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Welcome

Based in London’s Bedford Square, the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art is an educational charity and research institute that supports new ways of understanding British art history and culture.

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What is Research Now?

Beginning 14 May 2025. Join us for a full year of programming around interconnected strands that ask us to think more curiously, critically and open-endedly about the role and practice of the arts. Details on individual events can be found below.

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Events

We run a thriving programme of events both in person and online. These events are geared to scholars, students and all those with a general interest in British art. They offer you the chance to engage with an extraordinary variety of topics, ideas and thinkers.

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Conversations, an exhibition supported by the Paul Mellon Centre and held at the Walker Art Gallery in 2024.

Conversations, an exhibition supported by the Paul Mellon Centre and held at the Walker Art Gallery in 2024.

supported by a Curatorial Research Grant.

Grants & Fellowships

£1043137
Total amount given out in grants and fellowships for 2024.
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Hew Locke’s “The Procession”

Responding to Locke’s remarkable installation, we commissioned the filmmaker Jérome Monnot to collaborate with nine scholars and curators, and with the artist himself, to make a series of short films about “The Procession”.

Publications

We publish peer-reviewed monographs and catalogues on an ever-expanding range of topics, alongside a host of innovative digital publications, including our open access journal British Art Studies.

Archives & Library

Visit our Public Study Room where you can explore our rich library and archival holdings. See below for how to make an appointment and search our catalogues.

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Learning

We support young people to explore British art and art history by providing opportunities to share their unique perspectives and engage with ideas through a variety of approaches. We foster inclusive communities that prioritise collaboration and connection.

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Networks

Our networks connect and support researchers and professionals engaging with British art, at different stages of their working lives.

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