Gallery Tours

Artist self-portrait wearing a blue hat and green coat with bandaged ear — Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890), Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear, 1889, The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust) © The Courtauld

Tours take place in the gallery.

We offer three Gallery Tour slots per day on Monday/Wednesday/Thursday
10.30 – 11.30, 1.30 – 2.30, 3.30 – 4.30

Our gallery tours are a perfect introduction to the gallery and how art history can be relevant to our lives today. Led by specialist educators they encourage close looking and lively discussion and are based in our gallery. They can build confidence in your students to share their thoughts and ideas and may include some light touch practical activity to support this.

Cross-curricular – open to all subject areas
Minimum 10 students per session. Groups of more than 15 will be divided into two groups for their session. Please note we are a small gallery and cannot accommodate multiple classes at the same time.
Advance booking is required (4 weeks)

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Our Gallery Tour Themes

A cropped section of the painting A Bar at the Folies-Bergère, 1882, featuring a glass vase full of oranges., this is placed on the bar.

Art and Colour

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Art and Impressionism

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