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Images of Urban Life (free taster)
One-day course
+44 (0)20 7942 2000
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Thinking about an online course? Join V&A Academy course director Dr Kathy McLauchlan for a free live online lecture. Learn about London: its wealth, its glamour, its grime, and how this city became a source of fascination for British artists during the 18th and 19th centuries.
Enjoy learning about scenes of urban life from William Hogarth to Holman Hunt, while getting to know the V&A Academy learning platform. You will receive a link to join the live lecture 24 hours before the event, as well as a link to the recording afterwards, so that you can enjoy watching the lecture on demand.
V&A Academy Course Director
Dr Kathy McLauchlan
Dr Kathy McLauchlan, art historian specialising in French painting and lecturer with the Arts Society, Morley College and Oxford University.
It is an enormous treat for me to be able to attend these courses online. The online format works brilliantly for me! V&A Academy Online Learner
Course overview
This taster lecture gives you a feel of the V&A Academy's lectures and links to Kathy McLauchlan's 12-week online course series Art and the City, this autumn with focus on 'Art and the City: Antiquity to Renaissance', starting on Tuesday 18 September 2023.
With V&A Academy Online, you can learn from our world-class experts wherever, whenever you are: watch lectures live or view the recording later in your own time.
Consolidate your learning with the ability to download lecture notes, copies of the presentations, and additional study materials from our secure Microsoft Teams learning environment.
Join the conversation as you share your perspective with your fellow students, and support each other in your further enquiries outside of class time.
Learn at your own pace: lecture recordings and study materials are available for up to 12 weeks after the course ends, so you'll never miss a minute.
Enjoy the V&A's breath-taking breadth and depth: choose between our 12 week courses with more than 40 hours or 6 week courses with 12 hours of lectures.
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V&A Academy Online courses are built using the latest Microsoft software. Tune in to expert lectures live, or catch up later on demand. Download handouts and presentations. Join the discussion in a secure, closed class environment, wherever you are.
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One-day course: Images of Urban Life (free taster)
7 August 2023
Free
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