Art Bite - The China Connection
Discover the story of porcelain from its origins in China to the ground-breaking work of Plymouth man, William Cookworthy in the UK and see examples from the Far East, Europe and UK in this 30 minute tour of our China Connection gallery. Everyone who attends receives a voucher for a 10% discount in our café afterwards, so you can grab yourself a quick bite to eat too!
Exhibitions and events
Art Bite: Sculpture in the Cottonian Collection
Permanent exhibitionJoin Eleanor Barke one of our Young Explainers to learn how the various sculptures in the Cottonian Collection were created, and the role that sculpture can play in observational study. Everyone who...
Lunchtime Talk - From Timber to Turtleshell: The Conservation of Historic Furniture
Permanent exhibitionJoin John Hartley, expert Furniture Conservator, as he talks about the techniques and treatments that have been used to conserve some of the key pieces of furniture within our Cottonian Collection as...
Art Bite - Oils in the Cottonian Collection
Permanent exhibitionFind out more about the topics and themes of the oil paintings in the Cottonian Collection as you are guided around the gallery space and introduced to the works by Katy Neuston one of our Young...
Art Bite: The Atrium Gallery
Permanent exhibitionWhy not join us at 1pm for a 30-minute informal talk/tour around our Atrium Gallery and learn more about our Decorative Art collection? Admission is free but places are limited. Please collect a...
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