Month: September 2020

FAQ

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Your visit to the Barber: Frequently Asked Questions The Barber is currently closed – what does this mean? Collapse The Barber is undergoing a transformation that will enhance your visitor experience. Improvements include: A new level-access entrance and accessible toilet with baby-changing facilities A new fresh-air ventilation system in our concert hall Refurbished permanent collection … Read more

Barber Concerts Update

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Due to a change in ventilation requirements for public venues, the University is required to install a new ventilation system in order for us to return to the Barber Concert Hall. At present we also cannot offer the Concert Hall for external hires/bookings.   Until renovation is complete, the Barber Concert series will be in the Elgar … Read more

Online Talks: Series One

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Series one Enjoy an in-depth insight into the Barber’s stunning collection through this programme of mini podcasts. Discussions include past and present displays, small groups of related works, an aspect of the member of staff’s own research, or single masterpieces and recent acquisitions. Episode 11: ‘Reclining Nymph’: Androgynous Figures in Renaissance Art, with Kirsty Clarke, … Read more

The Barber is Grade 1 Listed

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The Barber – once described as ‘the perfect place to contemplate art’ – has been awarded the highest heritage honour: Grade 1-listed building status. Historic England’s new web listing – an upgrading from Grade 2 praises the Barber as ‘a building of exquisite architectural quality’, recognising ‘the sophisticated design which follows logically from its plan, … Read more