Gold: Romanesque Treasures in the V&A - Taster Lecture Recording

Thinking about an online course? Try a free one-hour art history lecture recording that you can enjoy when it suits you best. Simply sign up to receive your recording link and join V&A Academy Course Director Dr Sally Dormer for a free online lecture to discover treasures that form part of the V&A's collections.

Discover why gold captivated 12th-century patrons and craftsmen who valued its rarity, craved its untarnished beauty, and exploited its malleability, employing it in various ways to convey earthly power and the promise of heavenly riches. At the same time you will get to know the V&A Academy learning platform.

Simply sign up to the V&A Academy newsletter today using the hyperlinked text or the booking button on the right. Once signed up you will receive the viewing link in your welcome email within 24 hours. You will have access to the recording of this taster lecture until June 2024.

Please note, this taster lecture recording cannot be booked via phone or via the shopping basket.

This taster lecture links to the 12-week online course 'Romanesque to Gothic European Art 1050 to 1250' led by Sally Dormer starting Tuesday 16 April and the in-person study day 'Romanesque Treasures on Friday 21 June'; with the 6-week online course 'Medieval Women Myth and Reality' led by Sally Dormer due to start Thursday 18 April you can delve deeper into the period.