Related events

  • The poetry of drawing forum

    In conjunction with ‘The poetry of drawing: Pre-Raphaelite designs, studies and watercolours’

    Saturday 18 June 2011, 10.30am

    Centenary Auditorium | Duration 3 hours, 45 minutes | Charges apply

    Image: John Everett Millais (1829–96), Study of the head of Elizabeth Siddal for ‘Ophelia’ 1852, pencil on paper, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery © Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery

  • The poetry of drawing artist demonstrations

    Demonstrations of techniques displayed in the exhibition

    Saturday 9, 16 July 2011, 12pm

    Temporary exhibitions gallery | Free

    Image: John Brett Gentian 1862 (detail), watercolour on paper. The Williamson Art Gallery and Museum, Birkenhead, Wirral

  • Coffee morning

    The poetry of drawing

    Thursday 23 June & Tuesday 19 July 2011, 10am

    Art Gallery Society (members lounge) | Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes | Charges apply

  • Printmaking workshop – Poetry of drawing

    [CANCELLED]

    Saturday 23 July 2011, 10.15am

    Art Gallery Society (members lounge) | Duration 6 hours | Charges apply

    Image: Dante Gabrielle Rossetti (1828-82), Study of Jane Morris for 'Mnemosyne’ 1876 (detail), pastel on paper © private collection c/o Christie’s Images Ltd, 2010

  • The mirror crack’d from side to side

    Pre-Raphaelite depictions of The Lady of Shalott

    Saturday 30 July 2011, 11.00am

    Domain Theatre | Duration 1 hour | Free

    Image: Edward Robert Hughes (1851-1914), ‘Oh, what’s that in the hollow, so pale, I quake to follow?’ ‘Oh, that’s a thin dead body, which waits the eternal term.’ 1893 (detail), watercolour with gum and scratching-out on paper, Royal Watercolour Society

  • Wednesday night drawing workshops – for schools

    In conjunction with ‘The poetry of drawing’

    Wednesdays 4pm
    13, 20, 27 July, 3 Aug 2011

    Temporary exhibitions gallery | Free

  • The poetry of drawing exhibition talks

    Expert insights into Pre-Raphaelite designs, studies and watercolours

    Wednesdays 5.30pm
    22 June, 13 July – 3 August 2011

    Temporary exhibitions gallery | Free

    Image: Edward Robert Hughes (1851-1914), ‘Oh, what’s that in the hollow, so pale, I quake to follow?’ ‘Oh, that’s a thin dead body, which waits the eternal term.’ 1893 (detail), watercolour with gum and scratching-out on paper, Royal Watercolour Society

  • The poetry of drawing celebrity events

    Wednesday night talks on themes in the exhibition

    Wednesdays 13 July – 3 August 2011, 6.30pm

    Entrance court | Free

    Image: Dante Gabriel Rossetti Study of Jane Morris for ‘Mnemosyne’ 1876 (detail) © Private collection c/o Christie’s Images Ltd 2010

  • Wednesday night drawing workshop

    In conjunction with ‘The poetry of drawing’

    Wednesdays 6pm
    13, 20, 27 July, 3 Aug 2011

    Temporary exhibitions gallery | Free

  • The poetry of drawing lecture series

    The Pre-Raphaelites, their circle and their publics

    Fridays 1.30pm
    1 July – 5 August 2011

    Centenary Auditorium | Charges apply

    Image: William Morris (1834–96), Design for a printed textile: ‘Wey’ 1882-83 (detail), pencil and watercolour heightened with white bodycolour on paper, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery © Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery

  • The poetry of drawing guided tour

    An introduction to the exhibition, followed by an optional, brief tour of Victorian paintings from the collection

    Daily 1pm, Wednesdays 7.15pm
    20 June – 4 September 2011

    Temporary exhibitions gallery | Duration 1 hour | Free

    Image: Dante Gabriel Rossetti Study of Jane Morris for ‘Mnemosyne’ 1876 (detail) © Private collection c/o Christie’s Images Ltd, 2010