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My Heart Will Always Reek of Deutschland
The Life and Work of Boris Lurie Online lecture on Boris Lurie at Ben Uri Gallery, London Zoom: Wednesday, 11 January 2023 Presented by Bram Groenteman, Amsterdam... Read more -
John Ryan from Oxford House
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Michele Franklin at the Brian Taylor exhibition
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Using art differently and digitally
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BEN URI PIONEERING A DIGITAL FUTURE TO MAXIMISE IMPACT
Two-minute video on the history and rationale for the seismic transformation to a digital future supported by the physical. Read more -
MENTAL HEALTH FOR THE 70+ COMMUNITY
Mental Health: Over the past 10 years our pioneering Mental Health initiative has developed considerable weight. We have worked with... Read more -
WHY BEN URI NEEDS AND IS WORTHY OF SUPPORT
We change lives: We manage our finances prudently as we invest your charity funds very carefully to maximise return on... Read more -
ART UNLOCKED: BEN URI GALLERY AND MUSEUM
Talk given by our Director Sarah MacDougall for ArtUK on 13th October 2021 Art Unlocked is an online talk series brought to you by Art UK in collaboration with Bloomberg Philanthropies. Each week,... Read more -
THE GUSTAV METZGER MEMENTO VIDEO (2017)
This video is in memory of Gustav Metzger, and celebrates the decision he made in November 2010, to retrieve all... Read more -
‘ON VISITING WITTGENSTEIN'S GRAVE WITH GUSTAV METZGER’
Part 6 of the Gustav Metzger lecture series: Bronac Ferran and Nicola Baird address Metzger's work Writer and independent curator, Bronac Ferran addresses negation and its presence in Metzger's work contextualising her discussion by considering other... Read more -
WELSH ARTIST, IVOR DAVIES MBE ON GUSTAV METZGER
Ivor Davies MBE, painter, printmaker and performance artist, gives a unique, illustrated account of his experiences of working with Gustav... Read more -
ECOLOGY AND ACTIVISM IN METZGER'S OEUVRE
Part 5 of the Gustav Metzger lecture series: A distinguished international panel explore the themes of ecology and activism in Metzger's oeuvre A distinguished international panel explore the themes of ecology and activism in Metzger's oeuvre followed by an audience engaged Q&A.... Read more -
'100,000 NEWSPAPERS': A PIECE OF HISTORY
Part 4 of the Gustav Metzger lecture series: '100,000 Newspapers' Documentary Film Screening and Discussion with Director Martin Pickles Following the inaugural screening of 100,000 Newspapers, a film documenting Gustav Metzger's 2003 'public-active installation' and performances of the same... Read more -
THE REDISCOVERY OF THE EARLY WORKS OF GUSTAV METZGER
Part 3 of the Gustav Metzger lecture series: Discussion Panel with Andrew Wilson and Dr. Elizabeth Fisher Andrew Wilson ( Senior Curator Modern & Contemporary British Art, and Archives at Tate Britain) and Dr. Elizabeth Fisher... Read more -
CURATOR NICOLA BAIRD ON THE 'BECOMING GUSTAV METZGER' EXHIBITION
As part of the Fritz Ascher Society’s monthly series “Flight or Fight: Stories of Artists Under Repression” Becoming Gustav Metzger curator, Nicola Baird (Ben Uri Research Unit) gives an online lecture to the Fritz Ascher Society, New... Read more -
IN CONVERSATION: REFUGEE ARTISTS AND THE BEN URI COLLECTION
20 June 2021 To mark World Refugee Day, this year on Sunday 20th of June, we are delighted to be hosting a bonus... Read more -
DAVID GLASSER SPEAKING AT MUSEUM NEXT CONFERENCE
David Glasser, Chair of Ben Uri Gallery and Museum, speaking at MuseumNext conference 2021 18 June 2021 Read more -
