Barber Institute What's On December - April

The Barber Institute is located in south-west Birmingham, approximately three miles from the city centre, at the East Gate of the University of Birmingham, off Edgbaston Park Road.

By TRaInLocal trains operated by London Midland run from Birmingham new Street to University station, a 10-minute walk from the Barber. Check train times and buy tickets at www.londonmidland.com.

By BUSThere are frequent buses (61, 62 and 63 operated by national Express West Midlands) from the city centre past the bottom of Edgbaston Park Road

By CaRSouth Car Park (off Edgbaston Park Road) is five minutes walk away. Charges apply Monday – Friday, 9.30am – 4.30pm. FREE parking is available on campus around the Barber outside these times.

For maps and more information about how to travel to the Barber visit: www.about.bham.ac.uk/maps

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december 2012 – April 2013

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STOP PRESS:NEW DIRECTORAN EXTRAORDINARY YEAR

Monet and Magritte; Renoir, Rubens, Rossetti and Rodin; Degas, Delacroix and Van Dyck — not to mention Botticelli, Poussin, Turner, Gainsborough, Gauguin, Van Gogh, Picasso, Hodgkin…

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you can see key works by all these – and many more – great artists in the galleries at the Barber Institute of Fine arts. There’s also a stunning coin gallery and an exciting programme of exhibitions, concerts, lectures, gallery talks, workshops and family activities.

The Barber was founded in 1932 by Dame Martha Constance Hattie Barber in memory of her husband, Sir William Henry Barber ‘for the study and encouragement of art and music’. Housed in a Grade II* listed art Deco building designed by Robert Atkinson, it was officially opened by Queen Mary in 1939.

Featuring many of the greatest names in Western art, the Barber holds one of the most outstanding and internationally significant collections assembled in Britain during the 20th century.

as well as around 150 major paintings and some stunning pastels and watercolours, the Barber is also home to more than 1000 drawings and prints, a fine collection of sculpture – including works by Degas and Roubiliac – decorative art and portrait miniatures. In addition, the Barber also has one of the finest collections of Roman, Byzantine and Medieval coins in the world.

a haven of tranquillity in a bustling metropolis, the Barber Institute is a must for anyone visiting Birmingham and the West Midlands.

no wonder that it has been described as ‘one of the finest small art galleries in Europe’.

Our expanding programmes of family activities and Barber Concerts are now covered by separate leaflets. Look out for these:

Our expanding programmes of family activities and Barber Concerts are now covered by separate leaflets. Look out for these: (see left).

Cover image: nestor Cambier, Portrait of Lady Barber, 1919 (detail). ©The Henry Barber Trust, The Barber Institute of Fine arts

DECEMBER 2012 - APRIL 2013

FamiliesFIRST

Nicola Kalinsky, until recently Deputy Director and Chief Curator of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, National Galleries of Scotland, takes up her duties as the sixth Director of the Barber Institute on 14 January. Playing a central role in the 80th anniversary programme throughout 2013, Nicola will also lead the Barber as it hones plans for a major redevelopment of its building.

At the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Nicola lead the recent £17.6 million transformation of the Edinburgh gallery. She is an18th-century art specialist and is particularly interested in how design and gallery information can be used to increase public enjoyment of art collections in traditional galleries.

Read more: www.barber.org.uk

IN CONVERSATION...

Wednesday 23 January, 6pmHere Nicola discusses her career to date and her ideas for the future of the Barber.

FREE, booking essential.Contact 0121 414 7333 or [email protected]

The exhibitions, displays, talks and events featured in this brochure represent the opening salvo of an extraordinary year-long celebration of the foundation of the Barber Institute in December 1932. The launch exhibition, Portrait of a Lady is, suitably enough, devoted to the founder herself, Lady Barber. It is based on fresh research that will reveal her to be a much more significant collector than previously understood. Her collection of historic lace is especially remarkable and has inspired a contemporary response by the textile artist Jacqueline Lawrence. The architect of the Barber Institute, Robert Atkinson, is also celebrated in a special display that looks anew at his achievements and his much-loved masterpiece.In February we are honoured to receive loans from two outstanding and celebrated private collections of British portrait miniatures, choice selections from which are combined in Close to the Heart. This will be a rare opportunity to enjoy these exquisite works, which for the duration of the exhibition will provide one of the finest displays in the country outside London.In a very different and innovative exhibition, selected works by recent local fine art graduates will be displayed in a joint project with Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery and Grand Union. It is hoped that this new initiative will help encourage and develop young artists from the West Midlands, as well as attract new audiences to the Barber. Together with an incredibly full and dynamic programme of events, talks and workshops, for all age groups and abilities, the next five months promise to be one of the most exciting periods in the history of the Barber. And there is much, much more to come!

Robert Wenley Acting Director

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London, Amsterdam, Hamburg, Barcelona, Venice and Budapest: this absorbing exhibition – the third in a series of shows organised in collaboration with the British Museum – explores the landscapes of all these European cities and more.

