Celebrating 50 years since Lotherton and its collections were donated to Leeds
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Learn more about the care and conservation of Leeds Museums and Galleries treasures.
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For the first time, sculptures in wood from both the fine art and the world cultures collections of Leeds Museums and Galleries will be shown together.
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A day visit which will include a medieval castle, gorgeous gardens and an iconic museum with an outstanding collection of European fine and decorative art.
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A wonderful opportunity to see drawings at Leeds Art Gallery on loan from the Royal Collection
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Our afternoon in Wakefield includes a fascinating cathedral and a world-renowned contemporary ceramicist
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A study day exploring Repton's Red Books for landscapes around Leeds
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Y Habra Trabajo Para Todos (And There Will Be Work For All)
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A lecture to mark the bicentenary of the death of this innovative landscape gardener
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A rare opportunity to see this renowned art collection
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To include a visit to the much-anticipated new V&A Museum in Dundee - due to open September 2018.
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See this magnificent landscape as painted by JMW Turner
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Discover work by women artists in Rochdale.
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Annual General Meeting, Lunch and Lecture
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A talk by David Jackson, Professor of Russian and Scandinavian Art Histories at the University of Leeds.
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A lecture by Dr Patrick Eyres, in association with The Public Monuments and Sculpture Association.
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Our visit will combine one of the UK's largest collections of contemporary craft with the work of David Bomberg.
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Join York Art Gallery curators to look at two major exhibitions
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A major exhibition exploring the life, works and legacy of Britain's most famous furniture maker and designer.
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A guided tour at the Henry Moore Institute is followed by a scrumptious afternoon tea.
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An opportunity to meet the authors of this magnificent book.
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A day visit to the Imperial War Museum North and Manchester Art Gallery.
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An afternoon in Hull - visiting the University Art Gallery and Turner Prize at the Ferens Art Gallery.
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Join us for this day visit to Stoke on Trent for the British Ceramics Biennial and Potteries Museum and Art Gallery.
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Join art historian and acclaimed biographer Frances Spalding as she discusses the influence of Roger Fry on the work of Virginia Woolf.
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Discover more about the friendship between one of Britain's most innovative modernist artists and a solicitor from Ilkley.
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Castles and Houses with distinctive characters and surprising treasures.
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Your chance to hear reports from LAF's officers and to ask questions
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Hear about one of the most significant wallpaper collections in a public museum
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This event now fully booked.
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This overnight trip to Scotland focusses on two important contemporary sculpture gardens.
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A full day at Bramham Park exploring the House and landscape.
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An exciting opportunity to visit two private collections in York.
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Be among the first to see the recently revealed upper gallery before the official opening in October.
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Join us for guided tours of two splendid Leeds churches - St Aidan's in Harehills and St Hilda's in Cross Green.
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Our final event of 2016 will explore the recently restored Cliffe Castle followed by festive 3-course lunch.
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Your opportunity to meet curator Dr Rachel Conroy
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Our tours will focus on fine and decorative arts at the new Portland Collection and Renishaw Hall
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Join us to celebrate the publication of 'Victorian Chatelaine' by James Lomax, and 'Yorkshire Capabilities' edited by Patrick Eyres
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Join us for a day in London, focussing on modern and contemporary sculpture
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See the exhibition 'Lovers & Romances' and hear why it sparked controversy and debate when first shown in Leeds in 1966.
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To mark the 125th anniversary of Spencer's birth, this exhibition brings together over 70 works spanning his entire career including rarely seen self-portraits.
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Cancelled due to illness
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Renowned contemporary potter Alison Britton will discuss her work.
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Join us for this day visit to the historic city of Coventry.
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On this trip we will see contemporary art displayed in a gallery and a domestic setting.
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Dr James Hamilton will explain why Antony Gormley's Brickman never came to Leeds.
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Author Paul Edwards will discuss the relationship between Wyndham Lewis and Iris Barry and its importance in Lewis's art.
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Giles Waterfield will discuss his recent book which traces the rise of art museums in Britain from the early 19th century through to the First World War.
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Explore York Art Gallery with an expert guide following its £8 million major redevelopment.
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A unique opportunity to see some of the most exciting art produced in the UK during the past five years.
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This major exhibition, from Kettle's Yard in Cambridge, marks the centenary of Gaudier-Brzeska's death in the First World War.
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100 years after his death on the Western Front, Dr John Wood reconsiders the sculpture of Henri Gaudier-Brzeska.
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We will see paintings by Spanish master Zurbaran alongside contemporary video by Bill Viola at Auckland Castle, followed by Yves Saint Laurent at the Bowes Museum.
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Dr Patrick Eyres will talk about Humphry Repton's commissions for Leeds in the early 1800s.
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Our visit to the Lake District takes in two contrasting exhibitions at Abbot Hall Art Gallery and Blackwell Arts and Crafts House.