ON THE PUBLICNESS OF GUSTAV METZGER
Part 2 of the Gustav Metzger Lecture Series: On the Publicness of Gustav Metzger by Carina Plath The second of the Ben Uri event series for upcoming exhibition Becoming Gustav Metzger, Uncovering the Early Years 1945-59. Carina... Read more -
CURATORIAL INTRODUCTION TO BECOMING GUSTAV METZGER EXHIBITION
Part 1 of the Gustav Metzger Lecture Series: Curatorial Introduction to Becoming Gustav Metzger, Uncovering the Early Years 1945-59 Co-curators of Becoming Gustav Metzger, Uncovering the Early Years 1945-1959, Sarah MacDougall (Ben Uri Gallery and Museum, Director) will introduce... Read more -
"ELIZABETH-ANTIQUA": A FILM ON ELIZABETH FRIEDLÄNDER
Directed, written and animated by Pixie Kolesa 13 April 2021 Directed, written and animated by Pixie Kolesa Elizabeth-Antiqua is a short, animated documentary about Elizabeth Friedländer, the first woman to... Read more -
DAVID BREUER-WEIL | THE COVIAD | BEN URI GALLERY
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GOLDEN DRAWINGS: INSIGHTS BY ARTIST DAVID BREUER-WEIL
A guided tour 11 April 2021 Watch as David Breuer-Weil walks us through his most recent online exhibition with Ben Uri Gallery and Museum — Golden... Read more -
Q&A BEN URI'S FUTURE
Senior members of Ben Uri answering questions on our digital future. Ben Uri: Survival & A Purposeful Future With the successful launch last year of Ben Uri as the First Full-scale... Read more -
OSKAR KOKOSCHKA IN EXILE ‘THE UNTIMELY MODERNIST’
Ben Uri presents Oskar Kokoschka in Exile ‘The Untimely Modernist’ by Professor Rüdiger Görner Oskar Kokoschka in Exile, a talk by Rüdiger Görner, author of the new biography, Kokoschka: The Untimely Modernist In this... Read more -
BEN URI, THE FIRST FULL SCALE VIRTUAL MUSEUM & RESEARCH CENTRE
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THE FUTURE OF JEWISH CULTURAL PROVIDERS POST-COVID
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ALFRED COHEN: BETWEEN FIGURATION & ABSTRACTION
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OPEN COURTAULD HOUR - BRITISH ART, IMMIGRATION AND MIGRATION
Season 3, Episode 2 5 November 2020 Sarah MacDougall speaks at this online event hosted by Leyla Bumbra for The Courtauld Research Forum. Other speakers include: Anna... Read more -
BEN URI CHAIR DAVID GLASSER ON THE HISTORY OF BEN URI: PART 1
Ben Uri Chairman, David Glasser discusses the early years of Ben Uri. 20 July 2020 Sep 7, 2015 Read more -
BEN URI CHAIR DAVID GLASSER ON THE HISTORY OF BEN URI: PART 2
Ben Uri Chairman, David Glasser continues his discussion of Ben Uri post WWII and how it has changed and continues to do so in the 21st century. 19 July 2020 Sep 7, 2015 Read more -
DAVID GLASSER ON THE STRATEGIC EVOLUTION OF BEN URI: Part 3
Ben Uri Chairman, David Glasser discusses the evolution of Ben Uri. 18 July 2020 Sep 8, 2015 Read more -
WHAT MAKES BEN URI DIFFERENT
Ben Uri Today: Talks, Interviews and Films on Ben Uri's social and cultural significance 17 July 2020 Ben Uri Chairman, David Glasser, discusses Ben Uri's exhibitions. Sep 9, 2015 Read more -
WAYS INTO ART: OVERVIEW
Arts and Health: Films on the Ben Uri Arts and Health Institute (BUAH) 30 June 2020 First of five films: An overview of the Ways into Art programme. Read more -
ART IN RESIDENCE: BEN URI AT NIGHTINGALE HOUSE - YEAR 2
Arts and Health: Films on the Ben Uri Arts and Health Institute (BUAH) 14 October 2019 Overview of the Art in Residence programme. Read more -
ART IN RESIDENCE: BEN URI AT NIGHTINGALE HOUSE - YEAR 1
Arts and Health: Films on the Ben Uri Arts and Health Institute (BUAH) 15 August 2019 Overview of the Art in Residence programme. Read more -