Celebrating the built and cultural heritage of early modern urban centres through the most circulated art medium – coins and medals – it focuses on the 16th to the 18th century, when many of the great cities of Europe applied the artistic tradition of the city view to their currency.

In a world dominated by dynasties and kings, the leaders of those cities used their silver and gold coinages to reflect urban pride and civic power. Wonderfully intricate images – featuring churches, citadels, fortifications, harbours, civic buildings, houses and suburbs – showcase the exquisite skill of engravers who produced miniature masterpieces, working without the benefit of modern technology.

Find out more: http://barber.org.uk/cityscapes/

Above: Silver Medal of Amsterdam (detail). Coins and Medals, The British Museum Collection

CITYSCAPESPanoramic Views on European Coins and Medals

27 april 2012 – 6 October 2013Coin Gallery

EXhIbITION TOuRSSundays 16 December, 20 January,17 March & 21 april, 2.30pm; 17 February, 3pm See Pages 15-18 for details

PublIC lECTuRESWednesdays 6, 13 & 20 March, 1.10pm See Pages 17 and 18 for details

FIlm EvENTSunday 17 February, 1-3pmSee Page 13 for details

IN FRONT OF NATuREThe European Landscapes of Thomas Fearnley

19 October 2012 – 27 January 2013Blue Gallery

The fjords, forests, mountains, torrents and glaciers of Scandinavia and Switzerland, the lakes and picturesque country buildings of Cumbria, and the sun-drenched plains, hillsides, rocks and sea-shores of Southern Europe and the Mediterranean… Landscapes featuring a breathtaking range of Europe’s varied and beautiful scenery feature in this dazzling exhibition - the UK’s first show focusing solely on the work of one of Scandinavia’s most important painters, Thomas Fearnley (1802-42). Of British ancestry, but born and brought up in Norway, and tutored by Johan Christian Dahl, Fearnley was thought by some critics during his lifetime to possess a talent for landscape that rivalled JMW Turner’s.

But while he is today revered as one of the fathers of Norwegian painting, in this country he is now virtually unknown. This exhibition includes iconic large landscape paintings, oil sketches and drawings from major galleries in the UK and abroad, including prestigious loans from Oslo’s National Museum of Art Architecture and Design, the National Gallery, London and the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.. It also includes a large number of Fearnley paintings from private collections, many of which have never before been seen in public. Based on extensive new research it aims to restore the reputation of a supremely talented, yet little-known artist of the Romantic era. A fully illustrated exhibition book accompanies the show.

Image: Thomas Fearnley, Coniston Water with a Boat, 1837 (detail). Private Collection.

PublIC lECTuREWednesdays 23 January, 1.10pm See Page 15 for details

GAllERY TAlkSTuesdays 15 & 22 January, 1.15pmSee Page 15 for details

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AlinA ibrAGimovA (violin)cedric tiberGhien (piAno)Wednesday 30 January, 7.30pm

SchubertRondo Brilliante B, D. 895Violin Sonata in A, D. 574 ‘Grand Duo’ Fantasie in C, D. 934Sei mir gegrüsst!Nacht und Träume

Since they met as part of the BBC New Generation Artist Scheme in 2005, Alina Ibragimova and Cedric Tiberghien have formed a hugely successful partnership, recording and performing internationally to great acclaim. Following their first appearance at the Barber in 2010, they return with an all Schubert programme featuring two song arrangements, Nacht und Träume and Sei mir gegrüsst!, alongside three virtuosic concert works for violin and piano.

JerusAlem QuArtetWednesday 13 February,7.30pm

Alexander Pavlovsky (violin)Segei Bresler (violin)Ori Kan (viola)Kyril Zlotnikov (cello)

MozartQuartet in B flat, K. 589ShostakovichQuartet No.12 in D flat, op. 133BeethovenQuartet B flat, op. 18 no..6

Like visual artists, composers have traditionally relied on patrons, not only to commission their works but also to fund their publication and promote their performance. The importance of patronage in music is illustrated by this programme. Mozart’s K. 589 was written for King Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia, an amateur cellist, while Shostakovich’s quartet is dedicated to Dmitry Tsyganov, the first violinist of the Beethoven Quartet, who premièred the work. Prince Lobkowitz, to whom Beethoven dedicated his first set of quartets, op. 18, was one of the composer’s early patrons.

clipper erickson (piAno)lAurie AltmAn (composer)Wednesday 20 March, 7.30pm

Programme includes:CoplandFour Piano BluesLaurie altmanPedro’s StorySonata VRichard BrodheadSonatina TangueraDavid FinkoSonata No.3

The American pianist Clipper Erickson, known for his passionate and colourful playing, presents an all-American programme, reflecting his fascination with the music of his homeland and his commitment to working with contemporary composers.

Composer Laurie Altman gives a pre-concert talk at 6.30 pm.

There is also an exciting programme of FREE, Friday lunchtime (1.15pm) concerts at the Barber. See our Barber Concerts brochure, or visit http://barber.org.uk/category/concerts/, for full listings.

