Gilded bondage- stories from the Waddesdon Bequest

When:
February 12, 2016 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
2016-02-12T18:30:00+00:00
2016-02-12T19:30:00+00:00
Where:
The British Museum
Great Russell St
London WC1B
UK
Cost:
£5
Contact:
The British Museum
+44 (0)20 7323 8181

The treasure houses of the Rothschild family tell complex stories of ownership and identity.

In this special illustrated lecture, author Edmund de Waal explores interweaving narratives of owning and belonging, authenticity, and the fake, with reference to the British Museum’s recently opened new gallery housing the Waddesdon Bequest (Room 2a) http://www.britishmuseum.org/visiting/galleries/themes/room_2a_waddesdon_bequest.aspx