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The Courtauld Gallery

Home to one of the greatest art collections in the UK, The Courtauld Gallery is located in the magnificent historical setting of Somerset House.

The Gallery is particularly known for its Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings and temporary exhibitions.

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The Courtauld Institute of Art is a research-led, independent College of the University of London, with one of the world’s most prestigious programmes of art history, curating, and conservation.

Forge a meaningful career in the professional art world and beyond. Applications for 2025 entry are now open.

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Undergraduate Open Day: Saturday 7 June 2025 – book here

Conservation of Easel Paintings Open Day tours: Tuesday 17 June 2025 – book here

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The Courtauld offers a range of study options from BA History of Art and Graduate Diploma, to seven MA programmes and a PhD programme.

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Goya to Impressionism. Masterpieces from the Oskar Reinhart Collection

The Griffin Catalyst Exhibition

Until 26 May 2025 

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Discover highlights from the remarkable Oskar Reinhart Collection ‘Am Römerholz’, Switzerland – on display in the UK for the first time – including masterpieces by Cezanne, Goya, Monet, Picasso, Renoir, Toulouse-Lautrec, Van Gogh and more.

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Making Sense of ‘Nature’ in Western Art

Thursday 24 April to Thursday 22 May 2025 | £195 or £245 with visit

‘Truth to nature’ was the single most important principle governing Western visual arts from the Renaissance to the late eighteenth century and beyond. Our course will examine this question in practice....

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