PORTRAIT OF A lADYThe Life and Passions of Lady Barber

14 December 2012 – 24 February 2013Lady Barber Gallery

Who was Dame Martha Constance Hattie Barber? And what inspired her generous bequest to the University of Birmingham?

This exhibition provides the answers focusing on Lady Barber herself, her life, that of her husband, Sir Henry, their house at Culham Court and its remarkable gardens and collections. A significant part of these have passed to the Barber Institute, including the extraordinary group of portraits of Lady Barber by her favoured artist, the Belgian Nestor Cambier. A selection of the most interesting of these will form the central element of the show. Also included will be some outstanding but rarely seen tapestries and textiles formerly at Culham Court, and some of the finest pieces from Lady Barber’s fascinating and important collection of lace. These works of art will be complemented by archive photos and documents that will provide insights into the lives and interests of the Barbers. A final section will explore their connections with the University of Birmingham, culminating in Lady Barber’s magnificent gift.

Also launched with the exhibition will be an anniversary publication, The Barber Institute of Fine Arts: Foundations of a Collection (Scala Publications), which will include chapters on the Barbers, on the University’s response to the gift, on music at the Barber in its early years and on Thomas Bodkin, the first Director, and the acquisitions he made for the gallery.

GAllERY TAlkSTuesdays 18 December, 5 and

19 February, 1.15pm; Friday 11 January, 12.30pm

See Page 15 and 16 for details

80Th ANNIvERSARY EvENING CONCERTS

all concerts take place in the Barber Concert Hall. admission: £12; £9 Concessions; £6 Friends; £3 Students. To book, please contact the Barber Box Office on 0121 414 7333.

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The domesticated horse has enjoyed a special relationship with man for millennia as a crucial partner in warfare, hunting, agriculture, leisure and other major aspects of our existence. This display of prints from the Barber collection explores our relationship with this animal, prized for its strength, speed, and sometimes its wildness. Horses also held a special place in the affections of Sir Henry and Lady Barber, themselves keen equestrians, and rarely seen photographs from the Barber’s archive of the pair, proudly mounted on their own prize steeds, are also included.

hORSES! Equestrian Themes in the Barber’s Collections of Works on Paper

30 august 2012 – 20 January 2013Print Bay, Beige Gallery

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WORkShOP FOR ADulTSSaturday 26 January, 11am-4pm See Page 11 for details

GAllERY TAlkTuesday 29 January, 1.15pmSee Page 16 for details

PublIC lECTuREWednesday 30 January, 1.10pmSee Page 16 for details

Lady Barber’s excellent personal lace collection is the starting point for mixed-media textile artist Jacqueline Lawrence’s series of sensitively observed works. For hundreds of years, lace has provided a decorative aspect to things of practical use. This function – as well as lace’s intricate detail, imaginative design, colour and even discolouration – fascinates Lawrence. She has sought to imbue her own work with the vintage quality of Lady Barber’s lace – a selection of which is included in the exhibition Portrait of a Lady – through a variety of natural and artificial processes. Lawrence, an exciting and innovative designer, already has close affiliations with the Barber through the extremely popular community-led exhibition Inspired Stitches: Textile Responses to the Barber Collection (2009).

Left: Jacqueline Lawrence, 2012

INSPIRED bY lACEJacqueline Lawrence

14 December 2012 – 24 February 2013Learning Room

close to the heArt17th to 19th-Century British Miniatures from UK Private Collections1 February – 5 May 2013

Print Bay, Beige Gallery

fine Art vAluAtion dAyMonday 22 april 10am-4pm

Micro-masterpieces of British portraiture from two celebrated UK private collections are displayed in this exhibition, some for the first time ever. The exhibits range in date from about 1600 to 1850, and include exquisite examples by such leading names in the field as Peter Oliver, George Engleheart, Richard Cosway, John Smart and Sir William Ross. Together they will provide one of the finest displays of miniatures to be seen anywhere in the UK outside London. This exhibition has been made possible thanks to the generous support of Bonhams.

Above: Richard Crosse, Two Unknown Boys, possibly a self-portrait of the artist and one of his brothers. Daphney Fosskett Collection.

Marking the exhibition Close to the Heart, come and meet theBonhams Portrait Miniature expert who will be available for valuationsof your miniatures. Raising funds for St Marys Hospice, specialistsfrom Bonhams in Paintings, Sculpture, Ceramics and General Art andAntiques will also be on hand to advise you on the current auctionmarket. A suggested donation to the hospice of £3 per item.

