Shades of Summer: French Fancies
Date | Wednesday 13 August 2025 |
Time | 13.00-13.15 BST |
Location | At the museum (Landing) |
Speaker | Andrew Shingleton |
For 15 minutes, join Guide Lecturer Andrew Shingleton to trade the hustle and bustle of the city for a countryside idyll and explore the serene scenes of Boucher’s Pastoral with a Bagpipe Player and Watteau’s Les Charmes de la Vie. Learn about these two experimental French artists, their innovative techniques and playful subject matter.
Places are limited and allocated first-come, first-served on the day.