The hoarding outside Somerset House goes up
Somerset House is looking very different today as our façade is concealed behind scaffolding and hoardings. Until the end of May we will be working hard on cleaning the stonework which over the past...
View ArticleSprucing up the hoarding
This morning we installed panels outside Somerse House that explain about the refurbishment project and advertise our current exhibition Life, Legend, Landscape: Victorian Drawings and Watercolours as...
View ArticleSomerset House’s façade is shining again
The exterior of Somerset House is fully visible again – and it looks so bright and refreshed!Months of intensive cleaning and repairing the stone works have really made a difference.
View ArticleQ&A with the Curator of Collecting Gauguin
Collecting Gauguin offers a fascinating insight into the early development of Gauguin’s reputation in the United Kingdom. Exhibition curator, Dr Karen Serres, tells us more: What is your favourite work...
View ArticleSeize the Carp(e): Island-Themed Lates
By Rebecca Newman, Marketing Our final summer late inspired by our display, Collecting Gauguin: Samuel Courtauld in the ’20s, took place on Thursday 1 August. Once again visitors arrived keen to get...
View ArticleComing soon: Panorama in The Drawings Gallery
Peter Lanyon may have been one of the first artists to draw inspiration for his paintings from his experiences of flying high above the earth in a glider. But if the technology available to him was...
View ArticleThe Courtauld's Annual Book Sale.
On the 5 October The Courtauld will host its annual Book Sale. With books stacked in every possible space, ready for all to buy, we sent two of our finest roving reporters to meet our dedicated team...
View ArticleTaking to the skies in the name of research.
As we open the doors this week to the Courtauld Gallery’s autumn exhibition Soaring Flight: Peter Lanyon’s Gliding Paintings. Curator Barnaby Wright shares with us the great lengths curators will go to...
View ArticleDon't Miss Next Weeks Showcase Week!
Next week marks the start of ‘Land to Shore’, the third Showcase Week hosted by the Prints and Drawings Study Room. In response to this years Autumn Showcase display Panorama and exhibition Soaring...
View ArticleShowcase Week Starts Today!
The Courtauld Prints and Drawings Study Room Presents… SHOWCASE WEEK: Land to Shore For one week only the team of postgraduate Print Room Assistants will be presenting a selection of five of our most...
View ArticleDiscover Christmas at The Courtauld Shop
With mistletoe and tinsel in hand, the Courtauld Shop Team have been extensively preparing for the Festive season. We invite you to discover an array of festive and gallery-inspired gifts we have to...
View ArticleFeel Uplifted in The Courtauld Gallery Shop. Interview with Artist Jonathan...
Inspired by our fantastic Soaring Flight: Peter Lanyon’s Gliding Paintings exhibition the shop team have been exploring all things Cornish! Currently featured at The Courtauld Shop, is a lovely...
View ArticleFinal Chapter
Well, my experience at The Courtauld has been fantastic — but it’s flown by so fast! Before I do anything else, I want to thank Dr. Alexandra Gerstein for her support and mentorship through these...
View ArticleHonouring John House: A Selection of 19th-century French Prints
John House (1945-2012) was many things: an internationally respected authority on Impressionism, a curator of landmark exhibitions including Post-Impressionism at the Royal Academy (1979), Renoir...
View ArticleCapture the Scottish Skies at The Courtauld Shop
Capture the Movements of the Scottish Sky at The Courtauld Gallery Shop: Behind the scenes with Scottish designer, Kirsteen Stewart. Kirsteen Stewart opened her boutique and studio in her hometown of...
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