A Journey Out of Darkness: Sunday Lunch & Exhibition Tour
Sunday 1st November 2009
11.00am - 2.00pm
New Walk Museum & Art Gallery & Belmont House Hotel
A unique opportunity to experience a personal tour of ‘A Journey Out of Darkness’ with Simon Lake, exhibition curator. Hear the stories behind the artworks and gain an incredible insight into Leicester’s collection of German Expressionist art and the movement itself. Afterwards, enjoy a two-course Sunday lunch with Simon at the Belmont House Hotel, just a five-minute walk from the museum.
Tickets: £25.00 per person (includes tour and two course Sunday lunch, excludes drinks). Limited places available, advance booking and payment essential. Telephone 0116 252 9607 / info@belmonthotel.co.uk to reserve a place.
Exhibition Talk: A Bridge To The Future - German Expressionism In The Early 20th Century
Monday 9th November 2009
7.30pm
New Walk Museum & Art Gallery
The Leicester Literary and Philosophical Society, in their 175th Anniversary year, have pleasure in sponsoring a talk in support of the exhibition 'A Journey out of Darkness’. The speaker, Angela Smith, has a degree in Art History from the University of Leicester and a doctorate from the Warburg Institute, London University. Her talk will consider the character of German Expressionist art, its origins in the optimism of a generation who desired social change and its aesthetic appeal to collectors in the early 20th century. £3.00.
Exhibition Talk & Tour: A Journey Out of Darkness
Thursday 12th November
2.30pm – 3.30pm
New Walk Museum & Art Gallery
Join the Senior Curator of Art for an informal tour of this major exhibition exploring the development of Leicester’s internationally important German Expressionist art collection. A perfect introduction to the ‘A Journey out of Darkness’ exhibition. Limited places, booking essential. Not suitable for young children. £2.70
Expressionist Leicester
Sunday 22nd November 2009
11.30am – 1.00pm & 2.00pm – 4.00pm
New Walk Museum & Art Gallery
Inspired by the work of the German Expressionists, express your feelings about your hometown by creating expressionist landscapes. Drop-in family event. £1.70 for activities.
A Journey Out of Darkness: Sunday Lunch & Exhibition Tour
Sunday 29th November 2009
11.00am - 2.00pm
New Walk Museum & Art Gallery & Belmont House Hotel
A unique opportunity to experience a personal tour of ‘A Journey Out of Darkness’ with Simon Lake, exhibition curator. Hear the stories behind the artworks and gain an incredible insight into Leicester’s collection of German Expressionist art and the movement itself. Afterwards, enjoy a two-course Sunday lunch with Simon at the Belmont House Hotel, just a five-minute walk from the museum.
Tickets: £25.00 per person (includes tour and two course Sunday lunch, excludes drinks). Limited places available, advance booking and payment essential. Telephone 0116 252 9607 / info@belmonthotel.co.uk to reserve a place.
Exhibition Talk & Tour: A Journey Out of Darkness
Saturday 5th December 2009
2.30pm – 3.30pm
New Walk Museum & Art Gallery
Join the Senior Curator of Art for an informal tour of this major exhibition exploring the development of Leicester’s internationally important German Expressionist art collection. A perfect introduction to the ‘A Journey out of Darkness’ exhibition. Limited places, booking essential. Not suitable for young children. £2.70
Mono-printing
Sunday 6th December 2009
11.30am – 1.00pm & 2.00pm – 4.00pm
New Walk Museum & Art Gallery
Create your own print inspired by the work shown in the exhibition. Learn how to mono-print in this fun family workshop. Drop-in session. Under 16’s must be accompanied. £1.70 for activities.
Exhibition Talk: A Bold, Expressionist World - The Paintings of EL Kirchner
Sunday 6th December 2009
2.30pm - 3.30pm
New Walk Museum & Art Gallery
Illustrated talk by the Senior Curator of Art on the life and work of EL Kirchner (1880 – 1938), charismatic leader of Die Brücke art group, founded in Dresden in 1905. Booking advisable. Not suitable for under 12’s. £4.00
Expressionist Village
Sunday 20th December 2009
11.30am – 1.00pm & 2.00pm – 4.00pm
New Walk Museum & Art Gallery
Taking inspiration from the exhibition, we are creating an expressionist frieze. Help us by adding to it in this fun, family art workshop. Drop-in family event. Under 16’s must be accompanied. £1.70 for activities.
Expressionist Mood Boards
Sunday 10th January 2010
11.30am – 1.00pm & 2.00pm – 4.00pm
New Walk Museum & Art Gallery
Taking inspiration from the exhibition, express yourself in this family workshop by creating mood-boards. Drop-in family event. Under 16’s must be accompanied. £1.70 for activities.
