Lunchtime talks

Summer 2012

To obtain tickets please speak to a member of staff on our Welcome Desk or call us on 01752 304774. You can collect tickets by hand from the Museum or we will post them to you. Unreserved tickets will be available on the day although we cannot guarantee that any will remain! For the enjoyment of all attendees we will not admit latecomers if the gallery is full or very busy. If you wish to get a particular seat we would be very grateful if you could turn up in plenty of time.

Lunchtime Talk: The History of the Met

Join Donato Esposito, the new Andrew W Mellon Research Fellow at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, for a talk about its history.
Thursday 17 May 2012

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Lunchtime Talk: Pride in our Past

Listen as members of the Plymouth Pride Forum discuss the ‘Pride in our Past’ exhibition project, which features new research about Plymouth’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities.
Tuesday 22 May 2012

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Lunchtime Talk: Phrases and Sayings: The Etymology of the City of London

The English language is rich in jargon, phrases and sayings. As the date for Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee draws nearer take a look at the origin of words (etymology) with speaker Alan Read, many of which are traceable to the home of our ruling monarch.
Tuesday 29 May 2012

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Lunchtime Talk: Crossing the Laira

Discover more about Laira Bridge as the City Museum and Art Gallery marks its 50th anniversary.
Tuesday 12 June 2012

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Lunchtime Talk: Repeated Images and the Optic of Chinoiserie

Listen as international artist, Gayle Chong Kwan talks about her research and the works she has created for the 'Sinopticon' exhibition.
Tuesday 19 June 2012

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Lunchtime Talk: Dock on the Hamoaze

Trace the talk and learn about the future of the South Yard as the City prepares to stage the national celebrations for Armed Forces Day 2012.
Tuesday 26 June 2012

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Lunchtime Talk: Women Artists in Wartime: 1874-2007

Join Dr Anthony Kelly at the City Museum and Art Gallery to find out more about the work and achievements of women artists in wartime from Victorian England right up to the conflict in Iraq.
Tuesday 3 July 2012

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Lunchtime Talk: Plymouth Porcelain: A New Collection for Plymouth

Listen as British ceramic artist Clare Twomey discusses the new artwork that she has created for Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery.
Tuesday 10 July 2012

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Lunchtime Talk: Ceremony and Ritual on Dartmoor: New Discoveries

Mark this year's Festival of British Archaeology with Jane Marchand, Senior Archaeologist for the Dartmoor National Park Authority as she talks about new discoveries from this unique landscape.
Tuesday 17 July 2012

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