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Women's History Month

Celebrate women in the collection with events, features and films

What's on

Events

Discover women in the collection through our courses, Members' talks, and a performance by Naomi Kimpenu on 8 March. 

Picture of the month March 

Take a closer look at a lesser-known painting by Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun – a charming portrait of her friend's daughter, Alexandrine-Emilie Brongniart.

Online tour 

Gallery Educator Fiona Alderton leads a tour of some of our highlight paintings by women.

Films and features

Watch a film about four Renaissance and Early Modern women who shaped art history; read about some of the stand-out female sitters in the collection; and explore stories of women artists

Image: Detail from Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, 'Alexandrine-Emilie Brongniart', 1788 or 1789
Talks & conversations

Women's History Month

Celebrate women in the collection with events, features and films

What's on

Events

Discover women in the collection through our courses, Members' talks, and a performance by Naomi Kimpenu on 8 March. 

Picture of the month March 

Take a closer look at a lesser-known painting by Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun – a charming portrait of her friend's daughter, Alexandrine-Emilie Brongniart.

Online tour 

Gallery Educator Fiona Alderton leads a tour of some of our highlight paintings by women.

Films and features

Watch a film about four Renaissance and Early Modern women who shaped art history; read about some of the stand-out female sitters in the collection; and explore stories of women artists

Image: Detail from Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, 'Alexandrine-Emilie Brongniart', 1788 or 1789
    Category:Course, From £70.50

    Stories of art

    1600-1700

    Date
    Wednesday, 28 February 2024 - Wednesday, 3 April 2024
    Time
    5.30 - 7.30 pm GMT
    Online event
    Join us to learn about art from the Baroque period with artists such as Caravaggio, Rembrandt, Rubens, Rachel Ruysch, Poussin, Artemisia Gentileschi, and Velázquez
    Category:Talks & conversations, Free

    Friday Lates Gallery tour

    Mary Magdalene: Woman and witness

    Date
    Friday, 22 March 2024
    Time
    6.45 - 7.30 pm
    Location
    Room 9
    Discover how the story of Mary Magdalene has been remembered and retold through art across the centuries