A Day in the Seventeenth Century!
Saturday 12th January, 2013
11:00am – 4:30pm : Price: £2.00 : Ages: All Ages
Go double Dutch with an Asian twist for a free fun-filled day packed full of talks, performances and activities celebrating our Dutch masterpieces and community-curated ‘Journeys East: A Discovery of Hidden Treasures’ exhibition. Talks exploring our Dutch masterpieces and the histories of the Dutch East India Company will be given by Hilary Williams, Lucy Davis, Curator of Old Master Pictures, and Stefanie van Gemert. Performances will include interactive music sessions with the Joy of Sound, baroque cello sessions with Tabitha Tuckett and costumed performances given by Rembrandt’s Jean Pellicorne and Govaert Flinck’s Young Archer. Families can enjoy making traditional Indian Rangoli patterns and many more exhibition inspired activities. Free, no need to book (suggested donation of £2 per person). Check the website for details here.
Celebrate our Journeys East exhibition by venturing into a seventeenth century world with a unique Asian twist!
Join costumed characters Jean Pellicorne and the Young Archer to discover the fascinating legacies of Dutch seventeenth century trade, economic expansion and the resulting Dutch Golden Age. Enjoy unique musical performances given by the ‘Joy of Sound’ and Tabitha Tuckett inspired by wonderful Dutch Masterpieces painted by Jan Steen and Gabriel Metsu. Get creative by creating your own Delft inspired tiles and experience the world of Dutch poet Jacob Catz by watching ‘Cupid Lost’ filmed by the Children’s Society. Adults can attend talks on Dutch seventeenth century portraits including Frans Hals ‘The Laughing Cavalier’, the journeys and histories of the Dutch East India Company, the international aspects of the Netherlands in the Golden Age, and Dutch Landscape Painting in the 17th Century. Jo Edkins will also provide fascinating demonstrations on bobbin lace making throughout the day, as seen in Caspar Netscher’s painting, the Lace Maker.
Programme
11am to 11.45pm Interactive Music workshop with Joy of Sound
Interact with Dutch masterpieces by making your own music with Joy of Sound
East Galleries, First Floor
11am to 11:20am Exploring Dutch Portraits
Come and learn more about the Wallace Collection’s most famous Dutch portraits including the Laughing Cavalier painted by Frans Hals with Lucy Davis, Curator of Old Master Paintings.
Large Drawing Room, First Floor
11am to 11:20am Bobbin Lace Making
Watch Jo Edkins’ demonstration of bobbin lace as seen in Caspar Netscher’s the Lace Maker. Find out how it’s done.
Exhibition Galleries, Lower Ground Floor.
11am to 11:40am The Dutch East India Company
Come and learn about the journeys and histories of the Dutch East India Company and hear how the Company contributed to the Dutch Republic’s ‘wealth’: its influence on art and diversity with Stefanie Van Gemert
Lecture Theatre, Lower Ground Floor
This talk will be followed by an eight minute preview of Jacob Catz ‘Cupid Lost’ filmed by the ‘Children’s Society’
11am– 5pm Seventeenth Century Card and Marble Games
Step back in time and experience how Dutch families used to play.
Landing, First Floor
11am-1.30pm, 2.30-4pm Make a Delft Tile
Capture your own Dutch masterpiece in a traditional Delft style
Meeting Room, Lower Ground Floor
11.30am-2pm, 3-4.30pm Create a Rangoli Picture
Create a traditional celebratory Indian pattern using coloured rice and paper
Education Studio, Lower Ground Floor
11:30am to 12pm Meet Jean Pellicorne a 17th century Dutch merchant
Join Jean Pellicorne, a costumed actor, to learn about his family portrait painted by Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
Large Drawing Room, First Floor
11:30am to 12pm Tabla Sounds with Jitu Gohil
Learn about traditional Indian Tabla music through this hands-on workshop
Exhibition Galleries, Lower Ground Floor.
11:30 to 12pm Henna Painting with Nusrat Raja
Come and get your hands decorated with traditional Asian Mehndi Patterns
Meeting Room, Lower Ground Floor
11.45am-12.45pm Centres of Dutch Painting, Hilary Williams
Come and hear a fascinating talk focusing on Centres of Dutch Painting in the 17thCentury
Lecture Theatre, Lower Ground Floor
This talk will be followed by an eight minute preview of Jacob Catz ‘Cupid Lost’ filmed by the ‘Children’s Society’
12pm to 12:30pm Meet the Young Archer
Join the Young Archer, a costumed actor, to learn about his unusual portrait painted by Govert Flinck, pupil of Rembrandt
East Gallery 1, First Floor
12pm to 12:30pm Bobbin Lace Making
Watch Jo Edkins’ demonstration of bobbin lace as seen in Caspar Netscher’s the Lace Maker. Find out how it’s done.
Exhibition Galleries, Lower Ground Floor.
12:30pm to 12:50pm Exploring Dutch Portraits
Come and learn more about the Wallace Collection’s most famous Dutch portraits including the Laughing Cavalier painted by Frans Hals with Lucy Davis, Curator of Old Master Paintings.
