Collection Insights

Voices from across the Art Gallery & Museums team offer new perspectives on works in our Collection of National Significance.

We'll keep adding to this page, so keep an eye out for new stories.

 

aagmHighTide

'High Tide, A Winter Afternoon' by Joan Eardley, 1958
Spoken by Ruth Kent, Performance and Events Officer

 

 

aagmBriefEncounter

'Brief Encounter' by Calum Colvin, 1990
Spoken by Rachel Thibbotumunuwe, Learning Manager

 

 

aagmScotchFair

'A Scotch Fair' by John Philip, 1848
Spoken by Madeline Ward, Lead Curator

 

 

aagmflatbackpottery

Flatback Pottery – Figure of Collier and Smith, c1866
Spoken by Jenna Rose, Curator

 

 

aagmForYou

'For You' by Tracey Emin, 2008
Spoken by Jessica Barrie, Curator