Specialist Tours
Join us to find new and different ways to look at the wonderful and varied collection at the Russell-Cotes.
Ticket includes admission to the historic house for the day. £12.50 (Friends Membership holders £4.00)
April
Wednesday 26 April, 2.00pm
Highlights of the Paintings
Discover some of the rich and wonderful paintings on display at the Russell-Cotes, including our masterpieces, and our hidden gems. Encounter the stories they tell, and the lives of the artists behind them.
May
Friday 19 May, 11.00am
Jewellery Tour
From Victorian sentimental jewellery to tiger-claw necklaces, from gold to lapis lazuli, this glimmering tour takes a look at jewellery as represented in paintings, as well as among the museum artefacts.
June
Tuesday 13 June, 11.00am
World Cultures Tour
Merton and Annie travelled across the world, and today the museum looks after and shares objects from many different cultures, including 19th century Japan, India, New Zealand, Hawaii, the Middle East and West Africa. Join the tour to discover more.
July
Friday 14 July, 11.00am
Women Artists at the Russell-Cotes
The Russell-Cotes has an unusually high number of artworks by female artists, including equestrian superstar Lucy Kemp-Welch, prolific portrait sculptor Kathleen Scott, Pre-Raphaelite, Suffragist and Spiritualist Evelyn De Morgan, and more. Discover these works and the women who created them
September
Wednesday 13 September, 2.00pm
Nude Tour
Don’t worry, only the art is naked. Like most galleries, the museum has its fair share of nude figures in sculpture and painting. Join us on this cheeky but fascinating tour where the art will reveal all.
November
Friday 3 November, 11.00am
World Cultures Tour
Merton and Annie travelled across the world, and today the museum looks after and shares objects from many different cultures, including 19th century Japan, India, New Zealand, Hawaii, the Middle East and West Africa. Join the tour to discover more.
December
Friday 8 December, 11.00am
Women Artists at the Russell-Cotes
The Russell-Cotes has an unusually high number of artworks by female artists, including equestrian superstar Lucy Kemp-Welch, prolific portrait sculptor Kathleen Scott, Pre-Raphaelite, Suffragist and Spiritualist Evelyn De Morgan, and more. Discover these works and the women who created them
