Landscape as Art

Weekend course

+44 (0)20 7942 2000
  • Saturday 21 March 2020 – Sunday 22 March 2020

  • V&A South Kensington

    Cromwell Road
    London, SW7 2RL
  • Seminar Room 1

  • Course price £147.00 - £195.00

  • Call +44 (0)20 7942 2000 to book

This event is unfortunately cancelled. During these exceptional times, the health and wellbeing of our visitors and staff is our highest priority. In line with the latest advice from Public Health England, all V&A sites (South Kensington, Museum of Childhood, Blythe House, V&A Dundee) are temporarily closed. If you have purchased tickets for events that have been cancelled or postponed there are several options available to you and our ticketing team will be in touch. You can find out more on our blog

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Portrait of Course Leader Dr Paula henderson

Course Leader
Dr Paula henderson

Dr Paula Henderson is an eminent garden historian and has published and lectured widely on the subject in Britain, American and Europe.

Relaxed atmosphere, beautiful surroundings, friendly people Previous Course Student

Course overview

Is a garden Art? Can we analyse an historic garden in the same way that we do a painting? While gardens are the most fugitive of art forms, they were often created by artists, architects or designers and conform to the aesthetic or ‘style’ of a particular period, incorporating many of the same visual and iconographical elements found in painting. The meaning and materials of a garden are both permanent and fleeting (like some modern art), but the study of gardens – through their remains or contemporary visual images and descriptions – provides insights into the culture in which they were created. Gardens reflect and are revealed in literature, drama and painting. Yet, experiencing a garden was and is different from all other art forms, engaging all five sense and demanding movement by the viewer. Gardens were the first form of ‘performance art’.

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Further Information

• Refreshments served • Price reductions available for Seniors (60+), jobseekers (ES40 holders) and registered disabled people

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Weekend course: Landscape as Art

21 March 2020 - 22 March 2020

£147.00 - £195.00

Call to book +44 (0)20 7942 2000

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