Join The Courtauld on Thursdays at 20.05 for its very first online series, 'Open Courtauld Hour’.

Why does art matter in quarantine? Lockdown has been transformational in how artists, galleries and museums are adapting to an online world to continue showcasing and making art.

Join Alixe Bovey (Head of Research at The Courtauld Institute of Art) in exploring the importance of creative practice and artistic consumption in a time of isolation.

Alixe will examine this issue through discussions with Courtauld’s own Barnaby Wright (Deputy Head of The Courtauld Gallery), the National Gallery’s Caroline Campbell (Director of Collections and Research at the National Gallery) and Underpinnings Museum's Lorraine Smith (Co-founder). The hour will include a one-off poetic reinterpretation of Paul Cezanne's 'Montagne Sainte-Victoire with Large Pine' by award winning poet Shagufta K Iqbal.

Alixe Bovey | Barnaby Wright | Lorraine Smith | Caroline Campbell | Shagufta K Iqbal

These events are free, but booking is essential due to popular demand.

Details of how to log in will be sent to those who have signed up 48 hours prior to the event.

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This event is now fully booked. Please click here to see more sessions in the series!