ART DETECTIVE – RIP February 2021 Charley Hill is most fondly remembered for having helped locate Edvard Munch’s 1893 version of The Scream after it was stolen from the National Museum in Oslo in 1994. Please see the linked obituary in Art News The Times 2nd March 2021 Daily Telegraph 5th March 2021 Tribute from Lorraine Neale. Chairman,...
‘Cancelling’ history is anathema to the way the cultural sector works
This week’s meeting with the Culture Secretary was an illustration of our institutions’ independence – in the face of loud complaints SIR IAN BLATCHFORD Sir Ian Blatchford is chair of the National Museum Directors’ Council and director of the Science Museum Group Read his article & report of the meeting here ‘Cancelling’ history is anathema to...
‘The Thames Luminaries – Popes Grotto’
‘The Thames Luminaries – Popes Grotto’ now have all nine historical recorded lectures available on their YouTube channel link – Marble Hill’s YouTube ‘
TURNERS HOUSE TRUST
The Turners House Trust will be hosting a series of four themed Zoom Talks each Tuesday at 7pm in April Click Flyer link below to book tickets
The Georgian Visitor
Tuesday 9th March 2021 6.00-7.00pm
Gainsborough in London
14th April 2021 6.00-7.00pm To order a copy of this new book ‘Gainsborough in London’ By Dr Susan Sloman. Contact the Kew Bookshop – Hewson Books via Email: Phone: 020 8876 1717. www.hewsonbooks.co.uk Gainsborough engravings in the Tate ‘cannot have been produced by the artist‘ Scholar Dr Susan Sloman has reattributed three wooded landscapes dating...
THE GEORGIAN VISITOR
‘A Vignette of Garden Visiting in the Eighteenth Century ‘ Summary of The Friends of St Anne’s Virtual Zoom Webinar Lecture TUESDAY 9th MARCH 2021 By RICHARD WHEELER THE FORMER NATIONAL SPECIALIST IN GARDEN HISTORY FOR THE NATIONAL TRUST We were delighted to finally welcome Richard to give his wonderful lecture in March 2021 by Zoom Webinar....
THE ART OF INNOVATION
The Friends of St Anne’s Presents via ZOOM Webinar You can buy this wonderful book through Kew Bookshop – It’s featured on the front page of their website with a link to buy through click and collect. ‘ See link here https://www.hewsonbooks.co.uk/ All Members will receive the link for joining by email Non-Members are welcome. They may...
THE ART OF INNOVATION
‘From Enlightenment to Dark Matter A Summary of The Friends of St Anne’s Virtual Zoom Webinar Lecture TUESDAY 9th FEBRUARY 2021 BY Dr TILLY BLYTH – Head of Collections & Principal Curator of the Science Museum. Dr Tilly Blyth discussed the Book published in 2020 she has written with Sir Ian Blandford Director of the Science Museum. We were delighted...