This is the story of the greatest ever self-made man told through a brilliant but vanished art form - caricature Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) rose to power during the turbulent decade after the French Revolution. He brought order to France, but war continued with the old European regimes. While the British government was never reconciled to...
Join artist Robert Dukes, whose work features in the exhibition Face to Face: Portraits from the Andrew Lambirth Collection, for a Gallery Talk discussing the paintings, drawings and prints on display in our summer exhibition. Robert Dukes (b. 1965) studied at Grimsby School of Art and at the Slade, and now paints mostly still-lifes. In...
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,...
