Tag: history

A Virtual Walk through the World’s Collective Memory 12 August

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The one thing most of us reading this have in common is the English language, and our tongue’s cathedral is the British Library in London. Join Blue Badge Tourist Guide and Lonely Planet guidebook writer Steve Fallon on a virtual tour of this enormous building – the largest built in the UK in the 20th century – which also boasts some rather unusual architecture and an inordinate amount of artwork. What London’s National Gallery is to fine art, the British Library is to the written word.

Venice in Blue 2 & 3 September

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At the turn of the sixteenth century, blue paper emerged as a chosen support for drawing and printing in Venice. Artists including Vittore Carpaccio (ca. 1460–ca. 1526), Lorenzo Lotto (ca. 1480–1556), Titian (ca. 1488–1576), Sebastiano del Piombo (ca. 1485–1547), and Jacopo Tintoretto (1518/19–1594) utilised this support for drawings to explore the tonal effects of light and shade on colour. This conference explores the use of blue paper (carta azzurra; carta turchina; carta cerulea) for the purposes of drawing and printing in Venice in the first half of the sixteenth century.

Clifton Suspension Bridge, history and archives – on demand

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  • Type of event: online
  • Date: on demand
  • Time: on demand
  • Location: Clifton Suspension Bridge website
  • Meeting point: n/a
  • Cost: free
  • Booking instructions: no booking required

Ever wondered how the most iconic landmark of Bristol, the Clifton Suspension Bridge, came to life? Access these online historical records and artefacts and explore ‘a history, rich and fascinating, with a story that begins in 1754’. (more…)

Bristol Cathedral, virtual tour – on demand

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  • Type of event: online
  • Date: on demand
  • Time: on demand
  • Location: virtualtour
  • Meeting point: n/a
  • Cost: free
  • Booking instructions: no booking required

Bristol Cathedral is one of England’s great medieval churches. It originated as an Augustinian Abbey, founded c.1140 by prominent local citizen, Robert Fitzharding, who became first Lord Berkeley. (more…)

The National Gallery, virtual tours – on demand

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  • Type of event: online
  • Date: on demand
  • Time: on demand
  • Location: nationalgalleryorg.uk
  • Meeting point: n/a
  • Cost: free
  • Booking instructions: no booking required

‘Wherever you are in the world, take a virtual tour of the National Gallery. Two virtual tours allow you to step inside the Gallery and explore one of the greatest collections of paintings, from the comfort of your home. (more…)

Netsuke: miniature masterpieces from Japan – Year round

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  • Type of event: In-Person
  • Date: Now – March 2022
  • Time:12:00pm
  • Location: Bristol museum & Art gallery
  • Meeting point: n/a
  • Cost: Free
  • Booking instructions: n/a

Bristol Museum & Art Gallery has a collection of over 200 Japanese netsuke, small carvings mainly used by men to attach items to their belts. Created in the 1700s and 1800s, each netsuke is unique and they depict a huge range of subjects from Japanese popular culture.75 of these tiny masterpieces from the Bristol Museum & Art Gallery collection are featured in this exhibition