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PERCEPTION DAY AT THE NATIONAL GALLERY, LONDON
23 September 1998
The National Gallery Education Department is tailoring a course of
interest to readers of 'Perception' to coincide with the opening of a new
exhibition at the Gallery, 'Mirror image: Jonathan Miller on reflection'. Th=
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exhibition is curated by Jonathan Miller, and is on view in the Sainsbury
Wing of the National Gallery from 23 September to 13 December 1998. It
is the 1998 Esso Exhibition at the National Gallery.
This will be an opportunity for researchers in visual perception to learn
about art from experts, and engage in discussion about how art may relate
to their area of interest. The programme will include discussions and
viewings of paintings selected to be of particular interest.
The provisional programme will be as follows:
10.30-11.00 Registration and Coffee
11.00-11.30 Welcome; Refreshing the memory: The National Gallery and its
organisation.
11.30-12.15 Points of View. One painting examined from the point of view
of an art historian, a restorer and an education officer.
12.15-1.00 Tours of the Gallery. In groups of about 20, we get taken
around about 4 paintings which are examined in more detail.
1.00-2.00 Sandwich lunch (provided)
2.00-3.00 Themed tours. Tours which look at several pictures with a
theme. 3 themes are proposed: perspective, colour, faces. Please indicate
your first choice of themed tour when booking.
3.00-3.45 Reflections -a talk by Jonathan Miller. We hope that Jonathan
Miller will be with us for at least a part of the day.
3.45-4.00 Tea
4.00-4.30 Discussion led by Richard Gregory and others.
4.30-6.30 A chance to visit the exhibition 'Mirror image: Jonathan Miller
on reflection' in the Sainsbury Wing.
6.30-7.30 Public Lecture by Jonathan Miller.
The cost of the day will be 65 pounds to include a ticket to the special
exhibition and a ticket for the evening public lecture as well as coffee,
lunch and tea.
There is a strict limit of 70 places. These will be allocated on a first
come first served basis.
The journal 'Perception' has generously agreed to provide some financial
support for a limited number of post-graduate students. Application for
support should be accompanied by a letter of support from your supervisor.
Any enquiries should be made to:
Dr Peter Thompson,
Editor, Perception
Department of Psychology
University of York
York YO1 5DD
or preferably : pt2@york.ac.uk
The application form can be found at:
http://www.pion.co.uk/perception/perday98/
Applications should be made to:
Ticket Sales (OB)
The National Gallery
Trafalgar Square
London WC2N 5DN
Please enclose your cheque made payable to THE NATIONAL GALLERY
for =A365, or your credit/debit card details. Please enclose a stamped
self-addressed envelope with your application.
Here is the application form:
I wish to book ... ticket/s for the Perception Day. Tickets are =A365 each.
1st choice of themed tour- please tick once for each ticket booked:
Perspective
Colour
=46aces
I enclose my cheque for =A3 .... made payable to THE NATIONAL GALLERY
or
Please debit my Mastercard/Visa/Switch card
Number: Expiry Date:
Signature:
NAME
ADDRESS
POSTCODE
DAYTIME TELEPHONE NUMBER
Numbers of tickets are strictly limited and will be allocated on a first
come, first served basis.
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Peter Thompson, Dept Psychology, University of York, York, YO1 5DD, UK
pt2@york.ac.uk. Tel: +44 1904 433150 FAX: +44 1904 433160.
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