‘INSIDERS/OUTSIDERS’: THE BEN URI ART SOCIETY AND ÉMIGRÉ ARTISTS, 1933-1945
Speaker: Rachel Dickson 8 May 2019 The Insiders/Outsiders Festival in 2019 celebrates the indelible contribution of the artists, photographers, writers, architects, designers, actors, film-makers, dancers and... Read more -
INTRODUCTION TO DAVID BOMBERG
Sarah MacDougall and Rachel Dickson talk about Bomberg in the light of the exhibition at Ben Uri Gallery and Museum, 2018 28 August 2018 Ben Uri's Curators, Sarah MacDougall and Rachel Dickson's introduction to David Bomberg in the exhibition at Ben Uri Gallery and... Read more -
A FAMILY PORTRAIT BY CECILY BOMBERG AND JULIET LAMONT
Bomberg: Exhibition at Ben Uri Gallery and Museum, 21 June 2018 - 16 September 2018 28 August 2018 Read more -
INSIGHT INTO THE BOMBERG EXHIBITION
Bomberg: Exhibition at Ben Uri Gallery and Museum, 21 June 2018 - 16 September 2018 28 August 2018 Read more -
INTERVIEW WITH LESLIE MARR ON BOMBERG
Bomberg: Exhibition at Ben Uri Gallery and Museum, 21 June 2018 - 16 September 2018 28 August 2018 Read more -
INTERVIEW WITH RICHARD CORK ON BOMBERG
Bomberg: Exhibition at Ben Uri Gallery and Museum, 21 June 2018 - 16 September 2018 28 August 2018 Read more -
AFTER SCHOOL ANIMATION CLUB: SHOWREEL FEBRUARY 2018
Arts and Schools: Films on Ben Uri's Learning and Community programmes 15 February 2018 A five week After School Family Animation Club. Families responded to Chagall's original lithographs exhibited at the gallery, which illustrate... Read more -
BEN URI'S POSITION ON IMMIGRATION AND IMMIGRANT ARTISTS TO BRITAIN
Ben Uri Today: Talks, Interviews and Films on Ben Uri's social and cultural significance 28 November 2017 Chairman and Chief Executive of Ben Uri, David Glasser, explains Ben Uri's endorsement and exhibitions of immigrant and refugee artists... Read more -
JOSEF HERMAN'S PAINTING 'REFUGEES': DAVID HERMAN'S REFLECTIONS
Josef Herman: Insights on the Polish Artist and Talks on the Josef Herman Exhibition between 21 September 2011 - 15 January 2012 28 November 2017 Josef Herman's son, David Herman talk about his father's telling painting, Refugees. Read more -
VISITOR RESPONSES TO BEN URI'S EXHIBITION ON POLISH ARTISTS IN BRITAIN
Exhibition Focus 28 November 2017 Visitor responses to Ben Uri exhibition, Art Out of the Bloodlands: A Century of Polish Artists in Britain, held between... Read more -
A FAREWELL TO ART: CHAGALL, SHAKESPEARE AND PROSPERO EXHIBITION OPENING NIGHT
Exhibition Openings: Opening Nights and Private Viewings of BU Exhibitions 6 November 2017 Read more -
JAKUB KRUPA'S TALK ON POLISH MIGRANTS IN BRITAIN
Exhibition Focus 20 July 2017 UK Correspondent Jakub Krupa delivers a fascinating talk about Polish migrants living in Britain. Read more -
THIRTY SIX POUNDS AND FIVE PENCE
Exhibition Focus 4 July 2017 In honour of Refugee Week, Ben Uri Gallery and New Art Studio celebrate “our shared future” through a partnership of... Read more -
BEN URI FILM CLUB: SHOWREEL JUNE 2017
Arts and Schools: Films on Ben Uri's Learning and Community programmes 13 June 2017 Exploring the theme of Journeys, Ben Uri Gallery and Museum held a six week after school animation club for local... Read more -
AFTER SCHOOL FILM CLUB
Arts and Schools: Films on Ben Uri's Learning and Community programmes 22 March 2017 A six-week film project conducted by children and parents/carers, which focused on a different aspect of filmmaking each week. Read more -
UNSEEN: LONDON, PARIS & NEW YORK 1940S-1960