PublIC lECTuREWednesday 13 February, 1.10pmSee Page 16 for details

GAllERY TAlkSTuesday 5 March, 16 & 30 april, 1.15pmSee pages 17 and 18 for details

ExhibitioNs

The Barber Institute is widely regarded as an Art Deco masterpiece. This display explores its gradually evolving concept and actual construction, up to its opening in July 1939. Thomas Bodkin, the first Director, and the architect, Robert Atkinson, travelled across Europe for inspiration, and the final scheme was much influenced by Dutch and Scandinavian building practice. Included alongside architectural plans, blueprints, drawings and photographs will be memorabilia relating to the official opening of the building by Queen Mary, just six weeks before the outbreak of World War II. The display will also include sections on later developments and future plans for the building, alongside testimonies from those who knew the building and its collections in the early days.

‘ThE mOST PERFECT EXAmPlE OF hIS WORk’Robert atkinson and the Building of the Barber Institute

14 December 2012 – 5 May 2013Print Bay, Green Gallery

PublIC lECTuRESWednesdays 16 January & 27 February, 1.10pm See Pages 15 and 17 for details

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BARBER YOUTHaged 15-19 and into art? Join Barber youth!

Learn new skills in drawing, painting, printing, sculpture and more!

Visit museums and art galleries!Meet artists and learn about careers in the arts!

Create artwork to display in your own exhibitions at the Barber!

Dates:Tuesday 11 December, 15 and 29 January, 12 and 26 March, 9 and 23 April, 4.30 – 6.30pm; Tuesday 19 and Wednesday 20 February, 10am – 4pm

£5 per session. Booking essential* (limited spaces available)

DROP-IN LIFE-DRAWING DAYSaturday 19 January12noon – 4pm

Be inspired by Lady Barber and have a go at drawing a life-model in costume in the gallery. Artist Ruth Radcliffe will be on hand to offer practical tips and advice.Materials provided. Suitable for all ages and abilitiesFREE. Drop-in.

TEXTILE ARTSaturday 26 January11am – 4pm

Textile artist Jacqueline Lawrence will inspire you to make your own mixed-media artworks in response to her exhibition Inspired by Lace.Materials provided. Suitable for all ability levels.

£30; £25 University staff/ Friends of the Barber/Over 60s; £20 Students. 10 places available Booking essential*

WATERCOLOUR PORTRAITURE(4-week Saturday course)Saturday 2, 9, 16 & 23 February11.30am – 4.30pm

Artist Paul Bartlett RBSA will advise you on how to draw and paint portraits in watercolour while referring to a life model.Materials provided. Suitable for all ability levels.

£120; £105 University staff/Friends of the Barber/Over 60s; £90 Students. 9 places availableBooking essential*

UNDERSTANDING ART

UNDERSTANDING ART PART I – BODIES: INSIDE AND OUT (3-week Thursday afternoon course)Thursday 7 February, new art Gallery WalsallThursday 14 February, Barber Institute of Fine artsThursday 21 February, Ikon gallery, Birmingham2 – 3pm

This new three-part course explores the links between cutting-edge contemporary art and historical art from the Renaissance right through to Modernism. The first session discusses the controversial work of Damien Hirst, whose Trinity – Pharmacology, Physiology, Pathology, is on show at the New Art Gallery, Walsall. The second session explores representations of gender and sexuality in works from the Barber’s collection, challenging our ideas about femininity and masculinity. Finally, in session three, you will visit Ikon to examine the finely detailed drawings of John Flaxman in the exhibition Line to Contour, whose practice involved intense academic study of the human form.

£15 for all 3 sessionsLook out for Understanding art Part II (June 2013) and Understanding art Part III (november 2013).

To book go to: www.bookwhen.com. See website for further details: www.barber.org.uk; www.thenewartgallerywalsall.org.uk; www.ikon-gallery.co.uk

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mONET’S vIEW bY mIChElE WhITE15 February – 5 May 2013Case Display, Blue Gallery

The windswept trees in the foreground of Monet’s wonderful painting The Church at Varengeville were the inspiration for Michele White’s new work. Hand-crafted in silver, each layer was carefully constructed to represent the church in the background and trees in the foreground. The glorious autumn colours were created by pausing the process of oxidisation at different stages. White fuses the ancient craft of jewellery-making with the fine art of painting, striving to capture an emotional response in her work through the careful selection of precious metals and gemstones.

New Art West Midlands is a brand-new collaborative venture in partnership with Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery and Grand Union, Birmingham, and funded by Turning Point West Midlands. This split-site, selected award exhibition profiles the best, critically-engaged work by recent graduates from the West Midlands’ university art schools. It aims to help provide a crucial bridge for young artists between training and the first steps in a professional career.

Above: Clair Walton, Dying West, 2009 (detail).

NEW ART WEST mIDlANDSnew Work by Recent Local Graduates

8 March – 19 May 2013Lady Barber Gallery

Adult workshopSaturdays 13, 20 & 27 april (three-week course)See Page 12 for details

GAllery tAlkTuesday 12 March, 1.15pmSee Page 17 for details

BOOKInG*Booking essential. For more information or to book a place contact 0121 414 2261 or [email protected]

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woRKshoPs sPECiAL EVENts sPECiAL EVENts

DRAWING THE FIGURE FROM LIFESaturday 2, 9 & 16 March and Saturday 13 & 20 april11am – 2pm

Experiment with different drawing techniques and materials while drawing directly from the life-model. More experienced practitioners can work independently. However, an experienced artist/tutor will be on hand to offer practical guidance for beginners. Materials provided. Suitable for all ability levels.