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A special opportunity to visit the studio of this renowned Yorkshire artist.
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Hear about the restoration of one of Temple Newsam's great treasures.
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Ronnie Duncan, who knew Frost in the 1950s, in conversation with Layla Bloom and Nigel Walsh.
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The Age of Glamour: Fashions from the Fifties
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Probably the finest collection of German Expressionism in the UK is to be found at the New Walk Gallery in Leicester
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Staying in the heart of the South Downs, this trip will focus on notable collectors and their collections.
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Colloquium and book launch for Cornucopia: essays in honour of Terry Friedman
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The extraordinary story of five young artists who met at the Slade School of Art in London.
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An insight into the life of one of the most influential painters of the 20th century.
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Classical chamber music in a historic setting
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Your chance to see the newly-opened Whitworth Art Gallery following a major refurbishment project.
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An afternoon discovering art and archives on the University of Leeds campus.
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Get into the Christmas spirit with a festive afternoon tea...
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Our visit to the Barber Institute of Fine Art will focus on the British war artist Christopher Nevinson.
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Exploring the role of the war artist...
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The story of one of the most remarkable craftsmen of the 20th century...
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Professor Caroline Dakers explores the Golden Age of British artists...
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An informal tour of the Yorkshire home of art collector Ronnie Duncan
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Join us for a private tour of this exhibition celebrating Yorkshire.
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Exploring the glories of the northern courts of Germany
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Enjoy a private visit to the exhibition of Grayson Perry's tapestry series.
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"An evocation of the collector's home"
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A lecture by Dr Christopher Wright, acclaimed authority on Rembrandt
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Those of you who enjoyed last year's visit to Wentworth Woodhouse won't want to miss this...
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Visit to Garrowby, home of the Earl of Halifax
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Yorkshire artist Jake Attree's studio is not usually open to the public so this is a special opportunity to meet the artist and see his work.
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Dr Patrick Eyres will talk about Jacobite Wentworth Castle and Hanoverian Wentworth Woodhouse. To be followed by a book launch.
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This lecture explores the life of multi-talented British artist Eric Ravilious.
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Recent acquisitions for Leeds
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Will include Charleston Farmhouse, country home to the Bloomsbury Group, and Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft, dedicated to the work of Eric Gill and his associates
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Classical chamber music in an historic setting. In association with Leeds College of Music.
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Wallpapers in the Age of Chippendale and Beyond. Led by Anthony Wells-Cole.
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Join us for this members-only visit to Leeds newest contemporary gallery
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Anne Goodchild will talk about her new book which explores Wood's extensive correspondence with the Nicholsons.
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Frances Spalding charts the career of this gifted and versatile artist
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Dr Evelyn Silber traces the ups and downs of the modern art trade in Britain.
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Fascinating insights into an influential Leeds industrial family.
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Join us for this rare opportunity to explore one of the great mansions of the North.
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Visiting lecturer Dr Max Tillman will discuss the artistic patronage of the Wittelsbach family, Electors of Bavaria, and draw parallels with pieces at Temple Newsam...
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This is a rare opportunity to visit the studio of a critically acclaimed painter.
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Learn more about this little-known but hugely influential group of painters...
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This is a not-to-be-missed opportunity for LAF members to see two major exhibitions on a day visit, by rail, to London.
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Don't miss this escorted day trip to the exciting, new Hepworth Wakefield
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Artist DJ Simpson, who's exhibiting in Dawn Chorus, in conversation with Nigel Walsh
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Curator and author Timothy Wilcox examines the rise and fall of two reputations in watercolour
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Explore themes raised by the exhibition.
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Don't miss this escorted trip to Turner, Monet, Twombly at Tate Liverpool, followed by a visit to Antony Gormley's 'Another Place' at Crosby Beach.
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Jovan Nicholson will give unique insights into the relationships and exchanges between his grandparents Ben and Winifred Nicholson, and their contemporaries.
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Michael Sadler was one of the great art collectors of his time. Join Leeds Art Fund chairman, Benedict Read, to learn more about the personality lying behind his collecting activity.
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An exhibition exploring whether the languages of drawing and sculpture are intertwined or simply parallel.
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Thought provoking exhibition exploring the landscape tradition in British art.
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A three day residential conference at Wentworth Castle, South Yorkshire, to celebrate the saving of Lord Raby's great silver ambassadorial wine cooler for the nation.
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This is an conference at Wentworth Castle to celebrate the saving of Lord Raby's great silver wine cooler for the nation
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We have come to think of art as a way of talking about things in our world. This lecture will suggest art is a window into another world
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Will you be just a little bit posher after this talk?
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Learn more about the Town Hall decoration scheme...
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Join artist Fiona Rae...
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The Healing Presence of Art: A history of Western Art in hospitals
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An exhibition exploring fashion and furnishing styles from 1837 to 1901.
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