Projects like the new Ondaatje Wing at the National Portrait Gallery, the Tate Modern at Bankside and the imminent opening of the Great Court at the British Museum, have all gained widespread publicity and public attention. In the lecture, he will discuss three future scenarios. It is important for museums and galleries to play to their strengths, to identify what is distinctive and special about the experience of going to a museum. This is the third memorial lecture held in memory of the distinguished art historian Professor Andrew Martindale, who taught at UEA from 1965 until his death in 1995. The lecture starts at 6 pm, at the John Innes Centre, Lecture Theatre, Norwich.
Admission is free and all are welcome.