Talks
- Munch and Listen - our free monthly lunchtime talks programme
- Hear Here - our free evening monthly talks programme
Munch and Listen
Whilst the Museum remains temporarily closed, we are offering a new programme of monthly virtual talks via Zoom as an evening event. Please see the section 'Hear, Here' for more details.
Hear Here
Our free evening monthly talks programme is now being programmed online, whilst the Museum is temporarily closed. All welcome.
Our mini-conference of talks about the artist Beatrice Offor – which was postponed from March 2020 - has now been arranged as two online events.
Sisters, Sirens and Saints: Imagining the Women of Beatrice Offor:
Commemorating the Centenary of artist Beatrice Offor (1864 - 1920)
Explore the beautiful portraits and portrayals of women by Beatrice Offor with this series of talks over two events. Guest curators, lecturers and academics bring together artworks from the collections at Bruce Castle Museum alongside new research, looking at the influences in her life and the recent invigorated interest in her paintings.
Part 1 on Thursday 26 November, begins 7.30pm
Introduction: Deborah Hedgecock, Curator of Bruce Castle Museum introduces the two guest speakers of this first event.
7.30pm Beatrice Offor. An 'Esoteric' Artist?
by Dr Alan Walker - Florida State University (London)
8pm From the Slade to the Super-natural
by Dr Charlotte de Mille - The Courtauld Institute of Art
Book a place (external link) for the first event through Eventbrite.
Details for the second online event about Beatrice Offor
Part 2 on Thursday 3 December, begins 7.30pm
Introduction: Deborah Hedgecock, Curator of Bruce Castle Museum introduces the two guest speakers of this first event.
7.30pm Myth and Mysteries: The Magical Revival and Beatrice Offor
by Geraldine Beskin - The Atlantis Bookshop, and Researcher
8pm Beatrice Offor: Love, Life and Art in Bruce Grove, Tottenham
by Deborah Hedgecock - Curator, Bruce Castle Museum
Book a place (external link) for the second event through Eventbrite
