Flowers, Wine and Death: Still-life Painting and the Birth of Empire
Friday 12 November, 11am–12pm & 2–3pm
Gallery 48
In-Person Live Event: Join us at the Museum
With Lucy Powell, Leverhulme ECR Fellow, and Dr Lauren Working, from the Oxford TIDE research project
Part of Being Human: the National Festival of the Humanities
As part of this year’s exciting Being Human National Festival of the Humanities, we're delighted to invite BBC New Generation Thinkers and literary scholars Lucy Powell and Lauren Working to tell the stories that pulse through the astounding 400-year-old paintings in our still life gallery, asking what they reveal about the history of empire, and about our own connection to global commerce.
BOOKING
There will be two sessions during the day: 11am–12pm and 2–3pm. Because numbers are limited in the gallery, we are asking that you book your free place in advance.