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Mr Larry Keith to deliver inaugural Behind the Scenes Lecture

07 Oct 2016

 

The HKU Department of Fine Arts has invited Mr Larry Keith, Director of Collections (interim) at the National Gallery in London, to deliver the inaugural lecture in a new series of talks aimed at increasing public awareness of how art needs to be protected, maintained and made accessible for the future. Mr Keith, who is also the Gallery’s Head of Conservation and Keeper, will give an overview of the rich history of conservation at the Gallery and what happens behind the scenes when conservators are charged with the preservation, study and restoration of some of the world's best-loved masterpieces.

Members of the media are cordially invited to attend the event. Details are as follows:

Date: October 11, 2016, Tuesday
Time: 6:30 pm
Venue: Rayson Huang Theatre, the University of Hong Kong
Language: English

About Mr Larry Keith:
Mr Keith is the Director of Collections (interim) National Gallery, London where he has been working since 1991 – first as a paintings conservator and then as Head of Conservation in 2010. He has contributed numerous articles on painting techniques across the range of the Collection for the Gallery’s Technical Bulletin, as well as contributions to exhibition catalogues on Diego Velazquez and Leonardo da Vinci.

About the Behind the Scenes Lecture Series:
The Behind the Scenes Lecture Series, initiated by the University of Hong Kong’s Department of Fine Arts, aims to bring high-profile speakers from the international art world to highlight the work of professionals who help to keep art accessible for audiences now and in the future. 

The 2016 Lectures are generously supported by Qatar Airways www.qatarairways.com/appreciate-art and AXA ART www.axa-art.com. A second talk by Ms Marie Louise Sauerberg on conservation work at Westminster Abbey will be held on October 14 at the Asia Society Hong Kong Center (http://arts.hku.hk/knowledge-exchange/behind-the-scenes-lecture-series).

For media enquiries or individual interview requests, please contact Mr Cyrus Chan, Events Coordinator, Faculty of Arts (tel: 3917 4984 email: cyrusc@hku.hk).