Free admission, but seating is limited and registration is encouraged. Register here.

Before becoming president of London’s Royal Academy in 1878, artist Frederic Leighton made several trips to countries around the southern Mediterranean, including southern Spain, Egypt, Turkey, and Syria. In her talk, Melanie Gibson will discuss Leighton’s travels and the art he collected both at home and abroad—including a Persian carpet now on display at the Harvard Art Museums—and how he integrated many of his finds into his studio house in London.

Speaker:
Melanie Gibson, Art Series Editor, GINGKO

The lecture will take place in Menschel Hall, Lower Level. Doors to the hall will open for seating at 5:30pm. Please enter at Broadway.

Limited complimentary parking is available in the Broadway Garage, 7 Felton Street, Cambridge.