£25 per session; £20 University staff/Friends of the Barber/Over 60s; £15 Students. 8 places available. Booking essential*

THE ART OF CONFIDENCE WORKSHOP2-day courseSaturday 23 March and Saturday 6 april12noon – 4pm

Learn the ancient art of confidence in this two-day workshop with actress and theatre-in-art storyteller Anna Conomos. Taking inspiration from

a variety of portraits depicting nobility, aristocrats, warriors and scholars, from the 16th century to the 19th century, you will focus on voice and speech on day 1, and day 2 will focus on body language and posture.

See website for more information. £50; £40 University staff/Friends of the Barber/Over 60s; £30 Students. Booking essential*

ABOUT CONTEMPORARY ART(3-week Saturday course)Saturday 13 april, Birmingham Museums and art GallerySaturday 20 april, Grand Union, BirminghamSaturday 27 april, Barber Institute of Fine art

This exciting three-week course will introduce you to the ideas and theories behind contemporary art. Sessions will involve talks, discussions and practical workshops led by contemporary artists at each gallery.

See website for more information. Booking essential*

bArber book club

Tuesday 15 January3.30 – 4.30pmMy Uncle Frankby Thomas Bodkin(the Barber’s first Director)

Tuesday 12 February3.30 – 4.30pmDeath in Veniceby Thomas Mann

Tuesday 12 March3.30 – 4.30pmChanging Places: A Tale of Two Campusesby David Lodge

Tuesday 16 april3.30 – 4.30pmPeril at End Houseby Agatha Christie

£5 per session. Booking essential*

Venice and Rome were the Grand Tour destinations of choice for aristocrats and wealthy British gentlemen from the 17th-19th century. Cultivate your mind, delight your senses and experience Italian culture, in our very own cinematic cultural quest!£5, booking essential.*

kINO 10Cinematic ‘Grand Tour’: Venice and Rome with KInO10

Sunday 17 February1 – 3pm

LECTURE: ‘GATEWAY TO HEAVEN’50 years of Lesbian and Gay Oral HistoryThursday 21 February6.30 – 8.30pm

Lesbian actress, writer and comedian Clare Summerskill discusses her ground-breaking films, Gateway to Heaven and Queen’s Evidence, based on memories of older LGBT people about their lifelong relationships with the police. See website for further information.

FREE, booking essential.* Wine served

LOVE ART?Thursday 14 February6.30 – 8.30pm

Look out for our special LGBTQ themed Valentines Evening – all welcome. We’ll be screening the award-winning film Looking for Langston (1989) by Isaac Julien.

£5, Booking essential.*Wine served

LECTURE: BIRMINGHAM’S GAY HISTORYTuesday 26 February6.30 – 8.30pm

David Viney of Birmingham LGBT talks about the Gay Birmingham Remembered project. With new research, film and personal testimony to explore the social, political and personal journeys of Birmingham’s LGBT community from the 1800s to today.

FREE, booking essential.* Wine served

ARTS AND SCIENCE FESTIVAL

Look out for the Arts and Science Festival at the University of Birmingham from 18-22 March 2013. See website for more information.

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*Booking essential. For more information or to book a place contact 0121 414 2261 or [email protected]

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Audio-descriptive GAllery tours for blind And pArtiAlly siGhted visitorsAudio-descriptive Gallery Tours for Blind and Partially Sighted Visitors can be arranged for groups of 8 or more with our trained guides. Guided tours cost £4 per person.*

Hand-held magnifiers, as recommended by the RNIB, are also available from reception. Ask our gallery staff for more information

bsl GAllery tour for deAf visitorsSunday 24 February, 2.30pm

Join us for an introductory gallery tour with a BSL interpretor. FREE,Booking essential.*

sundAy GAllery toursSecond and fourth Sundays of the month, 2.30pm; FREEFind out about our collections and exhibitions in this hour-long tour. Meet in the foyer. Cityscapes tours are the third Sunday of the month.

lunchtime lecturesWednesdays 1.10pm, Barber Lecture Theatre; FREE

Our popular, public, illustrated 50-minute lectures complement our collection and exhibitions and are historical themes, given by experts in the field.

tuesdAy tours & tAlksTuesdays, 1.15pm; FREEThese weekly tours focus on exhibitions and displays, as well as introductory and themed mini-tours of the collection. Gallery talks last 20 minutes, and taster tours 30 minutes.

picture of the month Fridays, once a month, 12.30pm; FREE

Discover our chosen picture (POM) or object of a month (OOM) with a special Friday lunchtime talk. Last approximately 20 minutes and take place in front of the works themselves.

