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students learning how to grind pigments into oil paint

Conservation at The Courtauld

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Detail of manuscript page

Research Series, Groups & Projects

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a group admire the artworks in an exhibition, some are seated on a bench and others on the floor. Abstract erotic is the exhibition.

Events Archive – Summer 2025

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Gilded bronze statue of Tara, the Buddhist goddess of compassion, from Sri Lanka, 9th century. The standing figure wears a tall headdress and long draped skirt, with one hand raised in gesture and the other lowered in offering.

Lecture, Research

Reflections on the Statue of Tara from Sri Lanka at The British Museum

6:00pm, 7 Oct 2025

The bronze Statue of Tara from Sri Lanka is currently displayed in the special exhibition, “Ancient India: Living Heritage” at the British Museum. Donated to the British Museum in 1830 by Sir Robert Brownrigg, this nearly life-size sculpture of Tara ...

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Young People

Art History Summer University 2022

4 Jul - 8 Jul 2022

Calling all Year 12 students! Apply now to our free online Art History Summer University and spend five days learning online with The Courtauld, a world-class university specialising in Art History, Conservation, and Curating.

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Japanese Studies: Past, Present, Future

The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Centre for Buddhist Art and Conservation at the Courtauld Institute is delighted to announce its 2025–2026 Lecture Series, exploring the many aspects of Japanese studies in the UK and beyond. This year’s series i...

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Wire and Demolition: The Making of Prunella Clough’s Urban Landscapes

6:00pm, 19 May 2016

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Research

The Girl in the Spotlight: A technical examination of Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring

6:00pm, 25 Feb 2019

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Jorge Otero-Pailos, The Ethics of Dust: Doge’s Palace, Venice

‘That Golden Stain of Time’: The Ethics of The Dust from Ruskin to Jorge Otero-Pailos

Lawrence Gasquet

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Events Archive – Autumn 2022 – Summer 2023

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The Courtauld and King’s College London announce new strategic relationship

Press release, 19 January 2022

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First major exhibition devoted to Van Gogh’s self-portraits across his career opens at The Courtauld Gallery

Press release, 3 February 2022

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