Gallery Talks
Gallery Talks
Thursdays at 1.30pm
These informal talks, led by members of the Barber staff and guiding team, or by guest curators, focus on individual works of art or smaller exhibitions. They last approximately 15 minutes and are held in front of the works themselves. Please arrive in good time as talks start promptly.
| 2 Sept | Sacred and Profane: Egyptian Deities | Richenda Roberts |
| 9 Sept | Thomas Gainsborough: The Harvest Wagon | Hannah Carroll |
| 16 Sept | Joseph Chinard: Madame Récamier | Barbara Fogarty |
| 23 Sept | Sacred and Profane: The Cult of the Dead | Gabrielle Heffernan |
| 30 Sept | Secret Surfaces: The Hidden Details of Oil Paintings | Greg Smith |
| 7 October | Behind the Barber: Exhibition Focus | Pete Marshall |
| 14 October | Sacred and Profane – Sharing Style: Cultural Encounters between Egypt and the Ancient Greek World | Linda Langley |
| 21 October | Sacred and Profane: Coins, Cats, and Crocodiles | Mike Saxby |
| 28 October | Frans Hals: Portrait of a Man holding a Skull | Tamsin Foulkes |
| 4 November | ‘A Rage for the Lakes’: Exhibition Focus | Robert Wenley |
| 11 November | Abraham Janssen: Peace and Plenty Binding the Arrows of War | Hannah Carroll |
| 18 November | ‘A Rage for the Lakes’: Drawing the Lakes | Tess Radcliffe |
| 25 November | Frantisek Kupka: Passage of Silence II | Maria Daniels |
| 2 December | ‘A Rage for the Lakes’: Artists in the Lake District, 1770-1810 | Gregory Smith |
| 9 December | Function: Exhibition Focus | Robert Gibb |
| 16 December | Barber Christmas Masterpieces | Ann Sumner |
*Different Perspectives is a new series of occasional gallery talks specially developed for visitors with visual impairment. However, everyone is welcome to attend, of course!