Tour for schools from 27 February – 6 June 2024
KS2 and KS3 - 45 min | FREE
A major new exhibition, ‘Lavery On Location’ will bring together for the first time many works by the Belfast-born painter Sir John Lavery. It’s an opportunity to explore the life and work of one of the most celebrated artists of the early 1900s.
Your class will discover Sir John Lavery’s journey from three-year-old orphan to internationally famous artist. As they move around the gallery, they will travel with him to France, Morocco and Switzerland and experience the glamour of a lost era with visits to the races, tennis matches, ice-skating and relaxing on summer days with his family and friends.
GCSE and A Level Tour - 1 hour | FREE
For GCSE and A Level students, the tour will give an opportunity to reflect on Lavery’s work by looking at his contemporaries: Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Jack B. Yeats and Roderick O’Conor. They will be able to explore his development as an artist and the historic and social context of his paintings.
Please remember to book in advance of your visit.
Key activities:
- Explore the work of Sir John Lavery
- Experience art in a real-life context
- Discuss key works, develop opinions and vocabulary to describe visual art
- Understand how artists use the visual elements
Workshop for schools - 27 February – 6 June 2024
KS2 and KS3 - 90 mins | FREE
To celebrate this major new exhibition, ‘Lavery On Location’, we’re offering this creative workshop for FREE to schools! It’s an opportunity to explore the life and work of one of the most celebrated artists of the early 1900s. Your class will discover Sir John Lavery’s journey from three-year-old orphan to internationally famous artist. They will travel with him to France, Morocco and Switzerland and experience the glamour of a lost era with visits to the races, tennis matches, ice-skating and relaxing on summer days with his family and friends.
Following the exploration of the gallery, your class will make their own coloured drawings inspired by Lavery’s paintings.
Please remember to book in advance of your visit.
Key activities:
- Explore the work of Sir John Lavery
- Discuss key works, develop opinions and vocabulary to describe visual art
- Understand how artists use the visual elements
- Observe, investigate and respond to first-hand experience of art
- Use a range of materials to realise personal ideas and practise skills