This is a message from Marcus at Tate in which I tell you about our forthcoming Audio Description events at Tate Britain, this month and next.
Tate Britain, Monday 18th June 2018 at 10.30 am for refreshments and 11.00 am – 12.15 pm tour.
Aftermath: Art in the Wake of World War One
Join Marcus and Sara for a description and discussion of paintings from the new Tate Britain exhibition, Aftermath. We have chosen paintings that show the effects of warfare on young soldiers and how countries such as Germany and Britain tried to recover and re-present themselves in the 1920’s.
Free, no booking required. Please meet in the Manton Studio from 10.30 for refreshments.
Chairs and hearing support equipment will be provided.
Tate Britain, Monday 16th July 2018 at 10.30am for refreshments and 11.00am – 12.15pm tour.
Fire and Ice: comparing two masterpieces by Turner and Constable
Join Tate’s audio describers for a description of two great masterpieces of 1830: John Constable’s Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows, and JMW Turner’s Caligula’s Palace. This is the first time that these two paintings have hung alongside each other since they were first ever displayed at the Royal Academy in 1830.
Tate’s Framing department has just reframed the Constable painting and they have given us a sample of the exact frame and materials they used. Marcus will facilitate handling of these objects in order to give an understanding of how Tate has authentically recreated a frame from the 1830’s, the exact date period of this painting.
Free, no booking required. Please meet in the Manton Studio from 10.30 for refreshments.
Chairs and hearing support equipment will be provided.
Have a great month and we hope to see you at one of our regular Audio Description events which always occur on the third Monday of each month at 11.00 am at Tate Britain.
