Showcasing Art History

On campus and online

Our evening lecture series Showcasing Art History builds on The Courtauld’s excellence in research and teaching to share the latest art-historical thinking with the public.  The engaging lectures are given by members of the Courtauld faculty, associate lecturers, and by external eminent scholars and curators.

Each new season of Showcasing Art History offers three free-standing terms, so you can book for one or two terms, or for the whole year. You can choose whether to join us on campus at Vernon Square, or  if you opt for online, you will receive pre-recorded lectures followed by live Zoom discussion sessions. There will be extensive course materials on the VLE for both in-person and online learners.

Lectures are given live on campus at 19:00 on Tuesdays and Zoom discussions for our online audience members take place on Wednesdays at 20:00 [London time]. Terms may be booked in isolation or in combination, and discounts apply if more than one term is booked.

The Stuff of (Still) Life: Objects in Art from the Dutch Golden Age to Wayne Thiebaud

Autumn Term

Tuesday 30 September – Tuesday 2 December 2025, 19:00
On campus
OR
Wednesday 8 October – Wednesday 10 December 2025, 20:00 [London time]
Online

 

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i Paul Cézanne, Apples, bottle and chairback (Pommes, bouteille et dossier de chaise), c.1894, graphite and watercolour on wove paper with pinholes in the upper corners, The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust) © The Courtauld.

Ocean Tales - The Sea as Motif from the Nineteenth Century to the Present

Summer Term

Tuesday 13 January – Tuesday 17 March 2026, 19:00
On campus
OR
Wednesday 14 January – Wednesday 25 March 2026, 20:00 [London time]
Online

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i Joseph Mallord William Turner, 'Dawn After the Wreck' , c1841, graphite, watercolour, bodycolour, chalk (red), scraping on laid paper, The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust) © The Courtauld.

When Artworks Live: Performance in the Visual Arts

Summer Term

Tuesday 28 April – Tuesday 26 May 2026, 19:00
On campus
OR
Wednesday 6 May – Wednesday 3 June 2026, 20:00 [London time]
Online

 

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i Tania Bruguera, 10,148,451. Hyundai Commission 2018, Tate Modern, Turbine Hall, © Tania Bruguera. Photo © Tate (Andrew Dunkley)

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