An introduction to...

Join us in Supporters' House for an introductory talk on current exhibition, 'Waldmüller: Landscapes'.

Curator Arnika Groenewald-Schmidt (9am talk) and art historian, Matthew Suterland (2pm, 4pm) introduces our latest exhibition within the calm surroundings of the Supporters' House Salon.

Discover the breathtaking landscapes of one of Austria’s greatest painters, Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (1793–1865). Groenewald-Schmidt explains why Waldmüller’s work can be compared to the Pre-Raphaelites and how he found beauty in nature’s imperfections, through his images of aged trunks and bare branches.

This introduction is open to all Members and includes a 45-minute talk before you head into the exhibition.

For those booked onto the 9am talk, you'll be able to enter the exhibition just before opening at 10am, offering you the opportunity to be the first visitors to view it. The talk will be repeated at 2pm and 4pm.

9am talk: Dr Arnika Groenewald-Schmidt is curator of the nineteenth-century collection at the Belvedere. After completing her doctorate on Nino Costa (1826–1903): Transnational Exchange in European Landscape Painting at the Technische Universität Dresden she worked as curatorial fellow at the National Gallery in London. Her research focuses on the long nineteenth century, the development of landscape painting, and the significance of transnational exchange between artists. At the Belvedere she has worked on several exhibition projects and curated the shows Akseli Gallen-Kallela: Picturing Finland (2024/25) and Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller: True to Nature (2026).

2pm and 4pm talk: Matthew Sutherland is an art historian with a BA in History of Art, an MA from Kingston University in Art Market and Appraisal and an MA from UCL in Museums and Galleries in Education. He is a qualified London Blue Badge guide who specialises in guiding London’s many art museums and galleries and is a member of the team of Blue Badge guides who regularly guide the National Gallery.