Lecture Series
Join leading voices including Sir Christopher Le Brun, Dr Rommi Smith, and University of York Professor Jennie Batchelor as they uncover the lasting impact and contemporary relevance of Jane Austen and JMW Turner. Discover fresh perspectives, inspiring ideas, and the enduring creativity of two cultural giants. Book your place today!
Austen and Turner Lecture Series: Turner's Greatest Hits
An introduction to the artist in six paintings with Professor Richard Johns, University of York.
Letters and Landscapes: poems from a residency with music
Dr. Rommi Smith, the first Writer-in-Residence for Harewood, premieres a series of poems she has written in response to Austen and Turner: A Country House Encounter exhibition.
Austen and Turner Lecture Series: Jane Austen, Her Writing and Her Craft
In this wide-ranging, illustrated talk, Jennie Batchelor discusses the relationship between the craft of writing and other forms of making in Austen's life and novels.
Austen and Turner Lecture Series: Turner Today with Sir Christopher Le Brun
Sir Christopher Le Brun will share his profound admiration of Turner with insights based on his time at the Royal Academy and growing up in Portsmouth surrounded by all things maritime.