Exhibitions and Displays Exhibition


New Dutch Galleries Late March 2012 After an 18-month refurbishment programme, the Wallace Collection’s East Galleries will re-open to the public in late March, returning the rooms to the proportions of Sir Richard Wallace’s day and re- introducing natural light with which to view our internationally renowned collection of Dutch art. Lucy Davis, Curator of Old Master Pictures will give a series of gallery talks to mark the opening of the new galleries. See overleaf for details.


Upcoming Exhibition


The Noble Art of the Sword: Fashion and Fencing


in Renaissance Europe 17 May – 16 September 2012 Witness the cutting edge of fashion as you’ve never seen it before! This exhibition tells the untold story of this fascinating and little known area of Renaissance art, revealing the fantastically skilled artistry behind the rapier; at once a weapon, fashion item, and rich jewellery object. The exhibition comprises weapons and other works of art from the Wallace Collection and some of the great British and continental collections of arms and armour, many exhibited in Britain for the first time.


Exhibition talks by Curator Tobias Capwell will take place on 18 and 21 May at 1pm


Admission Free


Hidden Talents: The Creative Skills of the Wallace Collection’s Staff 8 March – 15 April 2012


Rembrandt, Titus, the Artist’s Son, c. 1657, (detail)


When they are not working at the Wallace Collection many members of its dedicated staff are exercising their skills as artists. Come and see a selection of their finest works in a wide variety of media – we are sure you’ll be inspired as well as surprised by what they have to offer.


Last chance to see


Dazzling Arms and Armour from the East Until 26 March 2012


Modello for a Statue of Hebe Until 16 April 2012


Conservation Display


‘Making the Renaissance Sword’ 17 May – 16 September 2012


Contemporary texts and illustrative sources, coupled with modern science, have enabled modern scholars to understand much of how the art of sword-making developed during the sixteenth century. Featuring stages in the construction of a swept-hilt rapier, this display reveals that the Renaissance swordsmith relied on a continuous tradition of craftsmanship dating back to the early Middle Ages. Generously sponsored by Peter Finer, Dealer in Antique Arms & Armour, 38–39 Duke Street, St James's, London.


Rapier, Italy, c. 1620


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