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Talks & Lectures

Collections
Tour

Every Wednesday and Thursday, 12.30-1.15pm

Collections tour

Join one of our knowledgeable guides as they take you round one of our collections in focus.

Get to know one of our collections in more detail and then explore the others at your own pace after the tour.

Explore our collections

prices and information

Tours are free with a valid day ticket or membership.

Please meet by the shop in the main house at the start of the tour.

 

Upcoming Collections Tours

 

Wed 25 Mar Portrait Miniature: Jewel in the Hand
Thu 26 MarRenoir, Van Gogh and the path to Modernism

Wed 1 AprTreasures from the Barber Institute
Thu 2 AprFame, Fortune and Fashion – British Portraits

Wed 8 AprAncient China: Power & Belief
Thu 9 AprRenoir, Van Gogh and the path to Modernism 

Wed 15 Apr – The Grand Tour: Destination Naples
Thu 16 AprRenoir, Van Gogh and the path to Modernism 

Wed 22 Apr –  ‘Saint George, that swing’d the dragon’
Thu 23 AprRenoir, Van Gogh and the path to Modernism 

Wed 29 AprTreasures from the Barber Institute
Thu 30 AprBritish Folk Art – Everyone’s Story

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