The Wallace Collection

Events

  • Special Day Event: A Day in the 18th Century!

  • Saturday 23rd February, 2008

  • 11:00am - 5:00pm

  • Price: £2.00
  • Ages: ALL
  • Lecturer: Hayley Kruger

  • No need to book, £2 suggested donation per person Experience a day in the life of the 18th-Century French elite where hunting, dancing and duelling were typical pursuits of the ruling classes. Encounter two of the most powerful women of their age, Madame de Pompadour and Queen Marie Antoinette, in the glittering setting of the Wallace Collection, join in the ball and test your mettle at cards, perhaps losing your fortune in the process!

    11am-5pm Aristocratic Pursuits: Gaming, taking tea, and debating the finer points of sword and pistol!

    11.30-12am & 1.30-2pm Gallery Talk: Follow the Hunt

    11.30-1.30 & 2.30-4.30pm Family Craft Activity: Rococo Mirrors

    12.30-1pm & 3.30-4pm Gallery Talk: Madame de Pompadour’s Porcelain Factory

    12.30-1.30 & 3.30-4.30pm  Toys for Boys! Weapons Talk and Handling

    12.15-12.45pm & 2-2.30pm Gallery Talk: Furniture Fit for a Queen

    1-2pm & 4-5pm Family Tours of the Wallace Collection

    1-2.30pm Drop-in Object Handling for SEN and Families 

    1.30-5.30pm Dancing in the Great Gallery

    2.15-5.15pm Duels to the Death!

    2.45-3.15pm & 4.15-4.45pm Meet Madame de Pompadour

    3.30-4pm & 5-5.30pm Meet Queen Marie-Antoinette

    We reserve the right to change the programme; do check our website or call 020 7563 9551 nearer the time for more information.