Art history
Are you interested in art history and how to interpret art? Then why not browse our range of art history courses and choose from introductory courses, or explore further into practices, debates and discover the work of some of the greatest artists of all time. Daytime, evening and weekend classes are available at our main learning centre in London's cultural heart - Covent Garden.
Contact us to find out more about art history - call 020 7492 2700 Monday - Friday between 10am - 5pm or email [email protected].
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Contemporary art in London
Course Date: Wed 25 Apr 2018
Location on this date: OS - Off SiteExamine and discuss art on show in London. Each week we’ll visit a commercial gallery or public institution and examine specific exhibitions or paintings, works on paper, photography and sculpture.Full fee: £249.00Senior fee: £199.00Concession: £152.00 -
Italian Renaissance drawing: design, form and function
Course Date: Fri 27 Apr 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetBehind every great Renaissance painting is an equally astounding, some would say greater, Renaissance drawing. Indeed artists were judged firstly not by the quality of their paintings but by their grasp of, and skill in, drawing. Discover more about why and how great Renaissance works were created.Full fee: £149.00Senior fee: £119.00Concession: £91.00 -
Late at Tate and National Gallery
Course Date: Fri 27 Apr 2018
Location on this date: OS - Off SiteEnjoy the evening ambience while you explore and discuss key art works and compare and contrast collections at our most famous London galleries: Tate Modern and the National Gallery.Full fee: £199.00Senior fee: £159.00Concession: £121.00 -
The rise and fall of the Italian Renaissance
Course Date: Thu 3 May 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetWhen, where and what was the Italian Renaissance? Explore it through the craft of its masters such as Michelangelo, Raphael, Leonardo, Titian and others and trace its legacy.Full fee: £249.00Senior fee: £199.00Concession: £152.00 -
Victorian architecture in London: a clash of old and new
Course Date: Sat 12 May 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetEclecticism defines 19th-century architecture. This course will look at key styles including neo-classical, gothic revival, early modernism and those rooted in design reforms, such as the arts and crafts movement. Tutor: Rachel Sanders.Full fee: £69.00Senior fee: £55.00Concession: £42.00 -
Focus on: Michelangelo
Course Date: Sun 13 May 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetArtist, architect, and poet, the Florentine sculptor Michelangelo changed the face of Rome in the early 16th century becoming art’s first ‘superstar’. We look at his patrons, his sources and some of his major works. #arthistory #weekendcourse #renaissance #michelangelo.Full fee: £69.00Senior fee: £55.00Concession: £42.00 -
Discovering the art and architecture of London's churches
Course Date: Tue 15 May 2018
Location on this date: OS - Off SiteLondon has many fascinating churches to explore. See them on a series of guided visits and discover beautiful stained glass, surprising interiors and architecturally important structures by notable architects.Full fee: £169.00Senior fee: £135.00Concession: £103.00 -
Islamic art in medieval north and west Africa
Course Date: Wed 16 May 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetThis course examines the unique flavour of Islamic visual culture as it spread accross North Africa and into the Sahel, meeting the great empires of medieval West Africa. The course will include one offsite visit to the Africa galleries at the British Museum. #islamicart #africanart.Full fee: £139.00Senior fee: £111.00Concession: £85.00 -
Study trip: contemporary art in Berlin
Course Date: Fri 18 May 2018
Location on this date: OS - Off SiteDiscover one of Europe’s most vibrant cities for contemporary art (and architecture) in this guided study tour for independent travellers. Max places:12. #arthistoryabroad #berlin #contemporaryart #arttours
Please note: This course is now confirmed and is excluded from our normal refund and transfer policy
Please note: Once this course is confirmed it is excluded from our normal refund and transfer policy.Full fee: £429.00Senior fee: £429.00Concession: £429.00 -
A grand day out: Winchester Cathedral
Course Date: Sat 19 May 2018
Location on this date: OS - Off SiteWinchester Cathedral is one of the most magnificent churches in the country, and one of the largest cathedrals in Europe. Discover the cathedral and its treasures during this one-day, location-based course. Transport costs not included.Full fee: £69.00Senior fee: £55.00Concession: £42.00 -
Shock of the new: post-modern architecture in London
Course Date: Sat 19 May 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetLondon’s recent building boom has foregrounded discussions about architectural style, but postmodernism has been practiced in the capital for more than forty years. This course will look at the style’s variety through key examples.Full fee: £69.00Senior fee: £55.00Concession: £42.00 -
Focus on: iconography
Course Date: Sun 20 May 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetEver wondered whether there’s a hidden meaning behind paintings? Discover why there are signs and symbols in paintings and how to find and interpret their meanings in medieval and Renaissance art. Tutor: Leslie Prismo.Full fee: £69.00Senior fee: £55.00Concession: £42.00 -
Lorca in the 20s: poetry, music and drawing
Course Date: Wed 30 May 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetLook beyond the stereotypical image of Federico Garcia Lorca as the poet of Spanish bullfights and gypsies, and explore the range and complexity of his artistic activity as a modernist poet, artist and musician. #Ismenacollective #lorca #spanishart #eveninglecture.Full fee: £29.00Senior fee: £23.00Concession: £18.00 -
Women in art 1800-1900
Course Date: Mon 4 Jun 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetDuring the 19th century, female painters and sculptors gained greater prominence, although a career in art was still challenging for women artists. In this course we examine their work and how such progress was achieved. #womeninart.Full fee: £129.00Senior fee: £103.00Concession: £79.00 -
In depth: revolutionary art in the 20th century
Course Date: Tue 5 Jun 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetThis is an in-depth look at the impact of technological, social and political revolutions in the 20th century, and the creation of modern art.Full fee: £229.00Senior fee: £183.00Concession: £140.00