Art History Courses in London
Our art history programme includes western art, Islamic art, Japanese art and the art of the Near East.
There are courses on curation for aspiring practitioners and a host of other art history courses on subjects as diverse as the history of fashion, comic books, urban art and artists' books that can be taken alone, or to complement surveys of periods. You can also study the history of photography, design, video and sound art. Any questions? Contact our visual arts team on 020 7492 2700 Monday - Friday between 10am - 5pm.
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Introduction to the Wallace Collection
Course Date: Tue 21 Jan 2020
Location on this date: OS - Off SiteEach week, we'll explore a different aspect of the Wallace Collection looking at its fine and decorative art objects, including paintings, furniture, porcelain and even arms and armour. This course is gallery based.Full fee: £99.00Senior fee: £79.00Concession: £60.00 -
The art and culture of the Victorians
Course Date: Wed 22 Jan 2020
Location on this date: OS - Off SiteDiscover the fascinating world of the Victorians and their legacy, exploring fine art, design, architecture, and literature through gallery visits.Full fee: £249.00Senior fee: £199.00Concession: £152.00 -
Arts of the empire-builders: Timurids, Safavids and Mughals
Course Date: Wed 22 Jan 2020
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetPatronage under the Timurids, Safavids and Mughals marked a definitive period in the development of the arts and culture of the Islamic world. This course looks at the visual ‘brands’ that characterised these important empires.Full fee: £249.00Senior fee: £199.00Concession: £152.00 -
Contemporary art in London
Course Date: Thu 23 Jan 2020 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: OS - Off SiteExamine and discuss art on show in London. Each week we’ll visit a commercial gallery or public institution and examine specific exhibitions or paintings, works on paper, photography and sculpture.Full fee: £249.00Senior fee: £199.00Concession: £152.00 -
20th century German art
Course Date: Thu 23 Jan 2020
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetExplore 20th century German art, from movements such as Expressionism and Dadaism to artists like Gerhard Richter and Anselm Kiefer, through a mixture of lectures, discussions and a gallery visit.Full fee: £249.00Senior fee: £249.00Concession: £152.00 -
Friday Lates: the Bauhaus in London
Course Date: Fri 24 Jan 2020
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetThe Staatliches Bauhaus opened its doors in Weimar, Germany in 1919. Fourteen years later it was shut down by the Nazis. Celebrate 100 years of Modernism in architecture and design and discover how Bauhaus style spread to London.Full fee: £25.00Senior fee: £25.00Concession: £15.00 -
Key architects you should know
Course Date: Sat 25 Jan 2020
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetStudy significant contributors - including Wren, Pugin, Gaudi and Le Corbusier - to Western architectural styles, from Gothic to postmodern, considering function and materials as well as social, political and cultural contexts. This course includes building visits.Full fee: £249.00Senior fee: £199.00Concession: £152.00 -
Focus on: Leonardo da Vinci
Course Date: Sun 26 Jan 2020
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetArtist, scientist, and ‘Renaissance Man’ Leonardo da Vinci is considered one of the greatest minds in history. We look at his inspirations, his theories and some of his major works.Full fee: £69.00Senior fee: £55.00Concession: £42.00 -
Gods and heroes from Classical to Renaissance art
Course Date: Mon 27 Jan 2020
Location on this date: OS - Off SiteExplore the fascinating gods and heroes of classical and post-classical art through relevant works in the British Museum and National Gallery. How popular were they in classical society? What roles did they play? This course is gallery based.Full fee: £199.00Senior fee: £159.00Concession: £121.00 -
Iconography and iconology: secrets of the old masters revealed
Course Date: Mon 27 Jan 2020
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetEver wondered whether there’s a hidden meaning behind paintings? Discover why there are signs and symbols in paintings and how to find and interpret their meanings, in paintings from medieval to Baroque and beyond.Full fee: £249.00Senior fee: £249.00Concession: £152.00 -
Styles in art
Course Date: Tue 28 Jan 2020
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetA survey of Western art from the Gothic to the Victorian age, discussing Renaissance, Mannerism, Baroque, Neoclassicism, Romanticism and Realism, and the ideas shaping each period.Full fee: £249.00Senior fee: £199.00Concession: £152.00 -
London's smaller art collections
Course Date: Wed 29 Jan 2020
Location on this date: OS - Off SiteDiscover some of London’s fascinating smaller art collections and hidden art treasures on this gallery-based course.Full fee: £199.00Senior fee: £159.00Concession: £121.00 -
Friday lates: Fluxus - and the art of destroying a piano
Course Date: Fri 31 Jan 2020
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetDiscover international, interdisciplinary ‘anti-art’ movement Fluxus and explore their use of ‘shock’ tactic, as in the performance involving the total destruction of a piano!Full fee: £25.00Senior fee: £25.00Concession: £15.00 -
Focus on: Giotto
Course Date: Sun 2 Feb 2020
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetDiscover the life and work of Giotto, was one of the earliest artists to be written about within his lifetime, his genius held up as the ideal by Italian painting critics for the next five centuries.Full fee: £69.00Senior fee: £55.00Concession: £42.00 -
Worldly goods: art and power in the age of kings
Course Date: Fri 7 Feb 2020
Location on this date: OS - Off SiteJoin our Friday Lates in London museums and galleries to explore the motivations of the great, the ruled and the rulers in this 8-session art history evening course. Max 16 places.Full fee: £229.00Senior fee: £229.00Concession: £140.00
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