Purpose
The Paul Mellon Centre’s public events invite anyone with an interest in art history to explore current thinking and research in a variety of ways – through talks, tours, behind-the-scenes visits, artmaking workshops and more.
Each autumn and spring a series of free events are offered that explore a single theme. You are welcome to attend just one, the entire series, or a selection.
Audience
These events are for people who would like to develop their interest in works of art and art history. No prior knowledge is necessary.
Previous Courses
Spring 2024: Gender and Cloth, convened by Jess Bailey
Autumn 2023: Printmaking for Change
Summer 2023: Tudors Now!, convened by Christina Faraday
Autumn 2022: Georgian Provocations Series II, convened by Martin Postle
Spring 2022: Britain and the World in the Middle Ages: Image and Reality, convened by Jessica Berenbeim and Lloyd de Beer
Autumn 2021: Black British Artists and Political Activism, convened by Elizabeth Robles
Spring 2021: Artist in Focus: William Hogarth, convened by Mark Hallett
Autumn 2020: Ceramics in Britain, 1750 to Now, convened by Helen Ritchie. Please note: this series was originally scheduled to run in April 2020.
Summer 2020: Georgian Provocations: Six Iconic Works of Art from Eighteenth-century Britain, convened by Mark Hallett and Martin Postle
Autumn 2019: Art and War, convened by Mark Hallett and Jacqueline Riding
Spring 2019: Photography and its Histories, convened by Sean Robert Wilcock
Autumn 2018: The Artist and the Garden, convened by Martin Postle
Spring 2018: Thinking about Exhibitions: Interpretation, Restoration, and Curation, convened by Mark Hallett
Autumn 2017: Britain, South Asia: Entangled Histories, convened by Sarah Victoria Turner and Hammad Nasar
Autumn 2016: The Country House: Art, Politics and Taste, convened by Martin Postle and Jessica Feather
Autumn 2015: Satire to Spectacle: British Art in the Eighteenth Century, convened by Mark Hallett and Martin Postle
Need more information?
If you have any further queries, please feel free to contact Esme Boggis at [email protected].