Events

The next Friends’ Talk in the Gallery - Wednesday 3 December at 11.30 am - will be given by Jim Robison, the distinguished American potter - an honorary Yorkshireman by this time, having had a studio in Holmfirth for 50 years. Helen Walsh describes him as a much-loved figure in the pottery world, and an […]

The next Friends’ Talk in the Gallery - Wednesday 14 January at 11.30 am - will be given by Jane Eddleston in the Burton gallery. Its subject will be “Our Lowrys”. Lowry's Clifford's Tower has been a constant presence in the Burton Gallery for many years and has had a recent move over to the […]

Sir Gabriele Finaldi will give a talk ‘The National Gallery: A Growing Collection’, followed by a conversation with Professor Charles Martindale, Chair of the Friends, about his career and role as Director of one of the greatest galleries in the world. The National Gallery has been much in the news recently. On May 10 2024 […]

*** Fully booked *** Friends' Exclusive Preview of the Exhibition 'Making Waves' The exhibition of Japanese prints, ‘Making Waves’, opens to the public in the Madsen Galleries on Friday 27 February. Before the public are admitted, there will be a special Friends-only preview from 10.00 –11.00am, with a tour led by the show’s lead curator, […]