Public Events
Explore Londonโs Art World
Join our community of art enthusiasts for thought provoking, imaginative, unpretentious events that explore the best of Londonโs art world.
Meet like-minded people, explore private collections, discover the cityโs hidden houses and blockbuster exhibitions โ all brought to life by world-class experts.
UPCOMING
Celebrating 200 years of the National Gallery - 10 must see paintings
24th May, 11:am - 12:15pm
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2024 marks the 200 year anniversary of the National Gallery. To celebrate this momentous milestone, join art historian Anna Warrillow at the National Gallery to look at the top 10 knockout paintings in their collection.
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11am - 12:15pm
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Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know at the National Portrait Gallery
23rd February, 11:00am- 12:00pm
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Join art historian Linda Bolton at the National Portrait Gallery to look at some of the colourful characters of British history. From Byron to Bloomsbury in seven easy stages, we will consider poets, artists, and reformers whose lives and times changed British cultural life.
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11am - 12 pm
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โDECK THE WALLS!โ: The Christmas Story Through Art
14th December, 11:00am- 12:15pm
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Get yourself into the Festive spirit at the National Gallery this December. Join art historian Anna Warrillow as you journey through the wonderful collection of Annunciations, Nativities and Adorations, painted by some of the most famous artists in history. As we travel through the Christmas story, we will be looking at works by Masaccio, Filippino Lippi, Botticelli, Crivelli, and Leonardo, amongst other. Beautiful works of art that will leave you filled with joyful cheer as you head into the Festive season.
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11am - 12:15 pm
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Enjoy a private tour of The Faringdon Collection at Lord Faringdonโs London home with the curator, Dr Amy Lim.
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10:30am - 12:00 pm
Tea and coffee followed by private tour
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MORNING SESSION: Private tour of the Faringdon Collection, Brompton Sq
2nd November, 10:30am- 12:00pm
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Enjoy a private tour of The Faringdon Collection at Lord Faringdonโs London home with the curator, Dr Amy Lim.
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10:30am - 12:00 pm
Tea and coffee followed by private tour
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AFTERNOON SESSION: Private tour of the Faringdon Collection, Brompton Sq
2nd November, 3 - 4:30pm
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Enjoy a private tour of The Faringdon Collection at Lord Faringdonโs London home with the curator, Dr Amy Lim.
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3 - 4:30 pm
Tea and coffee followed by private tour
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Hilma Af Klint & Piet Mondrian exhibition Tour
29th June 2023, 10 - 11:30am
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Join ArtscapesUK's expert guide, Claudia Merkle for a private tour of Hilma af Klint & Piet Mondrian exhibition at Tate Modern.
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1๏ปฟ0:00AM - 10:30AM: Coffee at the Tate Modern Cafe
1๏ปฟ0:30AM - 11:30AM: Private Tour with Claudia Merkle
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Private tour of Leighton House with Rose Balston
9th March 2023, 6:15 - 8pm
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We are delighted to invite you to join Art Historian and ArtscapesUK Founding Director, Rose Balston, for an evening at Leighton House - the former studio-house of the great Victorian artist Frederic, Lord Leighton.
This promises to be a very memorable evening steeped in inspiring storytelling amongst mesmerising art and awe-inspiring interiors.
Event Timings
6:15pm - 7:00pm : Drinks + Canapรฉs
7:00pm - 8:00pm: A Private Tour of Leighton House
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A visit to Frameless with the Curator
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Frameless is a brand new culturally rich, immersive, multi-dimensional art experience - curated by Rosie O'Connor and Rose Balston from ArtscapesUK.
You will be welcomed by the curator of Frameless, ArtscapesUK's Rosie O'Connor with tea and coffee and an introduction to the experience. Then explore the four immersive galleries at your own pace. Rosie will be on hand throughout to answer any questions.
20th January 2023, 11am - 1pm
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A Tour of St Jamesโs & Spencer House
7th July 2022, 11 - 1pm
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Join Artscapes UK for a jaunt around St Jamesโs followed by an exclusive tour of Spencer House.
Itinerary:
11am-12pm Walking tour of St. Jamesโs
12-1pm Exclusive Tour of Spencer House Spencer House with coffee and goody bag
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St Bartholomew The Great by candlelight
30th November 2022, 6pm - 8pm
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Join us for a spine-tingling welcome to the Christmas season at the exceptional church of St Bartholomew the Great in Smithfields.
The evening will start with mulled wine and mince pies to warm us before beginning a candlelit tour to reveal the hidden corners of the most other-worldly and ancient of churches, home to Damien Hirstโs astonishing golden statue of Saint Bartholomew among other gems.
In true festive spirit we will be bringing this most precious and revered site even further to life with a very special Christmas recital from one of Londonโs most charismatic counter-tenors.
UPCOMING
Online Talk - Art and Our Climate: A Story of Ice and Time with Rose Balston
The talk will released 22nd April at 12:30pm and will be available to view for one week
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Cornelia Parker exhibition tour at Tate Britain
15th September 2022, 10 - 11:30am
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Experience Cornelia Parkerโs mesmerising large-scale installations with ArtscapesUK expert Claudia Merkle.
Cornelia Parker is one of Britain's best loved and most acclaimed contemporary artists. Always driven by curiosity, she reconfigures domestic objects to question our relationship with the world. Using transformation, playfulness and storytelling, she engages with important issues of our time, be it violence, ecology or human rights.