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Thursday, 2 March 2017

The Courtauld Gallery - What's On in March 2017


The Courtauld Gallery March 2017
Now Open: Bloomsbury Art & Design 
Special Display
Until 24 September

The Courtauld Gallery cares for an important collection of early twentieth century Bloomsbury Group works, including paintings, collages, drawings, watercolours, and designs and decorative arts from the Omega Workshops. Most of the collection was bequeathed by Roger Fry to the newly formed Courtauld Institute of Art in 1935; Fry was the central figure of the group, which included artists Duncan Grant and Vanessa Bell. This special display brings together a wide-ranging selection of work by this remarkable group.
Free for Friends
Shop the collection
Reading Drawings
Drawings Room display
Until 4 June 

This display examines the intriguing variety of inscriptions that can be found on  drawings, from artists’ signatures to casual notes and records of ownership. Featuring works by Canaletto, Corot, Signac and others, this selection reveals how such annotations can shed light on the purpose, history and use of drawings.
Study Morning
1 April, 10.30 -13.00

This Study Morning focuses on a number of examples from our extensive collection of master drawings.  Our speakers will explore the diverse functions and uses of drawings in artists’ workshops, studios and art academies, while also considering the more ideal value given to drawings from Giorgio Vasari onwards.
Free for Friends
Study morning
Mothers' Day
The Courtauld Gallery is delighted to announce a significant addition to its modern collection displays: British artist Bridget Riley’s Kiss, on loan from a private collection and on display until mid-June 2017.

Kiss is a pivotal work in Riley’s career, the earliest of her pioneering black and white paintings from the 1960s. This loan follows The Courtauld Gallery’s critically acclaimed Bridget Riley: Learning from Seurat exhibition in 2015.
This month, draw inspiration from our collection and find the perfect present to make Mothers’ Day memorable. Why not create something special at The Courtauld Shop’s Bloomsbury Needlepoint workshop on 25 March or treat her to a gift membership?

To celebrate Mothers’ Day, we are this month offering you £5 off Friends' gift membership, which not only gives unlimited access for your mother and a friend to The Courtauld Gallery, but will also give her 15%off any purchase at the online shop. 
Quote FRMAR17 when booking for discount. 
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Gift Membership
Bloomsbury Needlepoint
The Courtauld launches a new two-year MA in Buddhist Art: History and Conservation for 2017/18 in collaboration with SOAS.
    
This MA provides a comprehensive grounding in the history of Buddhism and Buddhist art and its conservation for those intending to pursue further specialist conservation education, and for those who wish to proceed into related fields such as art-historical research, curating and site-management.
    
Dr Giovanni Verri, Lecturer in Buddhist Art and its Conservation, said “This collaboration between The Courtauld and SOAS will make a step change in the conservation of Buddhist Art”.
Apply before 20 March 2017
Sunday 12 March
11.00 - 18.30

Join us on 12 March at The Courtauld Institute of Art where we will unravel our connections, share stories and ideas worth spreading for ‘Connections’: TEDxCourtauldInstitute 2017!
  
The conference will host a range of inspiring and influential speakers such as Stephen Robertson, CEO of The Big Issue Foundation and Sonnet Stanfill, Fashion Curator at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
  
For a limited time only we are offering 20% off using the code ‘CONNECTIONS17’  
Wednesday 15 March
17.00 – 22.00

Res|fest is an evening of pop-up talks, performances and exhibits that celebrates research in art history, curation and conservation.  Experience the world-renowned The Courtauld Gallery and The Courtauld Institute of Art after hours with an eclectic mix of art, talks, demonstrations and tours.

Discover how art can be a form of politics outside politics; why food matters to art history; what art history’s digital future holds; new insights into old masters; and much, much more!

Tickets are free / booking is essential.
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What's on at The Courtauld Gallery
Lunchtime Talks 
Sunday Talks
Sunday Music
Mon, Wed, Thu and Fri
13.15.-13.30

Lunchtime talks are delivered by students and researchers at The Courtauld Institute of Art on works in our collection. The talks take place in front of the objects in the gallery and are informal and interesting ways of looking closely at the works in our collection.
First, second and fourth Sunday of each month 
15.00 - 15.45

Explore highlights from the latest exhibition, or works from the collection, as they are examined by postgraduate students from The Courtauld Institute of Art. Included in your admission ticket, see our events calendar for dates.
Third Sunday of each month
15.00 - 15.45

Listen to performances inspired by the collection as you enjoy your visit. Included in your admission ticket, see our events calendar for dates.
What's on elsewhere
All About Piano!
First Rain: Warli Painting
The American Dream: pop to the present
Madonnas & Miracles: The holy home in Renaissance Italy
Institut Français
31 March – 2 April

All About Piano! festival is back with recitals, workshops, masterclasses, cine concerts, exhibitions and kids activities. Rising stars and greatest pianists alike – including Melvyn Tan, Barry Douglas, Yaron Herman and the Piano Brothers – will present the king of instruments in all guises, from the classical repertoire to jazz performances.
Harley Gallery 
14 April - 11 June 

Coinciding with the 70th anniversary of the Independence of India and Pakistan this timely exhibition looks at the transition of this traditional practice to internationally celebrated contemporary visual art form.
British Museum  
9 March – 18 June 

From Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and Robert Rauschenberg to Ed Ruscha, Kara Walker and the Guerrilla Girls, see the last 60 years of America through the eyes of its greatest printmakers.
Fitzwilliam Gallery
7 March – 4 June

Peer through the keyhole of the Italian Renaissance home and discover a hidden world of religious devotion. Bringing together a wealth of objects, including jewellery, ceramics, books, sculptures and paintings, the exhibition invites you into a domestic sphere that was charged with spiritual significance.
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Last chance - Hair by Sam McKnight: Transforming Fashion’s Greatest Icons 
Closes Sun 12 Mar 2017
Somerset House
★★★★★ (Time Out), 
"one of the most important image makers of the late 20th and early 21st centuries" (The New York Times)

Don’t miss this exhibition exploring the transformative power of hair in fashion and popular culture. Over his 40 year career Sam McKnight has been responsible for some of fashion’s most iconic looks, from Princess Diana’s slicked back bob to Kate Moss’ trademark ‘done-undone’ look.
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