Highlights of events and exhibitions for visitors this May to the museums.
Highlights include:
The Van de Veldes: Greenwich, Art and the Sea - 2 March 2023 – 14 January 2024 - Queen’s House, Greenwich
Explore the work of Willem van de Velde the Elder and Willem van de Velde the Younger the most important and influential marine painters of the seventeenth century. This exhibition reveals how the family’s legacy as renowned émigré artists transformed British visual culture and inspired future generations of artists including J.M.W. Turner.
The Tempest and the Thames - 31 March – 24 September 2023 - National Maritime Museum, Maritime London Gallery
On loan from Dulwich College, a copy of William Shakespeare’s First Folio will be displayed in the Maritime London gallery, marking the 400th anniversary of its publication and drawing out the links between the nautical in Shakespeare’s works and the city in which he wrote them.
Sound and Vision: Contemporary Netherlands - 25 May 2023 - Queen’s House, Greenwich
Get creative with this unique drawing club hosted by Royal Museums Greenwich and online gallery Rise Art. Sound and Vision returns to the beautiful Queen’s House. Come face to face with works by the Van de Veldes and respond creatively whilst your evening is soundtracked by live contemporary Dutch music.
For information on all events and exhibitions please visit the web site: Royal Museums Greenwich