We offer free workshops and gallery tours to state school/college classes wishing to embed Art History into their curriculum. Please see below our Year 12/13 (or equivalent) offer.
If the below doesn’t meet your requirements, please drop us an e-mail (at learning@courtauld.ac.uk), we are always keen to develop our offer in ways that can support your curriculum.
Work with students? Why not sign up to our Teachers Newsletter here to learn more about our one-off events including our popular teacher workshops.
For bookings please e-mail: learning@courtauld.ac.uk
Visit the Gallery
- Gallery Tours – Bring your class for a guided tour of the Courtauld Gallery. We offer highlight tours, or specific tours focusing on an aspect of the collection, such as Impressionism, identity or gender. Tours are led by our experienced gallery educators who encourage engagement through active looking. Tours last between 1hr – 2hrs and can be requested Monday to Friday.
- Prints and Drawings – Take your students behind the scenes with a visit to the Courtauld’s Prints and Drawings Get up close with a selection of artworks which aren’t usually on display due to their sensitivity to light. Visits usually last 30 minutes and are available Tuesday and Friday, subject to availability.
- Seminar Taster – Led by a Courtauld PhD student, your students can take part in an Art History seminar taster, which aims to encourage students to develop their voice through discussion. Our seminars are usually themed around cities and can feature a short reading before your visit for a true seminar experience. Seminars last around 1hr and are usually available Tuesday and Friday, subject to availability.
In your classroom
- Introduction to Art History – Our most popular in-school workshop supports students in understanding the key components to deconstructing and discovering meaning behind an artwork. Using the Courtauld Collection and connected contemporary artworks, students will develop their visual analysis skills through this interactive workshop. Workshops last between 1hr – 2hrs and can be requested for Monday to Friday.
- The Courtauld Collection – Bring the gallery to your classroom with a workshop looking at the Courtauld’s most famous artworks. From Manet’s A Bar at the Folies-Bergère (1882) to Van Gogh’s Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear (1889).
- Themed workshops on the following subjects:
Sense of Self (A session focusing on Van Gogh’s Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear, 1889)
Reworking Manet (A session focusing on Manet’s A Bar at the Folies-Bergère, 1882)
A hidden history of colour (What can colours tell us about the past)
Impressionism (key concepts and timeframes for the Impressionist movement)
Workshops last between 1hr – 2hrs and can be requested for Monday to Friday. Sessions can be delivered online or in-person.
