Possible Tour Themes

Growling, Snorting, Squawking, and Stomping!  

Animals in Art.  

 

Witnessing History  

Art that confronts the complex and complicated history of empire.  

 

Makers Making: The Artist’s Methods.  

Dive deep into the methods and materials of art-making through a focus on painting and sculpture. A hands-on art-making activity can be added to this tour.    

 

Seeing the Landscape  

Discover the beauty of the natural world.  

 

Changing Environments  

Art that depicts the industrial revolution, urban development, landscape, and the people affected by this change.  

 

Exploring Modernism  

Art that represents the changing times of the twentieth century.  

 

Laughing out Loud  

Satire and Caricature in eighteenth-century British prints and drawings. This visit takes place in our Study Room.