Exhibition Openings: Opening Nights and Private Viewings of BU Exhibitions 13 July 2016 Ben Uri's 2016 photography exhibition brings together three major twentieth century photographers — Wolfgang Suschitzky, Dorothy Bohm and Neil Libbert... Read more -
100 FOR 100: BEN URI'S PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
Exhibition Focus 7 June 2016 David Glasser, Executive Chair of Ben Uri, introduces Ben Uri's centenary exhibition,100 for 100, held at Christie's in South Kensington... Read more -
THE BAGEL PHILOSOPHY
Ben Uri Today: Talks, Interviews and Films on Ben Uri's social and cultural significance 3 February 2016 David Glasser explains what needs to be done during Ben Uri's next hundred years. Read more -
INTERVIEW WITH DIANNE ABBOTT
Ben Uri Today: Talks, Interviews and Films on Ben Uri's social and cultural significance 11 September 2015 Dianne Abbott, MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington, discusses migration and the importance of diversity as it is represented... Read more -
INTERVIEW WITH JAKE CHAPMAN
Ben Uri Today: Talks, Interviews and Films on Ben Uri's social and cultural significance 11 September 2015 Artist Jake Chapman discusses his artwork and migration. Read more -
INTERVIEW WITH JANE LANDES ABOUT BEN URI
Ben Uri Today: Talks, Interviews and Films on Ben Uri's social and cultural significance 11 September 2015 Art therapist, Jane Landes talks about working with Ben Uri in seeking to improve the quality of life for people... Read more -
INTERVIEW WITH SANDY NAIRNE
Ben Uri Today: Talks, Interviews and Films on Ben Uri's social and cultural significance 11 September 2015 Writer and curator Sandy Nairne discusses migration, art, and Ben Uri. Read more -
OUT OF CHAOS:PRIVATE VIEW, BEN URI CENTENARY CELEBRATION
Exhibition Openings: Opening Nights and Private Viewings of BU Exhibitions 11 September 2015 A private viewing of the Ben Uri exhibition, Out of Chaos at Somerset house as part of Ben Uri's 100th... Read more -
INTERVIEW WITH STUART HOBLEY
Ben Uri Today: Talks, Interviews and Films on Ben Uri's social and cultural significance 9 September 2015 Stuart Hobley, Head of the Heritage Lottery Fund in London, comments on the intersection of art and heritage explored through... Read more -
INTERVIEW WITH ALAN YENTOB
Ben Uri Today: Talks, Interviews and Films on Ben Uri's social and cultural significance 7 September 2015 Alan Yentob, Creative Director of the BBC, reflects on how the Ben Uri collection relates to the history of migration... Read more -
INTERVIEW WITH JACKIE WULLSCHLAGER
Ben Uri Today: Talks, Interviews and Films on Ben Uri's social and cultural significance 7 September 2015 Jackie Wullschlager, Chief Art Critic of The Financial Times, discusses the historical importance of Ben Uri's collection. Read more -
BEN URI COMMUNITY PROJECTS
Arts and Schools: Films on Ben Uri's Learning and Community programmes 11 August 2015 London Locals participant Shoda (with Sienna and Max) shares her experiences of working with SHAK and Ben Uri. Read more -
JOHN BOYLE FROM SHAK
Arts and Schools: Films on Ben Uri's Learning and Community programmes 5 August 2015 Director of SHAK, John Boyle, talks about the positive impact the collaboration between SHAK and Ben Uri has had on... Read more -
BEN URI CENTENARY : THE FILM JULY 15
Ben Uri Today: Talks, Interviews and Films on Ben Uri's social and cultural significance 30 June 2015 A short film documenting Ben Uri's past, present and future, featuring some of London’s leading artists, curators, critics and museum... Read more -
MIGRATION, ART AND IDENTITY - SHAK
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NOTTING HILL CARNIVAL: THE A-Z OF ELIMU CARNIVAL BAND 1980-2014
