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.
| 23 Sept | Sacred and Profane: The Cult of the Dead | Gabrielle Heffernan |
| 16 Sept | Joseph Chinard: Madame Récamier | Barbara Fogarty |
| 9 Sept | Thomas Gainsborough: The Harvest Wagon | Hannah Carroll |
| 2 Sept | Sacred and Profane: Egyptian Deities | Richenda Roberts |
| 29 July | Introduction to 18th-Century Prints | Tamsin Foulkes |
| 22 July | Evaristo Baschenis: Still Life with Musical Instruments | Arnold Franks |
| 15 July | Johan Christian Dahl: Mother and Child by the Sea | Mike Saxby |
| 8 July | Introduction to Print Power | Katie Robson |
| 1 July | Objects of Affection: A Photographic Perspective | Robert Gibb |
| 24 June | Sacred and Profane: Funerary Culture | Bjorn Billson |
| 17 June | John Brett: Lady with a Dove | Christiana Payne |
| 10 June | Drama Performance: Dear John | |
| 3 June | Camille Corot: Wooded Landscape with a Pond | Greg Smith |
| 27 May | John Brett: Southern Coast of Guernsey | Victoria Osborne |
| 20 May | Introduction to Modern Families | Angela Gladwell |
| 13 May | John Brett: The River Dart | Greg Smith |
| 6 May | Introduction to Objects of Affection | Ann Sumner |
| 29 Apr | French, 12th century—Christ in Majesty with Symbols of Four Evangelists |
Jonathon Shea |
| 22 Apr | Odilon Redon: The Crucifixion | Kathryn Murray |
| 15 Apr | Etienne Aubry: Paternal Love | Tamsin Foulkes |
| 8 Apr | Pierre-Auguste Renoir: Young Woman Seated | Ann Sumner |
| 1 Apr | Hans Memling: The Crucifixion | Elizabeth Moore |
| 25 Mar | Matthew Boulton: Token Coins for the United Kingdom |
Sue Tungate |
| 18 Mar | Edgar Degas: Jockeys before the Race | Mike Saxby |
| 11 Mar | The Business of Art | Holly Grange |
| 4 Mar | Follower of Rembrandt: An Old Warrior | Arnold Franks |
| 25 Feb | Bordone: Mythological Scene—Duncan Fielden | Duncan Fielden |
| 18 Feb | North and South: Dutch Landscape of the Golden Age | Greg Smith |
| 11 Feb | Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres: Paolo and Francesca | Liane Crisari |
4 Feb |
Anthony van Dyck: An English Landscape | Greg Smith |
| 28 Jan | Melchior d’Hondecoeter: A Hen with Chicks, a Rooster and Pigeons |
Barbara Fogarty |
| 21 Jan | Focus on Sculpture: Rodin on the Stairs | Ann Sumner |
| 14 Jan | JMW Turner: Ludlow Castle | Greg Smith |
| 7 Jan | Inspired Stitches |
Jacqueline Lawrence and Edgbaston Creative Textile Group (to include practical demonstrations) |