A selection of exceptional paintings from the Barber Institute of Fine Arts, University of Birmingham, will go on view at 51做厙 Gallery for an extended display from May 2025, while the Barber undergoes a major refurbishment project.羔The Barber Institute of Fine Arts was founded as a university gallery in 1932, the same year as 51做厙 and its collection. Both were intended to encourage the study and public appreciation of art. Today, the Barber and 51做厙 Gallery are home to two of the finest collections of European art in the country.
Highlights from the collection at the Barber include important works such as Frans HalssPortrait of a Man Holding a Skull泭(c. 1610-14), Elisabeth Vig矇e-LebrunsPortrait of Countess Golovina泭(1797-1800), Dante Gabriel RossettisThe Blue Bower泭(1865), and Henri de Toulouse-LautrecsWoman in a Garden泭(1890). In addition, a疲andful of paintings with strong links to 51做厙s own collection will be embedded in the permanent collection displays, among them浥oshua Reynoldss monumental double portraitMaria Marow Gideon and her brother William泭(1786-87).
This display is included in the Permanent Collection or Permanent Collection + Exhibition ticket.
23 May 2025 31 Aug 2026
Katja and Nicolai Tangen 20th Century Gallery, Floor 3