For individual titles, subjects and dates for regular events, please consult the Events Calendar (pages 15 - 18)

For information on concerts and family events, pick up our Families First or Music brochures in the gallery, or download from www.barber.org.uk

EVENts diARY – dECEMbER

speciAl eventSaturday 1,12noon – 6pmArt BusThe Barber, RBSA, IKON, Eastside Projects, BMAG, mac

GAllery tAlkTuesday 4, 1.15pmPieter Bruegel the Younger: Two Peasants Binding Faggots (POM)Sophie Bostock, Assistant Curator

GAllery tourSunday 9, 2.30pm

tAster tourTuesday 11, 1.15pm Escape to the Country: Gainsborough’s LandscapesJohn Southall, Gallery Guide

bArber youth*/**Tuesday 11, 4.30 – 6.30pmWorkshop for young people

GAllery tourSunday 16, 2.30pmCityscapes exhibition tour

GAllery tAlkTuesday 18, 1.15pm Portrait of a Lady (introduction to the exhibition)Robert Wenley, Acting Director

JANUARY

GAllery tAlkFriday 11, 12.30pmThe William and Mary Armorial Tapestry (OOM)Jamie Mulherron, Textile Researcher


GAllery tAlkTuesday 15, 1.15pm‘Like the wilds of Norway’: Thomas Fearnley and the Lake DistrictGreg Smith, Co-Curator of In Front of Nature

bArber book club*/**Tuesday 15, 3.30 – 4.30pmMy Uncle Frank by Thomas Bodkin

bArber youth*/**Tuesday 15, 4.30 – 6.30pm Workshop for young people

lunchtime lectureWednesday 16, 1.10pmDesigning his Masterpiece: Robert Atkinson and the Barber InstituteSophie Rycroft, Collections Intern

Adult workshopSaturday 19, 12 – 4pm Drop-in Life Drawing Daywith artist Ruth Radcliffe


tAster tourTuesday 22, 1.15pmIn Front of Nature: The Dutch Landscape TraditionRobert Wenley, Deputy Director

lunchtime lectureWednesday 23, 1.10pmThe Grindelwald GlaciersProfessor Michael Hambrey: Aberystwyth University, Climate Change Consortium of Wales (C3W)

REGULAR EVENtssPECiAL EVENts

the birminGhAm lecture series 2013

TAPESTRY AND HISTORY: HARDWICK HALL AND PACKWOOD HOUSETuesday 19 February7.30pm

Hardwick is home to one of the most important collections of historic textiles in Britain, assembled by the Countess of Shrewsbury in the late 16th century and cared for by subsequent generations. In this lecture, National Trust tapesty curator Helen Wyld explores the role of tapestry within historic buildings, not only at Hardwick, but also at Packwood near Solihull where tapestry was used alongside stained glass, panelling and furniture to fabricate a seemingly timeless English manor house.

BIRMINGHAM TOWN HALL: ENGLAND’S FIRST TRULY CIVIC BUILDINGThe Michael Cadbury Memorial LectureTuesday 5 March7.30pm

Built in the early 1830s, Birmingham Town Hall was Britain’s first great concert hall, designed to seat 3,000 people. Its architects were inspired by the form and style of Roman temples and hoped that

its presence would encourage inhabitants and visitors alike to reflect on ancient Rome - the great centre of classical civilisation - and the comparative achievements of modern day Birmingham. Architecture historian Anthony Peers considers the claim that it is England’s first truly civic building.

THE POWER OF CONSERVATION-IN-ACTIONTuesday 19 March7.30pm

Attingham Re-discovered is an ambitious, long-term programme of conservation and restoration of the historic interiors of Attingham Park, a large Regency mansion in Shropshire owned by the National Trust. Since it began in 2006, the project has consistently engaged the public in the decision-making processes of conservation. National Trust researcher and curator Sarah Kay discusses the impact of conservation-in-action on the Trust’s work and reveals how its next major phase, Attingham Re-discovered Goes Through the Roof, tackling Nash’s iconic Picture Gallery, will take the project to new heights.

£9.50 per ticket or £25.50 for the series.

Lectures are held in the Barber Concert Hall and admission is by ticket only. Lectures are preceded at 6pm by light refreshments (tea, coffee and biscuits) and a private view of the Barber Gallery, both included in the ticket price. For more information, or to book a place, contact 0121 414 2261 [email protected]

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birminGhAm lecture*/**Tuesday 19, 7.30pm (refreshments 6pm)Tapestry and History: Hardwick Hall and Packwood HouseHelen Wyld, Tapestry Curator, National Trust

bArber youth*/**Wednesday 20, 10am – 4pmWorkshop for young people

lunchtime lectureWednesday 20, 1.10pmLancret: Multiple readings of lovers in a landscapeMarie Giraud, MPhil History of Art

Adult workshop*/**Thursday 21, 2 – 3pmUnderstanding Art Part I – Bodies: Inside and Outat Ikon Gallery

speciAl event*Thursday 21, 6.30 – 8.30pm‘Gateway to Heaven’: 50 Years of Lesbian and Gay Historywith Clare Summerskill, actor

