Spring 2024 Seminar Series
Our research seminars feature papers given by distinguished historians of British art and architecture. Seminars typically take the form of hour-long talks, followed by questions and drinks, and are geared to scholars, curators, conservators, art-trade professionals and research students working on the history of British art.
Feminism Meets Art History
A Paul Mellon Centre Research Seminar by Griselda Pollock, Professor Emerita of Social and Critical Histories of Art, University of Leeds
Why Edwardian Baroque Architecture Matters: Empire, Identity, and Geo-political Rivalry
In this talk Alex Bremner will discuss some of the salient cultural, political and technological themes from his recent book Building Greater Britain.
Frank Bowling The Mother’s House Paintings
A Paul Mellon Centre Research Seminar by Grace Aneiza Ali, Curator, Assistant Professor, College of Fine Arts, FSU.
A Body For Stubbs
A Paul Mellon Centre Research Seminar by Iris Moon, Associate Curator, Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Cosmetics, Beauty and the Nature of Renaissance Women
A Paul Mellon Centre Research Seminar by Jill Burke, University of Edinburgh.