Laing Art Gallery

@ 11:45am 23 May 2013

@ 11:45am 23 May 2013

@ 11:45am 23 May 2013

Old Master paintings are alive with vivacious, seductive and curious figures. Divine Bodies combines exceptional European pre-1800 paintings from the Hatton, Shipley and Laing Art Gallery collections with important loans, including many exciting contemporary artworks. The exhibition ranges from historical pictures by Zurbarán, Wtewael and Procaccini to contemporary works by Cindy Sherman, Marina Abramovic and John Currin. They reveal intriguing links across the centuries, depicting themes such as idealisation and imperfection, allure and shame, and youth and ageing in relation to both male and female bodies.

Divine Bodies
Old Master paintings are alive with vivacious, seductive and curious figures. Divine Bodies combines exceptional European pre-1800 paintings from the Hatton, Shipley and Laing Art Gallery collections with important loans, including many exciting contemporary artworks. The exhibition ranges from historical pictures by Zurbarán, Wtewael and Procaccini to contemporary works by Cindy Sherman, Marina Abramovic and John Currin. They reveal intriguing links across the centuries, depicting themes such as idealisation and imperfection, allure and shame, and youth and ageing in relation to both male and female bodies.

9:05am 23 May 2013

Our next Little Artists session is on 4 June and the theme will be aliens. Join us for an out of this world experience!

http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/laing-art-gallery/whats-on/events/little-artists.html


Little Artists - Laing Art Gallery
www.twmuseums.org.uk
Tuesdays (term time),10.30am - 11.30am Come along to the Laing with your little ones and explore art in a fun and relaxed way. Sessions are one hour and include a story, an art/craft activity and a snack.

11:57am 21 May 2013

Message in a bottle

The last message from Robert Mustard who died when the SS Princess of Sunderland sank in 1893. A short film made by Gateshead College with Tyne & Wear Archives.

Andrew Parkin, Keeper of Archaeology from the Great North Museum

Andrew Parkin, Keeper of Archaeology from the Great North Museum, tells us about his favourite Greek object in the museum's current exhibition.