previous series looking at works by artists from Sickert to Bacon, Richard will also consider...
This lecture by Mark Bills explores Gainsborough's early life. Drawing on existing research and revealing fascinating new discoveries, Mark will discuss this important time in Gainsorough's life. Ticket price includes a glass of wine.
From the middle of the Eighteenth Century, the Russian nobility began to travel for pleasure and education in Western Europe. Although the experiences of these ‘Grand Tourists’ were similar in some ways to those of their English counterparts, Russian factors presented special obstacles and incentives. In this talk, we will meet a number of notable...
with Tim Clayton The Curator of our James Gillray exhibition explains some of the key themes behind the show and explores the fascinating and murky world of the late Georgian satirist. Book now. About the lecture series This engaging and entertaining lecture series looks not just at the inspired and salacious art of late Georgian...
with Martin Rowson Gainsborough, Gillray and Me: Martin Rowson on the Various Vistas of Satirical Landscapes. The celebrated, award-winning Guardian and Mirror cartoonist tells us why Gillray has been such a major influence. Book now. About the lecture series This engaging and entertaining lecture series looks not just at the inspired and salacious art of...
with Dr Steven Parissien The museum’s Director demonstrates the wide range of George IV’s cultural; patronage – and the legacy he left us. 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...
with Emma Boyd The museum’s Keeper of Art explores the rise of charitable enterprise in Georgian England, focusing on three charities that both Gainsborough and Gillray would have been familiar with: the Foundling Hospital, the Marine Society, and the Magdalen Hospital. Book now. About the lecture series This engaging and entertaining lecture series looks not...
