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Lunchtime talk

Millet’s Ecology

Explore the work of Jean-Francois Millet with Dr. Simon Kelly
Date
Thursday, 14 August 2025
Time
1 - 1.45 pm, doors open at 12.30 pm (drop-in)

About

Our current exhibition Millet: Life on the Land marks the 150th anniversary of Jean-Francois Millet's death, and provides a unique opportunity to see some of Millet’s best-loved paintings and drawings. 

In this talk, Dr. Simon Kelly will explore the close connection between Jean-Francois Millet and the land at a time of considerable industrial and agricultural change in France. Millet’s work and its ecological philosophy have a continuing resonance today.

Image: Detail from Jean-François Millet, 'The Winnower', about 1847-8

Your speaker

Simon Kelly is Curator and Head of Department of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Saint Louis Art Museum. He has written extensively on nineteenth and early twentieth-century French painting, particularly the work of the Barbizon and Impressionist artists.

Supported by

Elizabeth and Daniel Peltz OBE

Talks & conversations

Lunchtime talk

Millet’s Ecology

Explore the work of Jean-Francois Millet with Dr. Simon Kelly
Date
Thursday, 14 August 2025
Time
1 - 1.45 pm, doors open at 12.30 pm (drop-in)

Free, drop-in session

Places are limited and allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

This event will take place in the Pigott Theatre, located on Level -1 of the Sainsbury Wing.