Art History: Art, Revolution and the Making of Cities
Art History: Art, Revolution and the Making of Cities in Leicester on Wednesday, 13 January 2027, Check official times, at Attenborough Arts Centre. Cities can...
Cities can provide the ideal environment for turning points in History, and art can provide the ideal perspective on events in history - we'll Talk about both in this informal series of talks. This series of five talks will focus on cities at turning points In history - how revolution, defeat in war, political assassinations can all provide the context for huge changes in politics, art, culture and society. The Impact of great historical events will allow us to examine how artists portrayed these upheavals. Was art itself transformed by these crises? The talks are informal and will encourage discussion, debate and questions. The main aim is to provide some basic insight into cities at times of great change. Cities provide a focal point for an understanding of issues affecting whole countries. Events in those cities were hugely...
- Date
- Wednesday, 13 January 2027
- Time
- Check official times
- Venue
- Attenborough Arts Centre
- Address
- University of Leicester, Lancaster Road, Leicester, LE1 7HA
- Price
- From GBP 7.5