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VALENTINE’S DAY
Love is certainly in the air at the Barber this year with a packed programme for all – single, in a relationship or otherwise! – on St. Valentine’s Day, Tuesday 14 February.
Available from 14 February
The Love Trail III: Lovers’ Secrets
From a Venetian dandy to a Pre-Raphaelite Muse
Join us for the latest in our popular Love Trail series of self-guided tour leaflets, this time looking at lovers’ secrets. Discover what lies behind the mask of Gustavus Hamilton, a young dandy in full carnival attire – and learn about the intimate nature of Countess Golovine’s knowing gaze and her relationship with the painter of her portrait, Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun. Take heed of the disastrous consequences of the illicit kiss between Paolo and Francesca, and read more about Rossetti’s top-secret affair with his muse, Fanny Cornforth, in The Blue Bower…
You’ll be amused and entertained as you wander through the galleries, hand-in-hand with your special someone.
Shakespeare said: ‘if music be the food of love, play on,’ and that will certainly be the case as we host a special Barber Lunchtime Concert on Valentine’s Day featuring iconic love songs:
1.10pm
When Loves Soft Passion
‘18th Century Music of Love, Passion and Desire’
Kate Browton soprano
Oonagh Lee recorders and baroque oboe
Ibi Aziz viola da gamba
Masumi Yamamoto harpsichord
Handel
Mi Palpita Il Cor
Blavet
Sonata II 'La Vibray'
Scarlatti
Ardo, è ver, per te d'Amore
Pepusch
When Loves Soft Passion
The Barber Concert Hall
Admission FREE
Our Tuesday Taster Tour at 1.15pm
An introduction to the Barber collection, depicting lovers throughout history – and the odd cheat!
The afternoon will see romantic comedy The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford discussed when the Barber Book Club meets and in the evening we’ve teamed up with KINO10 to bring you our In Love with Film screening of shorts from 6pm.
And, if that’s not enough, treat your beloved to a table for two at Winterbourne House and Garden. Just a five-minute walk from the Barber, you can find more information and reserve a table in advance at www.winterbourne.org.uk