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Paul Mellon Centre public lectures
The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art is an educational charity committed to promoting original, world-class research into the history of British art and architecture of all periods. We collaborate closely with the Yale Center for British Art, and are part of Yale University.
Their public lectures are free, varied, and informative.
Google Arts & Culture teamed up with over 2500 museums and galleries around the world to bring anyone and everyone virtual tours and online exhibits of some of the most famous museums around the world
Quiz: the great women artists
Women artists had to fight to be accepted at the Royal Academy of Arts, but women artists now head the institution, fill its ranks of Academicians and lead its exhibition programme. Test your knowledge in this quiz by Katy Hessel, art historian and host of The Great Women Artists podcast!
Watch: Manet – Portraying Life from 2013
Originally released in cinemas, this ‘Exhibition on Screen’ film takes you back in time to visit the Royal Academy’s 2013 ‘Manet: Portraying Life’ exhibition, one of our most visited shows of all time. Take a trip to 19th-century Paris where the story of this modern master unfolds – and peep behind the scenes at the RA, as the curators prepared to tell his story in this major show.
Sin Like It’s the 16th Century in a Game that Remixes Renaissance Art
Forgive me, for I have sinned, I peeped at a lady's ankles through an open window and carved an idol in my own image. Luckily it was all in the game Four Last Things, although for my poor character the judgment was harsh and appropriately Boschian!
ART AS THERAPY
Alain de Botton is a renowned philosopher and author, who co-wrote the book Art as Therapy with art historian John Armstrong. He is also the founder of The School of Life, a global organisation that helps people weather crises and cope with emotional challenges – and that publishes a range of books and offers online courses and psychotherapy.
Van Eyck from Home
Tourism Flanders filmed a guided tour of the exhibition for the series “The Stay At Home Museum”. Till-Holger Borchert, Director Museums Bruges and one of the curators of “Van Eyck. An Optical Revolution”, takes you through the galleries. He reflects on some of the works by the Flemish Master, which are now exceptionally collected in one place.
Strange Art Works
Doing research for our lectures, we come across some peculiar works of art... This is how a collection was born. Please have a look (it is constantly updated) and let us know if you come across any strange ones yourself!