Griff Rhys Jones is airing some thoughts - stories, anecdotes, reminiscences and half-remembered events from a long career with his much missed comedy partner Mel Smith. It’s a ramble through a relationship. Join him on this work in progress complete with previously unseen footage. This evening’s show includes a special auction in support of the...
Join us for a special event to celebrate Sonia Wronkowska’s extradinary musical discovery. The evening will begin at Gainsborough's House with three pre-concert talks and then at The Quaker Meeting House for the first performance outside London of the recently discovered music by eighteenth century composers Abel and Lidel. Sonia Wronkowska made the discovery of...
We are delighted to announce that artist Julian Perry will give a gallery talk of his exhibition Julian Perry: County of Elms on Sunday 28 May at 2.00pm. Join us for a fascinating tour of his work; hear about what inspires him as an artist, his creative practice and his exciting plans for the future....
Friday 23 and 3o June 2017 Explore the work of the artist, designer, conservationist, and socialist William Morris, whose ideas laid the foundations for the Arts & Crafts Movement and revolutionised the appearance of Victorian crafts and the home. A man of prodigious talents and energy, Morris urged his contemporaries to “Have nothing in your...
Friday 23 and 3o June 2017 Explore the work of the artist, designer, conservationist, and socialist William Morris, whose ideas laid the foundations for the Arts & Crafts Movement and revolutionised the appearance of Victorian crafts and the home. A man of prodigious talents and energy, Morris urged his contemporaries to “Have nothing in your...
Sold Out We are proud to host two talks from the Sudbury Villages Festival The Silk Family by Liz Trenow Silk: From China to Sudbury by Richard Humphries Tickets: £10, coffee included For more information: call 01787 372958 or mail@gainsborough.org
Sold out: 13, 20 September Limited places: 27 September & 4 October In this series of talks Jenny Antill will explore four fascinating aspects of Russian culture using examples from Russian art, literature and theatre. Between Heaven and Earth traces the history and art of the Russian Church from its foundation in the 10th Century;...
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...
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,...
Join Sandra de Laszlo for an exclusive Afternoon Tour of the exhibition, Philip de László: Master of Elegance. A personally guided tour by a member of the de Laszlo family. Sandra de Laszlo is married to Damon de Laszlo, one of the artist’s 7 grandsons. She is Founding Editor of the de László Catalogue...
Dr. Steven Parissien, will talk about his new book, Building Britannia: A History of Britain in Twenty-Five Buildings, with EA Festival director, Joanne Ooi. Join us in the Landscape Studio for a wonderful evening of literature, architecture and British history! Building Britannia is a chronicle of social, political and economic change seen through the prism...
"A fantastic debut... The Painter's Daughters is a beautiful, heartbreaking, stunningly perceptive read about love and art, hope and expectation. And so gripping too – I devoured it!" — Caroline Lea, author of THE GLASS WOMAN Join us for a book signing and an evening in conversation with the Author of The Painter's Daughters, Emily...
