Join acclaimed director and activist Ken Loach in conversation with Holburne-exhibiting artist and Turner-prize nominee George Shaw as they talk about the links between their works. Best-known for his films Kes (1969), I, Daniel Blake (2016) and The Wind that Shakes the Barley (2006), and his treatment of social issues such as homelessness, poverty and labour rights, Loach’s work has inspired Shaw, whose retrospective at the Holburne focusses on the suburban Tile Hill council estate where he grew up. Following a discussion of these themes, the audience will be invited to join in the conversation.
Explore the legacies of slave ownership in Bath, and the campaigns against the slave trade, through a discovery of plaqued and unplaqued buildings. This walk will start in the Holburne’s galleries, continue along Pulteney Street and return via St James’ Church in Bathwick Street.
Approximately 2 miles within the city.
You may also wish to book another Walking Tour: Bath’s Last legal Slave-owners on 6 April.
In this second walking tour with Richard White, journey from the Holburne Museum to
Beckford’s Tower at a relaxed pace, taking in sounds and sights, photographs and sketches, as you discover the hidden history of Bath’s slaveowners.
There will be an opportunity to have a tour of the Tower at the end of the walk.
Approximately 5 miles, within the city and surrounding countryside. A direct 2-mile return journey from Beckford’s Tower can be done on foot or bus.
You may also be interested in a shorter walking tour: The Plaqued and the Unplaqued on March 9.
Walking Tour Richard White
Walking Tour Richard White
You may also be interested in our all-day Symposium – Why Museums Matter for Mental Health.
Photo of Dr Tristram Hunt by Will Whittaker Sonia Boyce: Image courtesy of UAL Photo of Maria Balshaw by Hugo Glendinning, 2017
Join Jacqueline Riding as she discusses her acclaimed book on the 1819 massacre of peaceful protesters for parliamentary reform,and in addition her role as historical consultant for Mike Leigh’s film on the same subject, Peterloo.
Jacqueline Riding specialises in the history and art of the long eighteenth century. She is the author of Jacobites: A New History of the ’45
Rebellion.
‘Gripping…quite simply magnificent: splendidly
researched, thoroughly well written, and very
difficult to put down.’
– John Barrell, THE GUARDIAN
(Exhibition and Garden Café open for drinks, 6–7pm)
You may be interested in other exhibition related events:
In Conversation: George Shaw and Mark Hallett
Film Screening: I, Daniel Blake (cert 15)
Adult Workshop: Drawing into Print
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