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STUDY EVENING | Mother of the Arts: Italy and the Royal Collection | Desmond Shawe-Taylor

Tuesday 25 February 2025, 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Tuesday 25 February 2025, 5-7.30pm. £20
Join Desmond Shawe-Taylor for an ARTscapades Study Evening on Italian artists of the Renaissance and the creation of the British Royal Collection. Discover how the achievement of Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, et al, became the model of what painting should be and how it should be understood.

TALK | How Painting Happens (and why it matters) …continued | Martin Gayford

Tuesday 18 February 2025, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Tuesday 18 February 2025, 6-7pm. £10
By popular demand, Martin Gayford returns to ARTscapades for a second talk based on his most recent book. Drawing on his extraordinary interviews with painters carried out over more than three decades and bringing together artists’ voices, past and present, he offers a wealth of insights into painters and painting.

TALK | Salon Culture in Japan: Making Art, 1750-1900 | Akiko Yano and Rosina Buckland

Thursday 13 February 2025, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Thursday 13 February 2025, 6-7pm. £10
In early modern Japan, cultural salons were creative spaces for people of all ages and social levels to come together to pursue painting, poetry and other artistic endeavours, as serious but amateur practitioners. This ARTscapades talk by British Museum Japanese Collections curators offers a new perspective on Japanese art and society in the late 18th and 19th centuries.

VIRTUAL WALK | Look Down London | Katie Wignall

Tuesday 11 February 2025, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Tuesday 11 February 2025, 6-7pm. £10
From 'lost' rivers, to secret tunnels, discover what lies beneath London. Whether it's for transporting people, packages or sewage, there's a lot going on right under your feet. From ancient ruins to ground-breaking new technology, join Blue Badge Tour Guide Katie Wignall on this ARTscapades virtual walk as she peels back the layers of the city's history and travels down through London's strata!

STUDY EVENING | The Great Mughals: Art, Architecture and Opulence | Susan Stronge

Tuesday 4 February 2025, 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Tuesday 4 February 2025, 5-7.30pm. £20
Join ARTscapades for this fascinating Study Evening with Susan Stronge, curator of the V&A’s major exhibition on the Golden Age of the Mughal Court (about 1560–1660) during the reigns of its most famous emperors: Akbar, Jahangir and Shah Jahan.