Souvenirs of the Grand Tour
17 October 2018, 11:00
Talk
Ashmolean Museum: Lecture Theatre
Beaumont St, Oxford, OX1 2PH
Matthew Winterbottom, Curator of Sculpture and Decorative Arts at the Ashmolean Museum, explores the Museum’s Britain and Italy Gallery, where a large part of the collection was acquired by people on the Grand Tour.
Matthew Winterbottom
Matthew Winterbottom
Speaker
Matthew has over 25 years’ experience working with and researching European decorative arts of the 16th-21th centuries. He started his career at the Victoria & Albert Museum as an Assistant Curator in the Metalwork and the Furniture and Woodwork Departments. This was followed by 7 years as Assistant Curator of Decorative Arts at the Royal Collection. Whilst there, he co-curated several major exhibitions at The Queen’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace and wrote the Official Guide to Windsor Castle. He was subsequently appointed C... Read Full BiographyHave you also considered...
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The Grand Tour – A European Journey in Song
The 17th Oxford Lieder Festival will celebrate a rich tapestry of music, words and performance in European song. Our Grand Tour of song will showcase the pinnacles of the repertoire while exploring wider cultural and geographical influences. International stars, prize-winning young artists and a wide range of concerts and other related events will take us on this beguiling journey. View the ...