Events

Gorton Monastery, known as Manchester’s Taj Mahal, was designed by Augustus Welby Pugin for the Franciscan order, and is a Grade II* listed building. Following the closure of the monastery in 1989, it fell into disrepair until it was saved by a local couple, Paul and Elaine Griffiths, who set up a charitable trust in […]

*** Fully booked *** Seminar by Helena Cox in the Bedingfield Room in the Bar Convent.In the first session Helena will introduce us to Japanese Ukiyo-e prints, which were first shown to the west in the Japanese Pavilion in Paris at the Exposition Universelle in 1867. In the second session, Helena will explore with us […]

October's Artwork of the Month talk will be given by Dr Dorothy Nott, formerly Chair of the Friends and one of our most popular speakers. The speaker has provided these notes: 'York Art Gallery is fortunate in possessing a fine example of the work of the twentieth-century painter, Gwen John. This talk will explore her […]

A talk by Michael Smith on John Flaxman (1755-1826), the York-born sculptor whose portrait can be seen above the entrance to the Gallery. The speaker is a PHD student in the Department of History or Art, University of York and has provided this introduction: Widely acclaimed in his lifetime but since overlooked, the York-born sculptor […]