Talks & Events
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The Courtauld Gallery offers a wide range of gallery talks and events to take part in; from monthly Curators Talks, to Sunday Talks to weekday Lunchtime Gallery Talks.
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Lunchtime Gallery Talks are delivered by students and researchers at The Courtauld Institute of Art on works in the collection. Lunchtime talks start at 1.15pm and last approximately 15 minutes unless otherwise stated. Signs are placed in the Gallery indicating the title of the talk and where it will take place.
The Sunday Talks programme that runs during the temporary exhbitiions are delivered by post-graduate and research students from The Courtauld Institute of Art. The Sunday Talks vary in content encompassing aspects of the temporary exhibition and other works from the collection where relevant.
The Sunday Talks are kindly supported by The Friends of The Courtauld.
All the events listed here are free with admission although some booking is essential. For further information about any of the events or talks listed please contact Joff Whitten.
t: 0207 848 2705 e: joff.whitten@courtauld.ac.uk
Monday 18 January 2010
13.15 – 13.30
Lunchtime Gallery Talk
triptych with the entombment, the resurrection and a donor
robert campin (Master of Flamelle)
Speaker: Nathalie Paarlberg
Location: Room 1, Ground Floor, The Courtauld Gallery
Wednesday 20 January 2010
13.15 – 13.30
Lunchtime Gallery Talk
the conversation
vanessa bell
Speaker: Mareike Spendel
Location: Room 11, 2nd Floor, The Courtauld Gallery
Friday 22 January 2010
13.15 – 13.30
Lunchtime Gallery Talk
the virgin and child
parmigianino
Speaker: Katerina Pantelides
Location: Room 5, 1st Floor, The Courtauld Gallery
Monday 25 January 2010
13.15 – 13.30
Lunchtime Gallery Talk
le dejeuner sur l'herbe
edouard manet
Speaker: Pippa Couch
Location: Room 3, 1st Floor, The Courtauld Gallery
Wednesday 27 January 2010
13.15 – 13.30
Lunchtime Gallery Talk
the haystacks
paul gauguin
Speaker: James Ford
Location: Room 4, 1st Floor, The Courtauld Gallery
Friday 29 January 2010
13.15 – 13.30
Lunchtime Gallery Talk: Painting from the Store
Polperro
Oskar Kokoschka
Speaker: Lauren Barnes
Location: Room 10, 2nd Floor, The Courtauld Gallery
The painting will be free standing on an easel for the duration of the talk. The work will be bought out of the painting store 15 minutes before the talk begins.
Monday 1 February 2010
13.15 – 13.30
Lunchtime Gallery Talk
Nevermore and the Dream
Paul Gauguin
Speaker: Libby Howie
Location: Room 3, 1st Floor, The Courtauld Gallery
Friday 5 February 2010
13.15 – 13.30
Lunchtime Gallery Talk
Portrait of Don Francisco de Saavedra
Francisco de Goya
Speaker: Lindsay Huse
Location: Room 7, 1st Floor, The Courtauld Gallery
Monday 8 February 2010
13.15 – 13.30
Lunchtime Gallery Talk
Virgin and Child
French Gothic sculpture
Speaker: Nerissa Taysom
Location: Room 1, Ground Floor, The Courtauld Gallery
Friday 12 February 2010
13.15 – 13.30
Lunchtime Gallery Talk
Woman powdering herself
George Seurat
Speaker: Daisy Dunn
Location: Room 4, 1st Floor, The Courtauld Gallery
Complete listings for the Michelangelo's Dream including a special event series will be available in due course.
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