Whistler, James McNeill

A lecture from Val Woodgate and entry to the Exhibition

at The Tate Britain, Millbank, London. SW1P 4RG

Wednesday 10 June 2026

11.30am to 2pm

Ever popular Val Woodgate, leading lecturer at the Tate, and for this exhibition, will be giving us an insight in this truly global figure. James McNeill Whistler re-wrote the rules of what it meant to be an artist. He pioneered new and innovative techniques, creating astonishingly beautiful, ethereal visions of modern life that would earn him a place as one of the most influential artists of the 19th and 20th centuries.

Following the lecture we will have access to the exhibition - the first major European exhibition of Whistler's work in 30 years - bringing together the artist's world-famous paintings alongside rarely, or never seen, works. It includes exquisite portraits, drawings, prints and designs, from as early as his teens in St. Petersburg to the enigmatic late self-portraits. The exhibition presents both a boldly experimental artist and cosmopolitan celebrity, disrupting the conventions of Victorian society in pursuit of truth, beauty and progress.

Places: 20

Cost: £53.50

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