Bellows and the Body
The Barber's special microsite to accompany the exhibition Bellows and the Body: The Real, the Ideal and the Nude is still live - even though the show is now closed!
COINS STUDY ROOM
The Barber Institute is home to one of the finest collections of Roman, Byzantine, Sasanian and Medieval Islamic coins in the world, numbering more than 15,000 items.
Wednesday?25 November, 7 - 8.30pm. Free; online via Zoom.
Join writer Adrian B Earl for a thrilling horror writing workshop, as he leads us into the shine-chilling and inky depths of Francisco Goya.
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Monday 7?December 6 - 7.30pm. Free; online via Zoom.
How is art connected to the climate crisis?
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Thursday 3?December, 5.30 - 6.45pm. Free; online via Zoom.
We'll be on Zoom drawing, making, and reflecting - together.
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Wednesday 18?November, 6.30 - 7.30pm. Free; online via Zoom.
Join us for an evening drawing workshop - inspired by Greek Mythology in our collection.
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Explore our galleries with our free trails: Art and Nature, our Barber Story, and LGBTQ+
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What is queer historical erasure?
Thursday 6 August, 6 - 7pm | live talk and Q&A via Zoom.
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A selection of the Barber’s most iconic paintings – as you’ve never heard them before
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Our collection, your place
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Enjoy our second series of mini podcasts
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Sunday 25 October, 10 – 11.30am; free via Zoom.
Get writing your own tales, stories and poems with spoken word artist and poet, Sipho Ndlovu!
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Enjoy our first-ever programme of mini podcasts
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An illustration that captures the life and energy of the Barber's beautiful original 1930s Art Deco foyer.
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Learn about the hidden significance of the objects found within still lifes - then make your own!
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Read and listen to original poems inspired by our collection
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Celebrate the Goddess Ceres and the four seasons with this series of delicious, mouth-watering recipes.
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Barber Collective: digital showcase
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Create your own camera obscura at home!
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Infinite Opera reflect on their Barber Lates performance.
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Learn about insects and create your own folded sketchbooks and mobiles!
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Laura explores the domestic landscape of her own home, inspired by Daubigny's use of light and shadow.
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Watch the meditative slip-casting process used to create a teapot.
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Entomologist Liam Crowley shares all you need to know about insects!
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Use the power of art, film and community to build collective love in defiance of fear and ignorance.
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Turn your household scrap materials into amazing Cornwall-inspired sculptures!
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We’re thinking about families… and families come in all shapes and sizes!
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Explore ideas of change, randomness and growth with LYNNEBEC.
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Explore movement and ballet poses inspired by Edgar Degas with contemporary dancer Becca Randall.
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Hear an original composition created for Barber Lates
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Bellows and the Body
The Barber's special microsite to accompany the exhibition Bellows and the Body: The Real, the Ideal and the Nude is still live!
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Join us for two artist-led workshops during Welcome Week 2020.
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We work with academics, students and professional services teams from across campus to enhance teaching and develop students’ learning
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The library is a specialist research level collection of over 50,000 books, exhibition catalogues and sale catalogues on Western art covering most of the major European schools of painting from the early Renaissance to twenty-first century, the history of collecting, and also some Byzantine art.
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Led by Birmingham photographer Kate Green, this workshop explored photography techniques and wellbeing.
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The Barber Institute is home to one of the finest collections of Roman, Byzantine, Sasanian and Medieval Islamic coins in the world, numbering more than 15,000 items.
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Discover our Prints and Drawings Study Room, which houses our fine collection of prints, drawings and watercolours, comprising more than 1,000 works and six centuries of the draughtsman’s and printmaker’s arts.
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Welcome to Barber Schools
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Those who are already undertaking Arts Award can meet a range of criteria at the Barber Institute
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