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
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 eboggis@paul-mellon-centre.ac.uk.