Gallery Talks
Gallery Talks
Thursdays at 1.30pm
These informal talks, led by members of the Barber staff and guiding team, or by guest curators, focus on individual works of art or smaller exhibitions. They last approximately 15 minutes and are held in front of the works themselves. Please arrive in good time as talks start promptly.
| 7 Jan | Inspired Stitches |
Jacqueline Lawrence and Edgbaston Creative Textile Group (to include practical demonstrations) |
| 14 Jan | JMW Turner: Ludlow Castle | Greg Smith |
| 21 Jan | Focus on Sculpture: Rodin on the Stairs | Ann Sumner |
| 28 Jan | Melchior d’Hondecoeter: A Hen with Chicks, a Rooster and Pigeons |
Barbara Fogarty |
4 Feb |
Anthony van Dyck: An English Landscape | Greg Smith |
| 11 Feb | Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres: Paolo and Francesca | Liane Crisari |
| 18 Feb | North and South: Dutch Landscape of the Golden Age | Greg Smith |
| 25 Feb | Bordone: Mythological Scene—Duncan Fielden | Duncan Fielden |
| 4 Mar | Follower of Rembrandt: An Old Warrior | Arnold Franks |
| 11 Mar | The Business of Art | Holly Grange |
| 18 Mar | Edgar Degas: Jockeys before the Race | Mike Saxby |
| 25 Mar | Matthew Boulton: Token Coins for the United Kingdom |
Sue Tungate |
| 1 Apr | Hans Memling: The Crucifixion | Elizabeth Moore |
| 8 Apr | Pierre-Auguste Renoir: Young Woman Seated | Ann Sumner |
| 15 Apr | Etienne Aubry: Paternal Love | Tamsin Foulkes |
| 22 Apr | Odilon Redon: The Crucifixion | Kathryn Murray |
| 29 Apr | French, 12th century—Christ in Majesty with Symbols of Four Evangelists |
Jonathon Shea |
*Different Perspectives is a new series of occasional gallery talks specially developed for visitors with visual impairment. However, everyone is welcome to attend, of course!