Adult workshop*/**Saturday 23, 11.30am – 4.30pmWatercolour Portraiture with artist Paul Bartlett, RBSA

GAllery tour*Sunday 24, 2.30pmBSL gallery tour

tAster tourTuesday 26, 1.15pmArchitecture in ArtJen Costigan, Gallery Guide

speciAl event*Tuesday 26, 6.30 – 8.30pmBirmingham’s Gay HistoryDavid Viney, Birmingham LGBTQ

lunchtime lectureWednesday 27, 1.10pmArt Deco architecture and designRichenda Roberts, Art Historian

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Adult workshop*/**Saturday 2, 11am – 2pmDrawing the Figure from Life

GAllery tAlkTuesday 5, 1.15pmClose to the Heart(introduction to the exhibition)Robert Wenley, Deputy Director

birminGhAm lecture*/**Tuesday 5, 7.30pm (refreshments 6pm)Birmingham Town Hall: England’s First Truly Civic BuildingAnthony Peers, Deputy Chairman of the Ancient Monuments Society

lunchtime lectureWednesday 6, 1.10pmBricks Mortar and Blood: The Changing Cityscapes of the French RevolutionTamsin Foulkes, Collections Assistant

GAllery tAlkFriday 8, 12.30pmIndian Mogul School: Portrait of a Lady (POM)Sophie Rycroft, Collections Intern



GAllery tAlkTuesday 12 1.15pmNew Art West Midlands (introduction to the exhibition)Tamsin Foulkes, Collections Assistant

bArber book club*/**Tuesday 12, 3.30 – 4.30pmChanging Places: A Tale of Two Campuses by David Lodge


lunchtime lectureWednesday 13, 1.10pmA View of Florence: The Topography of a Renaissance Republican City Hannah Higham, PhD History of Art



GAllery tAlkTuesday 19, 1.15pmThe Artist as Chemist: Unusual materials used in Barber paintingsAlex Jolly, Learning and Access Assistant

EVENts diARY – JANUARY

speciAl event*Wednesday 23, 6pmIn Conversation with Nicola Kalinsky (New Director)

Adult workshop*/**Saturday 26, 11am – 4pmTextile Artwith artist Jacqueline Lawrence


GAllery tAlkTuesday 29, 1.15pmInspired by Lace (introduction to the display)Jacqueline Lawrence, artist


lunchtime lectureWednesday 30, 1.10pm17th Century Venetian laceDr Beth Walsh, Visiting Fellow, School of World Art Studies, University of East Anglia

bArber eveninG concert*/**Wednesday 30, 7.30pm Alina Ibragimova and Cedric Tiberghien

FEbRUARY

Adult workshop*/**Saturday 2, 11.30am – 4.30pm Watercolour Portraiture with artist Paul Bartlett, RBSA

GAllery tAlkTuesday 5, 1.15pmLady Barber’s CostumesGillian Crumpton and Alison Phillips, The Costume Project: Ironbridge Gorge Museums Trust

lunchtime lectureWednesday 6, 1.10pmThe Venetian CarnivaleSophie Bostock, Assistant Curator

Adult workshop*/**Thursday 7, 2 – 3pm Understanding Art Part I –Bodies: Inside and Outat the New Art Gallery, Walsall

GAllery tAlkFriday 8, 12.30pm Dominico Beccafumi: Reclining Nymph (POM)Marian Edwards, Gallery Guide

Adult workshop*/**Saturday 9, 11.30am – 4.30pm Watercolour Portraiture with artist Paul Bartlett, RBSA


tAster tourTuesday 12, 1.15pmFreeze Frame: Calm moments within a dramaJiIl Ambler, Gallery Guide

bArber book club*/**Tuesday 12, 3.30 – 4.40pmDeath in Venice by Thomas Mann

lunchtime lectureWednesday 13, 1.10pmClose to the Heart: British Portrait MiniaturesRobert Wenley, Deputy Director

bArber eveninG concert*/**Wednesday 13, 7.30pm Jerusalem Quartet

Adult workshop*/**Thursday 14, 2 – 3pm Understanding Art Part I – Bodies: Inside and Outat the Barber Institute of Fine Arts

speciAl event*/**Thursday 14, 6.30 – 8.30pm Love Art?