Large Drawing Room
12:30pm to 1pm Tabla Sounds with Jitu Gohil
Learn about traditional Indian Tabla music through this hands-on workshop
Exhibition Galleries, Lower Ground Floor
12:30pm to 1:15pm Interactive Music workshop with Tabitha Tuckett
Interact with Dutch masterpieces by making your own baroque music with Tabitha Tuckett
East Galleries, First Floor
12:30pm to 1pm Henna Painting with Nusrat Raja
Come and get your hands decorated with traditional Asian Mehndi Patterns
Meeting Room, Lower Ground Floor
1pm to 1:40pm The Dutch East India Company
Come and learn about the journeys and histories of the Dutch East India Company and hear how the Company contributed to the Dutch Republic’s ‘wealth’: its influence on art and diversity with Stefanie Van Gemert
Lecture Theatre, Lower Ground Floor
This talk will be followed by an eight minute preview of Jacob Catz ‘Cupid Lost’ filmed by the ‘Children’s Society’
1pm to 1:30pm Bobbin Lace Making
Watch Jo Edkins’ demonstration of bobbin lace as seen in Caspar Netscher’s the Lace Maker. Find out how it’s done.
Exhibition Galleries, Lower Ground Floor
1pm to 1.30pm Meet Jean Pellicorne a 17th century Dutch merchant
Join Jean Pellicorne a costumed actor, to learn about his family portrait painted by Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
Large Drawing Room, First Floor.
1pm to 4:30pm Children’ Spice Table
Enjoy smelling and drawing a variety of exotic spices traded by the Dutch East India Company and learn how much they were worth in the seventeenth century.
Porphyry Caught, Lower Ground Floor
1:30pm to 2pm Tabla Sounds with Jitu Gohil
Learn about traditional Indian Tabla music through this hands-on workshop
Exhibition Galleries, Lower Ground Floor
1:30pm to 2pm Meet the Young Archer
Join the Young Archer, a costumed actor, to learn about his unusual portrait painted by Govert Flinck, pupil of Rembrandt
East Gallery 1, First Floor
1:30pm to 2pm Henna Painting with Nusrat Raja
Come and get your hands decorated with traditional Asian Mehndi Patterns
Meeting Room, Lower Ground Floor
1.45pm-2.45pm Dutch Landscape Painting
Join Hilary Williams to learn about seventeenth century Dutch landscape painting.
Lecture Theatre, Lower Ground Floor
This talk will be followed by an eight minute preview of Jacob Catz ‘Cupid Lost’ filmed by the ‘Children’s Society’
2pm to 2:30pm Bobbin Lace Making
Watch Jo Edkins’ demonstration of bobbin lace as seen in Caspar Netscher’s the Lace Maker. Find out how it’s done.
Exhibition Galleries, Lower Ground Floor
2pm to 2:45pm Interactive Music workshop with Tabitha Tuckett
Interact with Dutch masterpieces by making your own baroque music with Tabitha Tuckett
East Galleries, First Floor
2:30pm to 3pm Meet Jean Pellicorne a 17th century Dutch merchant
Join Jean Pellicorne a costumed actor, to learn about his family portrait painted by Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
Large Drawing Room, First Floor
2:30pm to 3pm Tabla Sounds with Jitu Gohil
Learn about traditional Indian Tabla music through this hands-on workshop
Exhibition Galleries, Lower Ground Floor
2:30pm to 3pm Henna Painting with Nusrat Raja
Come and get your hands decorated with traditional Asian Mehndi Patterns
Meeting Room, Lower Ground Floor
2:45pm to 3:15pm Meet the Young Archer
Join the Young Archer, a costumed actor, to learn about his unusual portrait painted by Govert Flinck, pupil of Rembrandt
East Gallery 1, First Floor
3pm to 3:40pm The Dutch East India Company
Come and learn about the journeys and histories of the Dutch East India Company and hear how the Company contributed to the Dutch Republic’s ‘wealth’: its influence on art and diversity with Stefanie Van Gemert
Lecture Theatre, Lower Ground Floor
This talk will be followed by an eight minute preview of Jacob Catz ‘Cupid Lost’ filmed by the ‘Children’s Society’
3pm to 3:30pm Bobbin Lace Making
Watch Jo Edkins’ demonstration of bobbin lace as seen in Caspar Netscher’s the Lace Maker. Find out how it’s done.
Exhibition Galleries, Lower Ground Floor
3:15pm to 4pm Interactive Music workshop with Tabitha Tuckett
Interact with Dutch masterpieces by making your own baroque music with Tabitha Tuckett
East Galleries, First Floor
3:30pm to 4pm Henna Painting with Nusrat Raja
Come and get your hands decorated with traditional Asian Mehndi Patterns
Meeting Room, Lower Ground Floor
3:30pm to 4pm Tabla Sounds with Jitu Gohil
Learn about traditional Indian Tabla music through this hands-on workshop
Exhibition Galleries, Lower Ground Floor
4pm Preview of Jacob Catz ‘Cupid Lost’ filmed by the ‘Children’s Society’
Lecture Theatre, Lower Ground Floor
4pm to 4:30pm Meet Jean Pellicorne a 17th century Dutch merchant
Join Jean Pellicorne a costumed actor, to learn about his family portrait painted by Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
Large Drawing Room, First Floor
4pm to 4:30pm Meet the Young Archer
Join the Young Arccher a costumed actor, to learn about his unusual portrait painted by Govert Flinck, pupil of Rembrandt
East Gallery 1, First Floor
4:15pm Preview of Jacob Catz ‘Cupid Lost’ filmed by the ‘Children’s Society’
Lecture Theatre, Lower Ground Floor
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