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The Courtauld Gallery is home to one of the greatest collections of art in the UK and an annual programme of focused exhibitions, displays and contemporary commissions. All housed in a beautiful human-sized gallery at Somerset House.
The Courtauld Institute is a research-led, independent college of the University of London, offering world–renowned programmes in the history, conservation, curation and business of art.
...will provide a flexible platform for spotlighting smaller temporary projects that give visitors special insights into The Courtauld’s collection, conservation and research. Displays in this space will play an important...
This cluster brings together staff from Art History, Conservation and the Gallery to explore intersections and divergences with Art and Architectural History as practised within and beyond the University and...
...17th and 18th Centuries: a Study of the Wall Paintings at Tango Monastery I joined Courtauld in 2013 as an MA student of the Conservation of Wall Painting Department. The...
An undiscovered painting by Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) of a mystery woman, hidden for more than a century beneath one of the very first paintings from the artist’s famous Blue Period,...
...in-person by booking a campus or Gallery tour. You will also find our UK fairs here. Upcoming virtual events: MA Preventive Conservation Virtual Open Day, Thursday 19 March, 14:00 –...
Applications for 2026 are now open Before starting your application, please ensure that you read and refer to all available guidance. Once you have all the required documentation ready, you...
The Transportation of the Holy House of Loreto, 1494, Rosenwald Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC The Itinerant Shrine: Art, History, and the Multiple Geographies of the Holy House...
...for funding: BA History of Art MA History of Art MA Curating the Art Museum MA in Buddhist Art History and Conservation MA Conservation of Easel Paintings MA Conservation of...
...the Drawings Gallery are generously supported by the International Music and Art Foundation, with additional support from James Bartos. Project Space The Painted Tower: Conservation in Context at Longthorpe Project...
Before I was doing my PhD – back when I was youthful and starting an undergraduate degree – a student a few years above me attempted to make an egg-tempera...