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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

 

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26th April 23 - 08th December 23

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