Journey Through Time with the Royal Collection Trust! Immerse Yourself in 2024 Online Events.
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Learn something new in 2024 with our upcoming programme of digital events.
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January
Robert Burns in the Royal Collection
In the week of Burns Night, join us for this celebration of Scotland’s national poet, focusing on the ‘Tam O’Shanter’ chair on display at the Palace of Holyroodhouse. You will get an opportunity to examine the rarely-seen back of the chair, inlaid with four brass panels engraved with the poem Tam O’Shanter and painted with Tam riding his horse.
23 January 19:00 GMT
BOOK ROBERT BURNS
February
Holbein in Basel
Join us for an in-conversation style event with exhibition curator Dr Kate Heard and Dr Ariane Mensger, Curator of Old Master Prints and Drawings at the Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland. Kate and Ariane’s discussion will span the collections of Holbein’s work in Basel and within the Royal Collection, sharing new insights into the development of Holbein’s life and work.
13 February 19:00 GMT
BOOK HOLBEIN IN BASEL
March
The Field of the Cloth of Gold
This magnificent painting records the meeting between Henry VIII and Francis I, which took place in 1520. In this online event, Rosanna De Sancha, Senior Paintings Conservator, will share the meticulous work undertaken by our conservation team to restore this masterpiece in preparation for its display in our exhibition, Holbein at the Tudor Court.
26 March 19:00 GMT
BOOK FIELD OF THE CLOTH OF GOLD
April
Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House: 100th Anniversary Talk
Join us as we celebrate the 100th anniversary since Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House was first displayed in 1924. Senior Curator of Decorative Arts, Kathryn Jones, will share some of her personal highlights from the tiny objects on display in the Dolls’ House, as well providing insight into how the house is conserved for future generations of visitors to enjoy.
16 April 19:00 BST
BOOK QUEEN MARY’S DOLLS’ HOUSE
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Slow Looking: Holbein at the Tudor Court
30 January 14:00 GMT
Explore an artwork with us through the lens of mindfulness. We will focus on the theme of ‘presence’ in Hans Holbein’s extraordinarily lifelike portrait of Derich Born, a merchant from Cologne.
SLOW LOOKING ON YOUTUBE
A Commonwealth History of Royal Gifts
11 March 14:00 GMT
On Commonwealth Day 2024, join us as we look at the modern Commonwealth through 19th-century royal tours and shed new light on rituals of gift-giving from across the globe.
COMMONWEALTH ON YOUTUBE
Pride 2024: LGBTQ+ in the Royal Collection
25 June 19:00 BST
In the week of London Pride 2024, join us as we celebrate the lives and work of some of the LGBTQ+ figures represented within the Royal Collection.
PRIDE ON YOUTUBE
Free Zoom talks for blind & partially sighted people
We offer free descriptive Zoom talks for blind & partially-sighted people. These run on the first Tuesday of each month. To join please email access@rct.uk
DESCRIPTIVE ZOOM TALKS
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