Expressionism & Early Cinema: Nosferatu (PG)
Friday 15th January 2010
6.30pm
New Walk Museum & Art Gallery
A talk on expressionism in cinema, with a showing of the black and white vampire classic ‘Nosferatu’. Limited places, booking essential. Not suitable for young children. £2.70
Expressionism & Early Cinema: The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (U)
Friday 22nd January 2010
6.30pm
New Walk Museum & Art Gallery
A talk on expressionism in cinema, with a showing of ‘The Cabinet of Dr Caligari’, regarded as one of the earliest horror films and a major influence on the development of film noir. Limited places, booking essential. Not suitable for young children. £2.70
Exhibition Talk & Tour: A Journey Out of Darkness
Tuesday 26th January 2010
12.30pm – 1.30pm
New Walk Museum & Art Gallery
Join the Senior Curator of Art for an informal tour of this major exhibition exploring the development of Leicester’s internationally important German Expressionist art collection. A perfect introduction to the ‘A Journey out of Darkness’ exhibition. Limited places, booking essential. Not suitable for young children. £2.70
Exhibition Talk: Leicester's German Expressionist Art Collection - A Personal Reflection
Saturday 30th January 2010
2.30pm - 3.30pm
New Walk Museum & Art Gallery
A talk and personal reflection on the origin and growth of Leicester's German Expressionist collection by Professor Patrick Boylan, Director of Museums and Arts, Leicester and Leicestershire, 1972 - 1990. Limited places, booking essential. Unsuitable for young children. £4.00
Mono-printing
Saturday 6th February 2010
11.30am – 1.00pm & 2.00pm – 4.00pm
New Walk Museum & Art Gallery
Create your own print inspired by the work shown in the exhibition. Learn how to mono-print in this fun family workshop. Drop-in session. Under 16’s must be accompanied. £1.70 for activities.
Exhibition Talk: The Tools and Techniques of Fine Art Printmaking
Tuesday 9th February 2010
5.30pm – 7.30pm
New Walk Museum & Art Gallery
A talk by artists from the Leicester Print Workshop who will describe the processes used by the myriad of German Expressionist artists featured in the exhibition. For further details, telephone 0116 2553634 or email info@leicesterprintworkshop.com £5.00
Hidden Art - Event now cancelled
Monday 15th February 2010
11.00am & 2.30pm
New Walk Museum & Art Gallery
Explore the reasons why German Expressionist artists may have wanted to hide their work during the war and the inventive ways in which they kept them safe. Not suitable for under 12’s. Under 16’s must be accompanied. Please note that this is not a drop-in workshop. Places limited so booking advised. £2.70 for activities.
Express Yourself
Saturday 20th February 2010
11.30am – 1.00pm & 2.00pm – 4.00pm
New Walk Museum & Art Gallery
Create a self-portrait which expresses your personality in this family workshop. Drop-in session. Under 16’s must be accompanied. £1.70 for activities.
An Introduction to Lithography: Talk & Workshop
Saturday 20th February 2010
10.00am – 5.00pm
New Walk Museum & Art Gallery and Leicester Print Workshop
An introduction to lithography, beginning with a tour of the exhibition where participants will look specifically at lithographs, before going on to the Leicester Print Workshop to learn basic lithography techniques. Telephone 0116 2553634 or email info@leicesterprintworkshop.com £75.00
Expressionism Mood
Boards
Sunday 11th April
11.00am – 1.00pm
& 2.00pm – 4.00pm
New Walk Museum &
Art Gallery
Taking inspiration from the A Journey Out Of Darkness
exhibition, express yourself in this family workshop by creating mood-boards.
Drop in family event. Under 16's must be accompanied. £2.00 for activities.
Exhibition
Talk & Tour: A Journey Out of Darkness
Tuesday 20th April
12.30pm – 1.30pm
New Walk Museum & Art
Gallery
Join the Senior Curator of Art for an informal tour of ‘A Journey Out of
Darkness’, this major exhibition exploring the development of Leicester's
internationally
important German Expressionist art collection. A perfect introduction to the
exhibition. Limited places, booking essential. Not suitable for young children.
£3.00
Exhibition
Talk & Tour: A Journey Out of Darkness
Sunday 2nd May
12.30pm – 1.30pm
New Walk Museum & Art
Gallery
Join the Senior Curator of Art for an informal tour of ‘A Journey Out of
Darkness’, this major exhibition exploring the development of Leicester's
internationally
important German Expressionist art collection. A perfect introduction to the
exhibition. Limited places, booking essential. Not suitable for young children.
£3.00
