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Criticks Reviews: Fine and Decorative Art

Lady’s Magazine Embroidery Class

An excellent workshop enabling richer connections with history.

Event Date(s): 24th Jul 2016

Location: Chawton House, Hampshire

Reviewed by: Miriam Al-Jamil

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Maria Merian’s Butterflies

Maria Merian’s Butterflies

An exhibition to captivate both the art lover and the student of natural history.

Event Date(s): 15th Apr 2016 - 9th Oct 2016

Location: Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace

Reviewed by: Caroline Cannon-Brookes

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Jean-Baptiste Huet (1745-1811): Le plaisir de la nature

Jean-Baptiste Huet (1745-1811): Le plaisir de la nature

The Musée Cognacq-Jay provided the perfect setting for the first monographic exhibition of a captivating eighteenth-century artist.

Event Date(s): 6th Feb 2016 - 5th Jun 2016

Location: Musée Cognacq-Jay, Paris

Reviewed by: Tabitha Baker, University of Warwick

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Stubbs and the Wild

A small, enjoyable exhibition, showing the less familiar aspects of Stubbs's achievements.

Event Date(s): 25th Jun 2016 - 2nd Oct 2016

Location: The Holburne Museum, Bath

Reviewed by: Caroline Cannon-Brookes

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Europe 1600-1815, Victoria and Albert Museum Galleries

Europe 1600-1815, Victoria and Albert Museum Galleries

An outstanding addition to the Victoria and Albert Museum's permanent galleries.

Event Date(s): 9th Dec 2015

Location: Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Reviewed by: Paul Stock, London School of Economics and Political Science

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Vigée Le Brun: Woman Artist in Revolutionary France

An impressive exhibition focusing on one of the most successful artists of her day.

Event Date(s): 15th Feb 2016 - 11th Sep 2016

Location: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York and National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa

Reviewed by: Deborah D. Rogers

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Emma at 200: From English Village to Global Appeal

Emma at 200: From English Village to Global Appeal

A fitting celebration of the novel's bicentenary.

Event Date(s): 21st Mar 2016 - 25th Sep 2016

Location: Chawton House Library, Hampshire

Reviewed by: Michael Caines

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Light, Time, Legacy: Francis Towne’s Watercolours of Rome

Light, Time, Legacy: Francis Towne’s Watercolours of Rome

A rare opportunity to examine Francis Towne's most successful works in depth.

Event Date(s): 21st Jan 2016 - 14th Aug 2016

Location: British Museum, London

Reviewed by: Caroline Cannon-Brookes

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Artist and Empire: Facing Britain’s Imperial Past

Artist and Empire: Facing Britain’s Imperial Past

An ambitious exhibition that confronts the manifold legacies of Empire.

Event Date(s): 25th Nov 2015 - 10th Apr 2016

Location: Tate Britain, London

Reviewed by: Miriam Al Jamil

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Kongo: Power and Majesty

Deborah Rogers looks back at a major exhibition of African art.

Event Date(s): 18th Sep 2015 - 3rd Jan 2016

Location: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Reviewed by: Deborah D. Rogers

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