Plymouth

Talk: The European Galleries, 1600-1800 at the V&A

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Theatre 2, Roland Levinsky Building, Plymouth University
Event Date: 
Tuesday, January 24, 2017 - 19:00
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Tuesday 24 January, 19:00 Theatre 2, Roland Levinksy Building, Plymouth University £6/£4.20/Friends free Discounts available via the Artory App and free to Plymouth University students via SPiA

Senior Curator at the V&A Museum, Joanna is an expert on 17th and 18th-century European art and design, specifically looking at Italy and France. She was responsible for the newly redesigned 'Europe 1600-1800’ galleries at the V&A which opened in December 2015. Her talk will focus on the way in which the objects in these galleries showcase gender and power.

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