Programme 2024/2025
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In 1520 Henry VIII and Francis 1, both young, handsome princes with similar prowess, ambition and patrons of art, met in a field near Calais.
A whistle stop tour of the history of food as an artistic medium starting with 16th century sugar sculpture up to the present-day 3D printing.
For many Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio is famed as much for his art as for his criminal record.
Rodin is one of the heroic figures of 19th Century art history, intensely celebrated in his lifetime, taking sculpture on a revolutionary path.
Join us for a unique day exploring Paris' creative culture.
Dumfries House in Ayrshire, Scotland is a forgotten Georgian gem, designed by Adam and furnished by Chippendale and others with stupendous interiors, fabulous contents, and gardens.
Apart from the pear tree in which sat a partridge, there are no other plants in the 12 days of Christmas according to the folk song.
Whether drawing Duchesses or portraying Princes, Sargent’s luxurious canvasses mirrored his subjects’ wealth.
Was the English Arts and Crafts Movement the most important the country has produced?
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In July 1717 the world’s first daily newspaper “The Courant” reported that King George I had travelled by barge from Whitehall to Chelsea and was accompanied by another barge for the “musick”.
The term “Scottish Colourists” refers to four Scottish painters who are now acknowledged as one of the most talented and distinctive groups in 20th century British Art.
Hans Holbein was the first great miniature painter to spend much time in England, and his skill and sophistication had far-reaching consequences for our islands’ artistic development.