Art History Courses in London
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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London artists and their locals: the capital’s historic pubs
Course Date: Wed 17 Jul 2019
Location on this date: OS - Off SiteForget galleries or museums, surely the capital’s greatest institution is the traditional London pub! Explore quirky histories and wonderful architecture via some of London’s finest pubs, and the artists who drank there. #arthistory #walkingtour #pub #pubart #pubdesign #londonartists.Full fee: £29.00Senior fee: £23.00Concession: £18.00 -
Contemporary art in London summer exhibitions
Course Date: Wed 17 Jul 2019
Location on this date: OS - Off SiteExplore and discuss some of London's newest and most exciting summer art exhibitions, at cutting edge venues across the capital. #arthistory #contemporaryart.Full fee: £69.00Senior fee: £55.00Concession: £42.00 -
Art walks: printmaking in 18th century London
Course Date: Wed 17 Jul 2019
Location on this date: OS - Off SiteExplore the bustling intellectual, political and artistic culture of 18th century London by walking in the steps of its most celebrated printmakers: William Hogarth, Thomas Rowlandson and Isaac Cruikshank. #londonwalks #hogarth #london #arthistory #walk #printmaking #printmakers.Full fee: £29.00Senior fee: £23.00Concession: £18.00 -
Friday lates: Tate Modern
Course Date: Fri 19 Jul 2019 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: OS - Off SiteJoin us for a ‘summer late’ session at the Tate Modern and explore a number of important works from the permanent collection. Discover, discuss and enjoy the evening ambience at the newly extended Tate Modern. #arthistory #fridaylates #tatemodern.Full fee: £19.00Senior fee: £15.00Concession: £12.00 -
Think like an artist: in 18th century Britain
Course Date: Fri 19 Jul 2019 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetExplore the artistic world of 18th century Britain from the perspective of the artist. How did an artist train? What did it take to be successful? What demands and challenges did leading artists face? Includes gallery visit. #onedaycourse #arthistory #gainsborough #hogarth #reynolds.Full fee: £69.00Senior fee: £55.00Concession: £42.00 -
Think like an artist: in 19th century Britain
Course Date: Sat 20 Jul 2019 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetExplore the artistic world of 19th century Britain from the perspective of the artist. How did an artist train? What did it take to be successful? What new demands and challenges did leading artists face? Includes gallery visit. #arthistory #onedaycourse #JMWturner #PreRaphaelite.Full fee: £69.00Senior fee: £55.00Concession: £42.00 -
Victorian architecture in London: a clash of old and new
Course Date: Sun 21 Jul 2019
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 -
Movements in art: Impressionism
Course Date: Mon 22 Jul 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetStudy the work of a controversial group of painters working in and around Paris from the late 1860s and 1870s and explore how these artists re-thought their creative practice in response to modern life. #arthistory #onedaycourse #impressionism.Full fee: £69.00Senior fee: £55.00Concession: £42.00 -
Movements in art: Post-Impressionism
Course Date: Tue 23 Jul 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetCézanne, Gauguin, Van Gogh and Seurat are all called Post-Impressionists, yet each had different styles and preoccupations. Explore their work and lives and learn why they left such a valuable legacy. #arthistory #onedaycourse #postimpressionism.Full fee: £69.00Senior fee: £55.00Concession: £42.00 -
Movements in art: Cubism and Futurism
Course Date: Wed 24 Jul 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetCubism and Futurism are pivotal movements in the history of modern art – encapsulating all the promise and peril of the 20th century’s devastating birth, and even helping rewrite perceptions of space and time. #arthistory #summerschool #cubism #fururism #picasso #braque.Full fee: £69.00Senior fee: £55.00Concession: £42.00 -
Movements in art: Suprematism and Constructivism
Course Date: Thu 25 Jul 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetStriving for an urgent, revolutionary and total transformation of art and life, artists and designers of the Constructivist and Suprematist avant-gardes aimed to build a whole new world, from its aesthetic foundations upwards. #arthistory #summerschool #Constructivism #Suprematism #Malevich.Full fee: £69.00Senior fee: £55.00Concession: £42.00 -
Movements in art: Surrealism
Course Date: Fri 26 Jul 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetExplore the art and artists of Surrealism from their origins in the political and psychological upheaval of Post-World War I Paris to their widespread influence on 20th century art and culture. #arthistory #onedaycourse #Surrealism.Full fee: £69.00Senior fee: £55.00Concession: £42.00 -
Friday lates: Islamic art at the V&A
Course Date: Fri 26 Jul 2019
Location on this date: OS - Off SiteSpend a summer’s evening finding out about art outside Europe, in particular the V&A’s fascinating and extensive collection of Islamic art objects.Full fee: £19.00Senior fee: £15.00Concession: £12.00 -
Movements in art: Pop and Minimalism
Course Date: Sat 27 Jul 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetFrom Andy Warhol to Sol Lewitt explore Pop Art and Minimalism to understand how these rival movements revolutionised the way we see and experience art. #arthistory #onedaycourse #pop #popart #minimalism.Full fee: £69.00Senior fee: £55.00Concession: £42.00 -
Shock of the New: post-modern architecture in London
Course Date: Sun 28 Jul 2019
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
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