Discover Leighton as a landscape painter, exploring his colour sketches painted en plein air during his travels.
An exhaustive short course, delivered in partnership with Imperial College London, by experts from across the country, including Tate Britain, the University of Birmingham and Sotheby's Institute of Art. Throughout 6 weekly sessions, participants will explore aspects of Leighton's landscape painting and how it fitted into the wider art world at the time, to coincide with the exhibition Leighton and Landscape, opening at Leighton House 0n 16 November.
The course will be held at Leighton House, giving opportunities to link the exhibition in light of the new information delivered by our world-class Leighton experts.
Useful information
The 6-week course takes place at Leighton House on Thursdays 7, 15, 21, 28 November and 5 , 12 December, from 1 to 2:30pm.
No previous experience of art or art history is needed, all welcome.
The course should be booked in full and individual sessions are not available.
This course is run in partnership with Imperial College London. Please visit the Imperial College London course page for more information and bookings.
Members of The Friends benefit from a discounted price.
Meet the tutors
Provisional Programme (to be confirmed)
William Bainbridge (University of Hertfordshire)
Carol Jacobi (Tate Britain)
Viv Lawes (Sotheby's Institute of Art)
Maddie Hewitson (University of Birmingham)
Iluá Hauck da Silva (University of East London)
Michael Paraskos (Imperial College London)
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Address
12 Holland Park Road, London, Greater London, W14 8LZ
020 7361 3783
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Opening hours
Wednesdays to Mondays, 10am – 5:30pm
Last entry 4:30pm
Refurbishments
In October 2022 Leighton House completed a major redevelopment that has provided the museum with improved visitor facilities, additional exhibition space, a dedicated learning centre and a brand new cafe overlooking the garden, all located in a new wing which also houses a welcoming reception area and shop.
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