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Open Call - Sotiris Felios Collection x The Courtauld Art History Residency 2025 is now open for applications!

A 6 week funded residency in Athens, allowing current Courtauld students and recent graduates to develop their art historical practice.

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Room 7 (Rubens and 17th-century Europe) will be closed all day tomorrow, for ceiling maintenance works. The rest of the gallery will be open as normal.

See what's on display: https://t.co/f3JcDvAG2h

(Sorry, not an #AprilFools... we'd be more fun than that!) 😉

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This tender and spontaneous sketch of a mother cradling a newborn child, gazing from behind bed curtains, almost certainly depicts the artist Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn's wife, Saskia Uylenburgh, whom Rembrandt married in 1633 👶

#MothersDay

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✨Now on sale – Abstract Erotic ✨

Get ready to experience extraordinary sculptures by Louise Bourgeois, Eva Hesse and Alice Adams this summer ☀️

⏰ 20 June – 14 Sept 2025

🎟️ Book now - https://t.co/M7JJ5FgCEM

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"What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?" 💭

It's Aries season! Vincent van Gogh, an Aries, channeled his fiery energy and ambitious courage into his paintings, turning the ordinary into the extraordinary.

📷 Peach Trees in Blossom, 1889 © The Courtauld

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Between 1869 and 1870, Gustave Courbet produced more than 60 variations of a wave 🌊

Tickets available for April and May. Book now - https://t.co/sX7IyqG777

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A still life for #StPatricksDay ☘️

Irish artist Roderic O'Conor spent much of his later career in Paris and as part of the Pont-Aven movement, rubbing shoulders with many of the key figures of this period.

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We are delighted to continue our partnership with @arthistlinkup to pilot Art History HPQ courses at The Courtauld 🎨

After a successful first intake in 2024, a new course will be starting in April, complementing our existing AHLU programme.

https://t.co/DdqQamIph7

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Big news – our Graduate Diploma in the History of Art can now be studied as either a full-time or part-time degree! ✨

Study over 9 months full-time, or spread your studies over two academic years alongside work or other commitments.

Find out more: https://t.co/mNwYaqsCmR

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"A few days in the hospital were very interesting... one perhaps learns how to live from the sick" 💭 - Vincent van Gogh, to his brother Theo

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It's not pancakes, but it's certainly a good breakfast spread ☕️ #ShroveTuesday

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🎨 Coming soon - With Graphic Intent 🎨

Explore highlights from our collection of German and Austrian modernist works on paper by some of the period's best known artists, including Kandinsky, Klee, and Kokoshka.

⏰ 1 March - 22 June 2025

🎟️ https://t.co/C7N1KqrsFL

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With raw realism, isolated from any context, Francisco de Goya’s Three Salmon Steaks suggests the brutality of the Peninsular War.

🎟️ On display now in Goya to Impressionism: Masterpieces from the Oskar Reinhart Collection. Book now - https://t.co/sX7IyqG777

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What periods of art do you study? What are the student societies like? Where can I get a good coffee on campus?? 👀

Our Ask a Student portal is back! You can now ask your burning questions directly to a current Courtauld student (from BA to PhD).

https://t.co/YgtHzTzAgB

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NOW OPEN - Henri Michaux: The Mescaline Drawings 🌀

Experiments with the psychedelic drug mescaline transformed Henri Michaux's artistic life - provoking an outpouring of writings and distinctive drawing during the 1950s and 60s ✨

⏰ Until 4 Jun
🎟️ https://t.co/3jxPm77rrQ

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News | @TheCourtauld conservators uncover hidden figure in Picasso portrait

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Please note that our Art Cafe at Somerset House is closed for maintenance today (11 Feb) and will reopen as usual tomorrow. We apologise for any inconvenience and look forward to welcoming you soon.

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An undiscovered painting by Pablo Picasso of a mysterious woman, hidden for more than a century beneath one of the very first paintings from the artist’s famous Blue Period, has been revealed by conservators at The Courtauld 🎨

Read more: https://t.co/HtiYbFYZgr

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Introducing... The Oskar Reinhart Collection 'Am Römerholz' 🏡

For the first time in its history, masterpieces from its collection are leaving Switzerland and will travel to London for our upcoming exhibition. See inside in our new film 🎬

https://t.co/cLEDppYtEV

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If you're interested in exploring Art History, our Graduate Diploma programme might be for you:

🖼️ A concentrated, 9-month form of the undergraduate degree
📚 An chance for graduates of other disciplines to apply their skills to studying Art History

🔗 https://t.co/mNwYaqsCmR