Adult workshop*/**Saturday 16, 11.30am – 4.30pmWatercolour Portraiture with artist Paul Bartlett, RBSA

speciAl event*/**Sunday 17, 1 – 3pmCinematic ‘Grand Tour’with KINO10

GAllery tourSunday 17, 3pmCityscapes exhibition tour

bArber youth*/**Tuesday 19, 10am – 4pmWorkshop for young people

GAllery tAlkTuesday 19, 1.15pm Lady Barber’s LaceJamie Mulherron, Textile ResearcherbookinG

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birminGhAm lecture*/**Tuesday 19, 7.30pm(refreshments 6pm)The Power of Conservation-In-ActionSarah Kay, Curator for Attingham Park, National Trust

lunchtime lectureWednesday 20, 1.10pmDrawing the City: Line, Map, Anatomy Tess Radcliffe, Learning and Access Officer

bArber eveninG concert*/**Wednesday 20, 7.30pm Clipper Erickson and Laurie Altman

Adult workshop*/**Saturday 23, 12 – 4pmThe Art of Confidence


tAster tourTuesday 26, 1.15pmMen in Black: Signorelli, Tintoretto and FlinckJohn Southall, Gallery Guide


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Adult workshop*/**Saturday 6, 12 – 4pmThe Art of Confidence

tAster tour Tuesday 9, 1.15pmImages of ChristPam Turton, Gallery Guide


GAllery tAlkFriday 12, 12.30pmOdilon Redon: The Crucifixion (POM)Pam Turton, Gallery Guide

Adult workshop*/**Saturday 13, 11am – 2pmDrawing the Figure From Life

Adult workshop*/**Saturday 13About Contemporary Artat Birmingham Museums And Art Gallery (see website for details)


GAllery tAlk Tuesday 16, 1.15pmStuart MiniaturesAnn Sumner, Director of Birmingham Museums Trust

bArber book club*/**Tuesday 16, 3.30 – 4.30pmPeril at End House by Agatha Christie

Adult workshop*/**Saturday 20, 11am – 2pmDrawing the Figure From Life

Adult workshop*/**Saturday 20About Contemporary Artat Grand Union, Birmingham (see website for details)

GAllery tourSunday 21, 2.30pmCityscapes Exhibition Tour

speciAl eventMonday 22, 10am – 4pmBonhams Fine Art Valuation Day

tAster tourTuesday 23, 1.15pmDomestic Interiors of Renaissance ItalyBarbara Fogarty, Lead Guide


Adult workshop*/**Saturday 27About Contemporary Artat the Barber Institute of Fine Arts (see website for details)


GAllery tAlkTuesday 30, 1.15pmRegency MiniaturesTamsin Foulkes, Collections Assistant

EvENTS

openinG hours

Monday to Friday 10am – 5pm;Saturday & Sunday 11am – 5pm(Closed 24 – 26 December 2012, 1 January and 29 March 2013)

Admission to GAlleries And All exhibitions is free

aCCESSFacilities for disabled visitors include designated parking, level access, wheelchair, lift and WC. Call in advance to make your visit easier.Baby changing facilities are available and the Barber is a breastfeeding-friendly venue throughout.

SHOPOur shop sells a wide variety of items from pocket money souvenirs for children to high quality designer leather goods. We also offer a range of collection and exhibition-related books, postcards, greetings cards and gifts suitable for all pockets. REFRESHMEnTSHot and cold drinks, sandwiches, salads, cakes and confectionery, including a fantastic range of Fairtrade items, are available.

Why not make a day of it and visit nearby Winterbourne House and Garden? This delightful, lovingly restored Edwardian family home, with a remarkable Arts & Crafts-style botanic garden, also has a terrace café serving hot and cold meals and snacks. Entry charges apply.

GROUP VISITSGroup visits are welcome, but if you plan to visit with a group, please call to let us know . Guided tours and refreshments can also be arranged in advance for a small charge. Tours of the collection for Visually Impaired groups are also available. Contact 0121 414 2261 or [email protected]

EDUCaTIOn VISITSEducation workshops can be provided for school (supporting KS1-5 and beyond) college or university groups.Contact 0121 414 2261 or [email protected]

FRIEnDS OF THE BaRBERLet your passion for art and music help support and promote the Barber. A Friend’s subscription entitles you to a range of exciting benefits and events. Please pick up a Let’s Be Friends leaflet in the foyer or contact [email protected]

PaTROnS OF THE BaRBEROur Patrons support the Barber Institute’s work financially in many areas, while also enjoying exclusive private views, visits and events. Subscription levels are: Benefactors - £200 per year ; Director’s Circle - £500 per year ; 1932 Club - £1,000 a year. If you are interested in becoming a Patron or a Business Patron, please contact 0121 414 2946 or [email protected]

HIRE THE BaRBER InSTITUTEThe Barber’s stunning galleries, foyer, concert hall and lecture theatre are all available for hire for receptions,

launches and other functions. The hire can include an exclusive private view and introductory talk from a staff member. We offer a wide range of wines, beers, spirits, soft drinks and nibbles, and can also arrange buffet catering. For more details visit: http://barber.org.uk/venue-hire/ or contact our Events Officer for enquiries or to make a booking on 0121 414 6985 or [email protected].

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culture on cAmpus

Discover some of the other Museums, Galleries and Collections that the University of Birmingham has to offer...

Winterbourne House & Gardenwww.winterbourne.org.uk

Cadbury Research Librarywww.special-coll.bham.ac.uk

The Lapworth Museum of Geologywww.lapworth.bham.ac.uk

Research and Cultural Collectionswww.rcc.bham.ac.uk

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