Exhibition Openings: Opening Nights and Private Viewings of BU Exhibitions 11 March 2015 Ben Uri gallery hosted an exhibition curated by Paddington Arts exploring the history of the Elimu Carnival band, formed in... Read more -
MALE PAINTERS IN REFIGURING THE 50S EXHIBITION
Artist Focus 2 February 2015 Curator Sarah MacDougall explores the connections between Josef Herman and L. S. Lowry whose works form part of the Ben... Read more -
FEMALE PAINTERS IN REFIGURING THE 50S EXHIBITION
Artist Focus 17 December 2014 Curator Sarah MacDougall explores the connections between the female painters whose works form part of the exhibition, Refiguring the 50s.... Read more -
INTRODUCTION TO 'REFIGURING THE 50S' EXHIBITION
Exhibition Focus 12 November 2014 Introduction to the exhibition, Refiguring the 50s: Joan Eardley, Sheila Fell, Eva Frankfurther, Josef Herman and L S Lowry, curated... Read more -
TALKING ART: ORANGE NIGHT
Talking Art Series: Discussions at the London Jewish Cultural Centre and Ben Uri Gallery and Museum 31 July 2014 Celebrated actress, Thelma Ruby, tells the fascinating life story of internationally acclaimed painter, Sam Bak, who had his first exhibition... Read more -
'DANCE' IN THE WORK OF CUBIST ARTIST MAX WEBER AT BEN URI
Artist Focus 14 July 2014 Weber expert Dr. Percy North discusses the theme of 'dance' in the work of American-Jewish artist Max Weber. This was... Read more -
'NAZI-LOOTED ART' AND YOM HASHOAH
Talking Art Series: Discussions at the London Jewish Cultural Centre and Ben Uri Gallery and Museum 14 July 2014 New York attorney, Howard Spiegler, discusses the issues surrounding Nazi-looted art. Read more -
ALVIN LANGDON'S 'THE OCTOPUS' (1909) AT THE MAX WEBER EXHIBITION
Artist Focus 14 July 2014 Weber expert Dr. Percy North discusses Alvin Langdon Coburn's photography within the context of the Ben Uri exhibition of the... Read more -
INTRODUCING MAX WEBER, AMERICA'S FIRST CUBIST PAINTER
Artist Focus 14 July 2014 Weber expert Dr Percy North introduces American-Jewish artist Max Weber, America's first Cubist painter. He studied with Matisse and developed... Read more -
PRIVATE VIEWING OF THE EXHIBITION, MAX WEBER:AN AMERICAN CUBIST IN PARS AND LONDON 1905-15
Artist Focus 10 July 2014 Private view of the Ben Uri exhibition Max Weber: An American Cubist in Paris and London 1905-1915, held on 24th... Read more -
ROMAN HALTER
Talking Art Series: Discussions at the London Jewish Cultural Centre and Ben Uri Gallery and Museum 6 July 2014 Talk on 'Roman Halter (1927-2012): Life and Art Through Stained Glass' with his son and artist Ardyn Halter, Colin Wiggins... Read more -
CUBIST MAX WEBER'S 'BROOKLYN BRIDGE' EXPLAINED
Artist Focus 4 July 2014 Professor Anna Gruetzner Robins of the University of Reading discusses Cubist artist Max Weber's painting Brooklyn Bridge (1912) and the... Read more -
CUBIST MAX WEBER'S STILL LIFE & PORTRAIT PAINTING
Artist Focus 4 July 2014 Professor Anna Gruetzner Robins of the University of Reading compares still lifes and portraits featured in the Ben Uri exhibition... Read more -
ROMAN HALTER EXHIBITION AT BEN URI: DEINSTALLATION
Exhibition Openings: Opening Nights and Private Viewings of BU Exhibitions 17 June 2014 What happens to paintings when an exhibition ends? Ben Uri curatorial assistant, Thomas Hughes, explains. Read more -
ROMAN HALTER EXHIBITION AT BEN URI: WATERCOLOURS
Exhibition Openings: Opening Nights and Private Viewings of BU Exhibitions 3 June 2014 Curatorial assistant, Thomas Hughes, tells the story behind Roman Halter's fascinating watercolours which were shown at the Ben Uri Gallery... Read more
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