STUDY DAYS AND SEMINARS

Study Days

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Study Days cover art and design history as well as aspects of contemporary art and design practice from a critical perspective, and are aimed at a general adult audience. They offer an overview of the subject for non-specialists, and provide a foundation for more detailed study in the future.

The 'Inside Outings' strand of our Study Days programme combines site visits with discussion of related material in the Museum.

 

 

Reuniting Raphael: Rome, Tapestries and Cartoons
Friday 15 October 2010
Lecture Theatre
10.30–17.00

Investigate the history and production of Raphael’s celebrated tapestries, re-united for the first time in their history with the Victoria & Albert Museum’s full-size cartoons. Widely regarded as masterpieces of High Renaissance art, the tapestries were commissioned by Pope Leo X for the Sistine Chapel. This day explores their context within Medici patronage, the ways in which they were displayed, and the complex relationship between Raphael’s designs, the cartoons and the finished tapestries.

Programme

10.30Introduction and Welcome
10.40 Raphael, Court Culture, and the High Renaissance, Jill Burke (Edinburgh University)
11.15 Leo X and Medici Patronage, Paula Nuttall, Course Director, V&A
12.00 The Raphael Cartoons and Tapestries, Helen Wyld (National Trust)
13.00 Lunch Break
14.00 Raphael as a Draughtsman, Martin Clayton (Royal Collection)
14.40 Raphael and the Vatican, Jamie Mulherron (Edinburgh University)
15.40 Faith and Meaning in the Raphael Tapestries,Tina Beattie (University of Roehampton)
16.00 Discussion

£45, £37 concessions, £5 students 
Book online  or call 0207 942 2211 

 

Buddhist Beliefs and Sculpture
Saturday 6 November
Hochhauser Auditorium
10.00–16.45

Discover how Buddhist beliefs are expressed in the sculptural traditions of Asia, from India, Central Asia and Afghanistan to the Himalayas, China and Japan. Hear from experts in the field and take a guided tour of the V&A’s Buddhist Sculpture gallery.

Supported by the World Collections Programme.
In collaboration with Asian Art in London

£46, £37 concessions, £5 students
To book online call +44 (09)20 7942 2211

 

Dissecting Peter Rabbit: Perspectives on the Art of Beatrix Potter 
Saturday 13 November
Seminar Room 3
11.00-16.30

Explore Beatrix Potter's art and writing in depth and learn more about her impact on the development of modern children's literature. Coinciding with the V&A's display, Peter Rabbit™: the tale of The Tale, this study day reveals the secrets of Beatrix Potter's astounding commercial and literary success and offers insights into her compelling narratives. Speakers include award winning illustrator Shirley Hughes, author and illustrator Judith Kerr, Children's Laureate Anthony Browne and Professor Michael Rustin, co-author with Margaret Rustin of Narratives of Love and Loss: Studies in Modern Children's Fiction (Karnac, 2001), and Ronnie Fairweather, Creative Director of Frederick Warne & Co.

Jointly organised with Frederick Warne & Co.

£46, £37 concessions, £5 students
Book online or call +44 (0)20 7942 2211

 

Behind the Scenes with the Ballets Russes
Saturday 4 December
Lecture Theatre
10.30–17.00

The Ballets Russes dance company, formed by Serge Diaghilev, pushed theatrical performance to the forefront of the arts in the early twentieth century. As importantly, Diaghilev's collaborations with avant-garde figures such as Stravinsky, Bakst, Goncharova, Picasso and Matisse, helped to shape the development of Modernism. Go behind the scenes to explore the sets, costumes, staging, performers and graphic art associated with the legendary Ballets Russes. Speakers include curators Geoff Marsh and Jane Pritchard, historians Sarah Woodcock and Scheng Schijen.

£46, £37 concessions, £5 students
To book call +44 (0)20 7942 2211