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.
We care for an outstanding art collection, advance the study and conservation of visual art, and share it through acclaimed exhibitions. Your support helps us inspire new ways of seeing and thinking about art.
...– the library will purchase books about art history, conservation, and curation based on student recommendations. Please suggest a book, film, or other information source that you’d like to see...
...as much as possible in the presence of the things themselves – in galleries and museums, conservation departments, at art dealers, fairs or sales. Reinterpreting any object involves considering how...
This article challenges accepted traditions of dating and approach that dominate the field of Himalayan and Tibetan art history, itself a marginalised subject of study in western art history, despite...
...inquiry into the history of art, conservation, and museum studies. Find out more and book your tickets now: Please visit our YouTube page to catch up on our events from...
...curators also considered the unique curatorial challenges faced when exhibiting works on paper in a variety of formats and according to the demands of conservation. Event 2: Collecting Contemporary Prints...
...catalogue. These can include: Journal articles Research papers Images and primary sources Databases often focus on specific subjects (e.g., art history, conservation, or cultural studies) and include resources that might...
...visual arts past and present and champions the importance to our society of cultural knowledge, understanding, and practice. Courtauld research in art history, conservation, and curating produces new knowledge and...
...were formed, the apparent care or negligence with which they were fashioned, and the ways their physical condition betrays signs of heavy use or careful conservation – can point us...
...et avant-garde au seuil des années 30 (Lausanne: L’Age d’Homme, 1984). [40] Today, it has been destroyed by incompetent conservation, during which its stability was compromised. It has now, for...
...the objecthood of paintings through an object-handling seminar, visits to galleries, museums and artists’ studios, as well as a scientific examination seminar in The Courtauld’s conservation science suite. The course...
...Our alumni also go on to become pioneers in a wide range of sectors, including curating, conservation, technology, law, finance, journalism, marketing, politics, and more. How to apply: Applications are...
...the Courtauld’s Conservation and Technology department has revealed grains of sand are embedded in the paint. Talking points: Seurat’s subjects What activities do you think took place on the River...
