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.

Dr Wright speaking on The Courtauld CezannesDetail of Vanessa Bell's Conversation

Students from the institute making a vodcast in the gallery


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 that take place during the temporary exhbitions 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 below are free with admission although some booking is essential. For further information about any of the events or talks listed below please contact Joff Whitten.

t: 0207 848 2705 e: joff.whitten@courtauld.ac.uk




Sunday 28 February 2010
15.00 – 15.45

SUNDAY GALLERY TALK
MICHELANGELO'S DREAM

detail from Michelangelo's Dream

Speaker: Ayla Lepine
Location: Room 14+15, 2nd Floor, The Courtauld Gallery



Monday 1 March 2010
13.15 – 13.30
Lunchtime Gallery Talk

On the Theme of the last judgement

Wassily Kandinsky

Speaker: Svetlana Bountakidou
Location: Room 13, 2nd Floor, The Courtauld Gallery



Wednesday 3 March 2010
13.15 – 13.30
Lunchtime Gallery Talk

NEvermore

Paul Gauguin

Speaker: Elizabeth Buhe
Location: Room 3, 1st Floor, The Courtauld Gallery



Friday 5 March 2010
13.15 – 13.30
Lunchtime Exhibition Talk

The Dream (il Sogno)

Michelangelo

Speaker: Karin Grundy
Location: Room 14+15, 2nd Floor, The Courtauld Gallery



Sunday 7 March 2010
15.00 – 15.45

SUNDAY GALLERY TALK
MICHELANGELO'S DREAM

detail from Michelangelo's Dream

Speaker: Rachel Ropeik
Location: Room 14+15, 2nd Floor, The Courtauld Gallery



Monday 8 March 2010
13.15 – 13.30
Lunchtime Gallery Talk

Female Nude

Amedeo Modigliani

Speaker: Lavinia Harrington
Location: Room 4, 1st Floor, The Courtauld Gallery



Wednesday 10 March 2010
13.15 – 13.30
Lunchtime Gallery Talk

On the Theme of the last judgement

Wassily Kandinsky

Speaker: Ariane Belisle
Location: Room 13, 2nd Floor, The Courtauld Gallery


Thursday 11 March 2010
13.15 – 13.30
Talks on Paper: Drawings and Prints Talk

Dreaming YOuths

OsKar KOKOSCHKA

Speaker: Marykate Cleary
Location: Drawings and Prints Study Room, The Courtauld Institute of Art

This talk is limited to a maximum of 12 people. A sign up sheet will be available on the day at the gallery admissions desk. Particpants will be met in the foyer of the gallery and taken to the Drawings and Prints Study Room. Afterwhich they will be returned to the gallery.


For further details please contact: joff.whitten@courtauld.ac.uk Tel: 0207 848 2705


Thursday 11 March 2010
17.15 – 18.45


Speaker: Dr Stephanie Buck
Location: Room 15, 2nd Floor, The Courtauld Gallery and a reception in the Courtauld Institute of Art.

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Join us for a curator's talk and find out more about our schools, colleges and university education programme. Includes free resource pack.



PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED
For more details please contact: joff.whitten@courtauld.ac.uk
Tel: 0207 848 2705



Friday 12 March 2010
13.15 – 13.30
Lunchtime Gallery Talk

The Card Players

PAul Cezanne

Speaker: Ellida Minelli
Location: Room 3, 1st Floor, The Courtauld Gallery



Sunday 14 March 2010
15.00 – 15.45

SUNDAY GALLERY TALK
MICHELANGELO'S DREAM

detail from Michelangelo's Dream

Speaker: Emily Gray
Location: Room 14+15, 2nd Floor, The Courtauld Gallery


Monday 15 March 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


Wednesday 17 March 2010
13.15 – 13.30
Lunchtime Gallery Talk

Women by the Sea

Max pechstein

Speaker: Aurica Garcia Schaible

Location: Room 13, 2nd Floor, The Courtauld Gallery



Friday 19 March 2010
13.15 – 13.30
Lunchtime Exhibition Talk

The Dream (il Sogno)

Michelangelo

Speaker: Shari Kashani
Location: Room 14+15, 2nd Floor, The Courtauld Gallery



Sunday 21 March 2010
15.00 – 15.45

SUNDAY GALLERY TALK
MICHELANGELO'S DREAM

detail from Michelangelo's Dream

Speaker: Rachel Ropeik
Location: Room 14+15, 2nd Floor, The Courtauld Gallery




Monday 22 March 2010
13.15 – 13.30
Lunchtime Gallery Talk

Seated Woman, Ka Cox
Duncan Grant


Speaker: Meghan Goodeve
Location: Room 11, 2nd Floor, The Courtauld Gallery


Wednesday 24 March 2010
13.15 – 13.30
Lunchtime Gallery Talk

The assasination of St Peter Martyr

GIOVANNI BELLINI

Speaker: Rafaela van der Heyden

Location: Room 5, 1st Floor, The Courtauld Gallery



Thursday 25 March 2010
Until 21.00


Visitors in The Courtauld Gallery detail of Michelangelo's Dream

Floodlight arches at Somerset House











Unwind after work and explore the exhibition as well as our world-famous collection.

Listen to live music or Gallery Talks and enjoy delicious refreshments in The Courtauld Gallery Café!

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Normal admission fees apply, last entry 20.30.




Friday 26 March 2010
13.15 – 13.30
Lunchtime Exhibition Talk

Portrait of Mrs Gainsborough

THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH

Speaker: Jocelyn Anderson
Location: Room 7, 1st Floor, The Courtauld Gallery



Sunday 28 March 2010
15.00 – 15.45

SUNDAY GALLERY TALK
MICHELANGELO'S DREAM

detail from Michelangelo's Dream

Speaker: Emily Gray
Location: Room 14+15, 2nd Floor, The Courtauld Gallery




Monday 29 March 2010
13.15 – 13.30
Lunchtime Gallery Talk

LOOKING AT MICHELANGELO
FURTHER WORKS ON PAPER FROM THE PRINTS AND DRAWINGS COLLECTION


Speaker: Mary Hogan Camp
Location: Room 12, 2nd Floor, The Courtauld Gallery


Wednesday 31 March 2010
13.15 – 13.30
Lunchtime Gallery Talk

Female Nude

AMedeo Modigliani

Speaker: Hannah Fuller

Location: Room 4, 1st Floor, The Courtauld Gallery



PLEASE NOTE
There will be no lunchtime gallery talks or Sunday talks over the Easter Weekend


Wednesday 7 April 2010
13.15 – 13.30
Lunchtime Gallery Talk

Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione  (after Raphael)

PETER PAUL RUBENS

Speaker: Juliet Chippindale

Location: Room 6, 1st Floor, The Courtauld Gallery



Wednesday 7 April 2010
17.15 – 18.00

detail of the dreamred chalk drawing by Michelangelodetail from the Punishment by Michelangelo
Speaker: Dr Stephanie Buck
Location: Room 15, 2nd Floor, The Courtauld Gallery.

This talk is free with admission, no booking required

For further details please contact : joff.whitten@courtauld.ac.uk Tel: 0207 848 2705




Friday 9 April 2010
13.15 – 13.30
Lunchtime Exhibition Talk

The Dream (il Sogno)

Michelangelo

Speaker: Daisy Dunn
Location: Room 14+15, 2nd Floor, The Courtauld Gallery



Sunday 11 April 2010
15.00 – 15.45

SUNDAY GALLERY TALK
MICHELANGELO'S DREAM

detail from Michelangelo's Dream

Speaker: Ayla Lepine
Location: Room 14+15, 2nd Floor, The Courtauld Gallery



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