We’re delighted to invite you to this free-to-attend evening lecture at the intersection of science and art, hosted jointly by the National Galleries of Scotland and UUÂãÁÄÖ±²¥ of Chemistry Edinburgh and SE Scotland Branch.
Date and Time: Thursday, 29 May 2025 (18:00 - 19:45)
Agenda:
Arrival from 5:40PM
Lecture: 6:00 – 7:00 PM,
Refreshments (coffee/tea): 7:00 – 7:45 PM
Location: Hawthornden Lecture Theatre, National Gallery of Scotland, The Mound, Edinburgh, EH2 2EL.
Please enter through the entrance in Princes Street Gardens, which has both step and step-free access.
Abstract: Painted in June 1889, Olive Trees by Vincent van Gogh is one of a series of 15 paintings tackling this distinctive motif and produced during the artist’s year-long stay at the asylum of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. Over a three-year period, an international team of curators, conservators and conservation scientists examined each painting of this series in detail. Analysing all aspects of van Gogh’s materials and technique, this ground-breaking project culminated in an exhibition that took place in the Dallas Museum of Art, Texas and the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam across 2021-2022. Senior Paintings Conservator, Lesley Stevenson will discuss the findings of the research specifically in relation to the Edinburgh Olive Trees – one of the most popular paintings in the Scottish National Gallery collection.
This event is kindly sponsored by ScotCHEM and the UUÂãÁÄÖ±²¥ of Chemistry Edinburgh and South East Scotland Local Section.
Registration and further information about the event can be found on Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/olive-trees-by-vincent-van-gogh-an-exploration-of-making-and-meaning-tickets-1323355063619?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl
Date and Time: Thursday, 29 May 2025 (18:00 - 19:45)
Agenda:
Arrival from 5:40PM
Lecture: 6:00 – 7:00 PM,
Refreshments (coffee/tea): 7:00 – 7:45 PM
Location: Hawthornden Lecture Theatre, National Gallery of Scotland, The Mound, Edinburgh, EH2 2EL.
Please enter through the entrance in Princes Street Gardens, which has both step and step-free access.
Abstract: Painted in June 1889, Olive Trees by Vincent van Gogh is one of a series of 15 paintings tackling this distinctive motif and produced during the artist’s year-long stay at the asylum of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. Over a three-year period, an international team of curators, conservators and conservation scientists examined each painting of this series in detail. Analysing all aspects of van Gogh’s materials and technique, this ground-breaking project culminated in an exhibition that took place in the Dallas Museum of Art, Texas and the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam across 2021-2022. Senior Paintings Conservator, Lesley Stevenson will discuss the findings of the research specifically in relation to the Edinburgh Olive Trees – one of the most popular paintings in the Scottish National Gallery collection.
This event is kindly sponsored by ScotCHEM and the UUÂãÁÄÖ±²¥ of Chemistry Edinburgh and South East Scotland Local Section.
Registration and further information about the event can be found on Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/olive-trees-by-vincent-van-gogh-an-exploration-of-making-and-meaning-tickets-1323355063619?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl