Events

Coach Visit to Gorton Monastery, Manchester and Nostell Priory

Gorton Monastery 89 Gorton Lane, Manchester, United Kingdom

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 […]

£53

The Impact of Japanese Art on Western artists after 1867

Bar Convent 17 Blossom Street, YORK

*** 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 […]

£25

Gallery talk: Dorothy Nott on Gwen John

York Art Gallery Exhibition Square, York, United Kingdom

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 […]

Gallery talk: John Flaxman

York Art Gallery Exhibition Square, York, United Kingdom

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 […]

William Morris talk

York Medical Society Rooms 23 Stonegate, YORK, United Kingdom

*** Fully booked *** ‘William Morris on the Wall’ a talk by Dr Imogen Hart This talk is designed to coincide with the exhibition ‘The Art of Wallpaper: Morris & […]

£22.50

Wine-tasting at York Medical Society Rooms

York Medical Society Rooms 23 Stonegate, YORK, United Kingdom

*** Fully booked *** Dr Stuart Calder, who will conduct this evening’s event, is founding member and the wine buyer for the York Medical Society Wine Club. He has been […]

£28

Gallery talk: Lely’s painting of Charlotte Fitzroy

York Art Gallery Exhibition Square, York, United Kingdom

December's Artwork of the Month talk will be given by Susannah Lyon-Whaley. Between Beauty and Empire: Rethinking Lely's Unidentified Child and Charlotte Fitzroy In the early 1670s, court artist Peter […]

Was van Gogh a Victorian Artist?

York Medical Society Rooms 23 Stonegate, YORK, United Kingdom

The National Gallery exhibition ‘Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers’ (14 September to 19 January) covers the time van Gogh spent at Arles and at the asylum at Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. Less well-known […]

£22.50

Visit exhibition at Beningbrough Hall

Beningbrough Hall Beningbrough, York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Visit to the Mary Delaney Exhibition at Beningborough Hall Laura Turner, formerly curator at York Art Gallery, will give a conducted tour of a photographic exhibition showcasing the work of […]

£5