London Art Week Winter 2017

The inaugural London Art Week Winter event runs for one week at the beginning of December 2017 – and promises to be unmissable. London Art Week Winter will celebrate an array of exceptional art from across seven millennia. This will be an eye-opening and unique opportunity to come and explore, enjoy and discover world-class art in the heart of London. Hosted across more than thirty of London's most notable galleries, as well as three leading auction houses, our summer events have welcomed visitors from around the globe to experience our treasures up close for the past 17 years. With a myriad of objects on display, from ancient sculptures to Old Master drawings and Impressionist paintings, the Winter event offers something for everyone whether you are a seasoned collector, a Christmas shopper, or just curious to learn more about art. We look forward to welcoming you very soon. ____ "EGYPT UNCOVERED: BELZONI AND THE TOMB OF PHARAOH SETI I" - TALK DESCRIPTION Joanna Tinworth, Exhibitions Curator at Sir John Soane's Museum, and Adam Lowe, Founder and Director of Factum Arte and the Factum Foundation for Digital Technology in Conservation collaborated on the Soane's current exhibition Egypt Uncovered: Belzoni and the Tomb of Pharaoh Seti I. In the bicentenary year of the re-discovery of the sarcophagus of Seti I, now preserved at Sir John Soane's Museum, they will discuss Belzoni and Soane's engagement with this important antiquity and its continued appeal to visitors to the Museum and researchers alike. Lowe has been instrumental in producing the displays for another current exhibition about the tomb: Scanning Seti - the regeneration of a pharaonic tomb at the Antikenmuseum in Basel and will explore the significance of cutting edge digital technology in extending our appreciation of the sarcophagus - and art and antiquities more widely. Talk will commence at 6.30pm Drinks reception 7.15 - 8pm Tickets are on a first come, first served basis. TICKETS: www.londonartweek.com/events View more details for the event here.