Curator’s Introduction to Keeping Time: Clocks by Boulle
| Date | Wednesday 27 November 2024 |
| Time | 13.00-14.00 GMT |
| Location | At the museum (Theatre) and Online (Zoom) |
| Speaker | Alexander Collins |
BSL interpretation will be available in the Theatre. Stagetext captions will be available both online and in the Theatre.
The Wallace Collection is home to an exceptional group of fascinating timepieces, which are brought together for the first time in our display, Keeping Time: Clocks by Boulle. Join curator, Alexander Collins, to learn how André-Charles Boulle, cabinetmaker to the Sun King, Louis XIV, fused bold baroque design and sumptuous ornament with groundbreaking mechanisms made by leading clockmakers.
About the speaker: Alexander Collins is Curator of Decorative Arts at the Wallace Collection. Previously, he was Assistant Curator for Portraits of Dogs: From Gainsborough to Hockney and Leverhulme Fellow for the prestigious Riesener Project, in which he researched the furniture of Jean-Henri Riesener and contributed to the Project’s monograph and digital resources. Alexander was also Decorative Arts Curatorial Intern at the Royal Collection.
Take part at the museum: No ticket required, drop in on the day. Join us in the Theatre for this special talk.
Watch Online: This talk will also be broadcast live from the museum. Book a free ticket online to receive a Zoom link. Ticketholders will also receive a link to view a recording of the talk, which will be available for two weeks only.
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| Date | Wednesday 27 November 2024 |
| Time | 13.00-14.00 GMT |
| Location | At the museum (Theatre) and Online (Zoom) |
| Speaker | Alexander Collins |
BSL interpretation will be available in the Theatre. Stagetext captions will be available both online and in the Theatre.
The Wallace Collection is home to an exceptional group of fascinating timepieces, which are brought together for the first time in our display, Keeping Time: Clocks by Boulle. Join curator, Alexander Collins, to learn how André-Charles Boulle, cabinetmaker to the Sun King, Louis XIV, fused bold baroque design and sumptuous ornament with groundbreaking mechanisms made by leading clockmakers.
About the speaker: Alexander Collins is Curator of Decorative Arts at the Wallace Collection. Previously, he was Assistant Curator for Portraits of Dogs: From Gainsborough to Hockney and Leverhulme Fellow for the prestigious Riesener Project, in which he researched the furniture of Jean-Henri Riesener and contributed to the Project’s monograph and digital resources. Alexander was also Decorative Arts Curatorial Intern at the Royal Collection.
Take part at the museum: No ticket required, drop in on the day. Join us in the Theatre for this special talk.
Watch Online: This talk will also be broadcast live from the museum. Book a free ticket online to receive a Zoom link. Ticketholders will also receive a link to view a recording of the talk, which will be available for two weeks only.
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