Art History: Reuse and Revival - Recycling Styles and Materials

From the Classical period onwards the creation of art and architecture and its stylistic development has been marked by creative reuse and stylistic tributes to earlier styles.

Through overview and discussion and detailed case studies, this course will consider why certain styles and themes continue to fascinate creators and how materials are reanimated and transformed into new artworks and settings.

This is a seminar-style course which combines information sharing, group discussion and debate and the close study of individual works and related historical sources and academic writings.

The course will run on Wednesday afternoons, 1-3pm, for five weeks, starting on Wednesday 6 November and ending on 4 December 2024.

Participants must be aged 18+.

Please ensure that you agree to our updated Terms & Conditions before booking as courses/workshops are non-refundable in some circumstances.

We aim to make all our sessions as accessible as possible and carers/PAs are very welcome – just remember to book their free place when you book your session. If you'd like to talk to us in advance of booking or attending your sessions to discuss your access needs, our Box Office team is here to help! Email arts-centre@le.ac.uk, pop in or call 0116 252 2455, open 7 days a week.

We have four blue badge parking spaces outside Attenborough Arts Centre, plus double yellow line roadside parking very close to the building for blue badge holders for up to three hours if our parking spaces are occupied.

Free parking for all customers is available after 5pm on weekdays and all day at weekends in the University of Leicester car park next door to Attenborough Arts Centre on Lancaster Road. The closest public car park for parking at all other times is Victoria Park, 5-10 minutes walk from us.