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Talks & Lectures

There are collection tours or themed talks in the galleries on every day of the week, weekdays at 1pm, Saturdays at 11.30am & 3pm, Sundays at 1 & 3pm.Occasional special lectures also take place in the lecture theatre.

Forthcoming themed talks are listed below, but click here for the full list [PDF 1mb].

On days where there is no themed talk, there is a highlights tour of the collection.

Unless otherwise stated all of our tours, talks and lectures are FREE and non-bookable.

For debates and evening lectures, please see Special Evening Events

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Forthcoming Talks & Lectures

Date Time Age Description
22 Mar 1:00PM All Ages

The Art of Letter-writing: Two Inkstands with Secrets

23 Mar 1:00PM All Ages

The Marchand Mercier

24 Mar 1:00PM All Ages

Brief Encounter: The Invention of Glazed Terracotta: Luca Della Robbia’s Virgin and Child

25 Mar 1:00PM All Ages

Exhibition Talk: Shhh… it’s a Secret! Unlocking the secrets behind the treasures of the Wallace Collection

26 Mar 1:00PM All Ages

Winding of the Clocks

29 Mar 1:00PM All Ages

Treasure of the Month: The Princes in the Tower

30 Mar 1:00PM All Ages

18th Century Miniatures in the Wallace Collection Part I

31 Mar 1:00PM All Ages

Brief Encounter: Jean-Claude Chambellan Duplessis, the Elder’s Musical Clock

02 Apr 1:00PM All Ages

Costumed Talk: Meet Marie-Antoinette

02 Apr 3:00PM All Ages

Costumed Talk -Meet Marie-Antoinette