Art & Ceramics of the Industrial Revolution

Ironbridge

TOUR CODE:
INRV-27

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Study the rich history of the ceramics industry in Staffordshire and Shropshire, with visits to Gladstone Pottery, the Wedgwood Museum and the Emma Bridgewater Factory
Discover the unique assembly of architecture and museums that charts the story and legacy of the Industrial Revolution
Visit the Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron and view the world’s oldest iron bridge, listed by UNESCO

Britain’s Industrial Revolution saw extraordinary cultural and social change as well as technical innovation and entrepreneurship, and this is nowhere more evident than in the rich heritage of industrial architecture, decorative arts and ceramics visible in the counties of Staffordshire and Shropshire. This tour will go in search of this region's remarkable legacy.

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Lars-Tharp

Lars Tharp

Lars Tharp is an art historian, lecturer and broadcaster who is particularly well known for his work on the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow. Lars is a ceramics specialist and former Director of the Foundling Museum, as well as the author of several works including Hogarth’s China and The Little Brown Encyclopedia of Antiques (with Paul Atterbury).

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Lars Tharp, MA, FSA, Hon DLitt, is a Danish-born art historian, lecturer and broadcaster who has worked on the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow as well as Hidden Treasures and Art of the Baroque. A former Director of the Foundling Museum, Lars is a ceramics specialist who has curated or overseen exhibitions at York Art Gallery and the Foundling Museum. Lars’s publications include Hogarth’s China.

“Lars is a distinguished man of immense charm and intelligence and it was a joy to benefit from his huge wealth of knowledge and also approachability in the more informal situations. This is exactly what I hoped for and gained in joining his tour”

– ACE customer on a previous Art & Ceramics of the Industrial Revolution tour led by Lars Tharp

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