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Exhibitions (1)
1 exhibition matching the date 18 June 2009
BP Portrait Award 2009
Past exhibition archive
18 June - 20 September 2009
Wolfson Gallery
Free
The BP Portrait Award is the most prestigious portrait competition in the world, highlighting the very best in contemporary portrait painting. Open to everyone over the age of 18, the competition and resulting exhibition aim to encourage artists to focus upon and develop the theme of portraiture in their work.
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Events (1)
1 event matching the date 18 June 2009
BP Portrait Award 2009 Tour
A part of BP Portrait Award 2009
Past event archive
18 June 2009, 19:00
Meet in the Main Hall
Free but tour tickets required and available from 17.00 on a first come, first served basis.
Marc Woodhead leads a gallery tour on the opening night of the exhibition, exploring the various themes in this year’s entries and emerging trends in portraiture.
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Displays (17)
17 displays matching the date 18 June 2009
Francis Alÿs: Fabiola
Past display archive
2 May - 20 September 2009
Bob Dylan 1966 European Tour
Past display archive
11 May - 29 November 2009
Bookshop Gallery
Shakespeare and his Circle
Past display archive
4 October 2008 - 1 July 2009
Room 4
Free
Henry VIII Remembered
Past display archive
20 December 2008 - 12 July 2009
Room 16
Free
Victorian Women Explorers
Past display archive
17 November 2008 - 30 September 2009
Room 23
Free
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Past display archive
30 March - 15 November 2009
Room 24 case display
Free
Charles Darwin and the Origin of Species
Past display archive
19 January - 30 June 2009
Room 26 case display
Free
Victorian Chalk Portraits
Past display archive
8 June - 31 December 2009
Room 27
Free
Ricketts and Shannon: A creative partnership
Past display archive
23 March - 18 October 2009
Room 28 case display
Free
F.W.H. Myers by Eveleen Myers
Past display archive
16 March 2009 - 14 November 2010
Room 29 case display
Free
Soft Lights and Sweet Music: Photographs of Elisabeth Welch
Past display archive
5 March - 25 October 2009
Room 31 case display
Free
Stephen Spender
Past display archive
13 January - 5 July 2009
Room 31 case display
Free
Adams, Park and Gregory: Photographs 1910s - 1950s
Past display archive
5 March - 25 October 2009
Room 31 case display
Free
Frank Auerbach : Four Portraits of Catherine Lampert
Past display archive
14 March - 6 September 2009
Room 32
Free
Martin Amis and Friends: Photographs by Angela Gorgas
Past display archive
10 January - 13 September 2009
Room 33
Free
Faces of Poetry: Contemporary Photographs
Past display archive
24 January - 21 June 2009
Room 37a
Free
Portraits of Astronomers
Past display archive
21 March - 16 August 2009
Room 38a
Free
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International Programme (0)
0 events matching the date 18 June 2009