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Criticks Reviews: Fine and Decorative Art

The Eighteenth Century at Petit Palais

Twin exhibitions that contrast public and private, sacred and profane.

Event Date(s): 21st Mar 2017 - 16th Jul 2017

Location: Petit Palais, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Paris

Reviewed by: Kirsten Tambling (Birkbeck, University of London)

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Sérénissime! Venise en fête, de Tiepolo à Guardi

Celebrating, and mourning, the heyday of Venetian spectacle.

Event Date(s): 25th Feb 2017 - 25th Jun 2017

Location: Musée Cognacq-Jay, Paris

Reviewed by: Kirsten Tambling (Birkbeck, University of London)

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Turner’s Modern and Ancient Ports: Passages through Time

For Turner, it was all light, all the time.

Event Date(s): 23rd Feb 2017 - 14th May 2017

Location: Frick Museum, New York

Reviewed by: Deborah D. Rogers

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Hokusai: Beyond the Great Wave

Hokusai: Beyond the Great Wave

A celebration of Hokusai's talent, humour and versatility.

Event Date(s): 25th May 2017 - 13th Aug 2017

Location: British Museum, London

Reviewed by: Emrys D. Jones, King's College London

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Naming, Shaming, Reclaiming: The ‘Incomparable’ Eliza Haywood

Naming, Shaming, Reclaiming: The ‘Incomparable’ Eliza Haywood

An exhibition that gives a strong sense of Haywood's versatility, professionalism and enduring relevance.

Event Date(s): 20th Mar 2017 - 4th Jun 2017

Location: Chawton House Library, Hampshire

Reviewed by: Carol Stewart, University of East Anglia

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Old Royal Naval College – Painted Hall Ceiling Tour

Old Royal Naval College – Painted Hall Ceiling Tour

A rare opportunity to see Thornhill's masterpiece up close.

Event Date(s): 1st Apr 2017

Location: Greenwich, London

Reviewed by: Kirsten Tambling (Birkbeck, University of London)

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Looking at and Listening to the ‘Land without Music’

Looking at and Listening to the ‘Land without Music’

An exhibition and concert that encourage us to look beyond eighteenth-century England's reputation for 'unmusicality'.

Event Date(s): 1st Mar 2017 - 29th Sep 2017

Location: Lewis Walpole Library, Farmington, Connecticut

Reviewed by: Annelies Andries, Yale University

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Undressed: A Brief History of Underwear

Undressed: A Brief History of Underwear

An exceptional showcase of underwear's social and sartorial significance.

Event Date(s): 16th Apr 2016 - 12th Mar 2017

Location: Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Reviewed by: Elisabeth Gernerd

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Emma Hamilton: Seduction and Celebrity

Emma Hamilton: Seduction and Celebrity

An exhibition that explores Emma Hamilton's life with great sensitivity.

Event Date(s): 3rd Nov 2016 - 17th Apr 2017

Location: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich

Reviewed by: Amy Boyington, University of Cambridge

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Staging History

Staging History

A captivating exhibition which brings the Georgian theatre back to life.

Event Date(s): 14th Oct 2016 - 8th Jan 2017

Location: Bodleian Library, Oxford

Reviewed by: Sarah Burdett, University of York

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