• 25 to 26 January 2018

An international conference at Tate Britain and the Paul Mellon Centre for British Art

Organised in conjunction with the current show at Tate Britain, Impressionists in London: French Artists in Exile (1870–1904), this two-day conference Crossing the Channel: French Refugee Artists in London (1870–1904) aims to uncover and stimulate new research on Anglo-French networks between the Franco-Prussian war and the Entente Cordiale in 1904, as well as the influence of French teaching methods on British education.

The conference starts with a keynote lecture by MaryAnne Stevens on 25th January at Tate Britain and follows with a full day's conference at the Paul Mellon Centre on 26 January

Thursday 25 January 2018
Tate Britain

18.30-20.00: Keynote at Tate Britain (Clore Auditorium): MaryAnne Stevens

20.00-20.45: Drinks Reception

Friday 26 January 2018
Paul Mellon Centre

09.30-10.00: Registration at the Paul Mellon Centre

18.30 Finish

Convened by Tate, the Paul Mellon Centre for British Art, and the Institut français du Royaume-Uni.

FULL PROGRAMME