Leicester Museums have given visitors the opportunity to explore the world since 1849. Nationally important objects and collections include Charnia, the first fossil ever described to have come from Precambrian rock, our internationally renowned collection of German Expressionist Art, and the most comprehensive collection of Picasso ceramics in the country, donated by the Attenborough family.
Art Unlocked is an online talk series by Art UK in collaboration with Bloomberg Philanthropies. This Curation is based on a talk by Mark Simmons, Audience Development and Engagement Manager at Leicester Museums & Galleries, on 16th February 2022. You can find a recording at: https://youtu.be/KbOBgNrmsRA
Black Mother c.1927–1931
Ernst Neuschul (1895–1968)
Oil on canvas
H 100.5 x W 65.5 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries
William Wollaston and his Family in a Grand Interior 1730
William Hogarth (1697–1764)
Oil on canvas
H 102.5 x W 126.4 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries
The Three Clowns 1930
Laura Knight (1877–1970)
Oil on canvas
H 77 x W 63.5 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries
Ram Krishan Sharma
Tempera on silk
H 24 x W 31 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries
Attenborough in Paradise (Portrait of Sir David Attenborough) 2016
Bryan Organ (b.1935)
Acrylic on canvas
H 101.6 x W 152.4 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries
The Girl I Left behind Me 1880
Charles Green (1840–1898)
Oil on canvas
H 129.5 x W 183 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries
