Lunchtime Talks
Enjoy a variety of free lunchtime talks by members of staff and guest speakers. Talks take place from 13.15 – 14.00 in the Seminar Room (space may be limited), unless otherwise stated. Admission is by token, available from the Courtyard Entrance desk from 12.45 on the day of the talk. Induction loop available.
Wednesday 5 September
Wednesday 10 October
Wednesday 7 November
Out of place
White and whiter
Silk gloves and mangoes
Exploring themes of the Edgelands exhibition.
Exploring themes of the Japanese Snow Country exhibition.
What the well-to-do bought in London, 1765-1785.
Craig Hartley, Senior Assistant Keeper (Prints)
Craig Hartley, Senior Assistant Keeper (Prints)
Wednesday 19 September
Wednesday 21 November
A biblical masterpiece of storytelling and its interpretation
Wednesday 17 October
Joseph scenes on 16thcentury Limoges enamel plates.
Helaine Blumenfeld
Julia Poole, former Keeper of Applied Arts
Wednesday 26 September
Elenor Ling, Research Assistant for Paintings, Drawings & Prints
Sculpture: an illustrated talk Saturday 27 October 13.15 & 15.15
Vision and dreams in painting
Tools and materials of the Medieval scribe A talk and demonstration with quills, parchment, gold leaf and egg tempera. Patricia Lovett
Wednesday 5 December
The making of the Metz Pontifical
The works of Kan Yasuda
Dr Nina Lübbren, Anglia Ruskin University
Peter Murray, Executive Director of Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Wednesday 31 October
Wednesday 3 October
Sculpture: an illustrated talk
Trouble with termites
Peter Randall-Page
Wednesday 12 December
The conservation of painted wood coffins at Amarna, Egypt.
Thursday 1 November: 13.15 & 15.00
William Nicholson’s The girl with a tattered glove
John Donne’s metaphysical portrait
Julia Tozer, former Head of Education Gallery I
Julie Dawson, Senior Assistant Keeper (Conservation)
Spike Bucklow, Hamilton Kerr Institute 9
Unlocking the secrets of medieval manuscript production. Penny Price