Partnerships

During this time of redevelopment much of The Courtauld’s collection will be available for public view. We have partnered both nationally and internationally to provide unique opportunities for more audiences to engage with our collection.

One element of our partnership strands has been developed around our shared industrial heritage with locations across the UK. Our founder, Samuel Courtauld, built his fortune through a nationwide textile firm called Courtaulds Ltd. These partnerships are inspired by this history, delivering a programme of activity and exhibitions to those people living in areas near to where Courtaulds Ltd once had significant industrial presence.

These partners include

We have also formed UK partnerships with :

The National Gallery, London
The Courtauld at the National Gallery
27 March 2019–19 April 2020

Enjoy masterpieces from The Courtauld Gallery, including famous works by Lucas Cranach the Elder, Peter Paul Rubens, Perino del Vaga and Pieter Bruegel the Elder at The National Gallery in a dedicated Courtauld display.

A selection of much-loved paintings from the Gallery’s own holdings will also be displayed alongside The National Gallery’s own permanent collection while The Courtauld Gallery is closed for refurbishment.

The Science Museum London
Illuminating Objects
5 June 2019–Early 2021

A series of small displays focused around one object from The Courtauld Gallery’s collection delivered in partnership with the Science Museum and interns from disciplines outside of the History of Art.
Free entry

Precious and Rare: Islamic Metalwork from The Courtauld

A touring exhibition of remarkable pieces of Islamic metalwork dating from the 13th to the 16th centuries. The objects include some of the finest examples of this intricate craft from modern-day Iraq, Iran, Syria, Egypt and Turkey, and will travel to four venues across the UK. The most spectacular piece in the collection is the Courtauld Bag, made in Mosul, present-day northern Iraq, for a noble lady of the Persian-Mongol court, around 1300 – 1330. It is recognised as one of the finest pieces of Islamic inlaid metalwork in existence, and the only surviving object of its kind.

This national tour of the collection will be the first time the Courtauld Bag will be shown outside the Courtauld in over 40 years.

Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro: 27 Sept 2019 – 12 January 2020
Cartwright Hall Art Gallery, Bradford: 18 January – 10 May 2020
Holburne Museum, Bath: 20 May – 6 September 2020
History of Science Museum, University of Oxford: 11 September 2020 – 3 January 2021

Royal Holloway, University London
Impressionist Prints from The Courtauld
January – March 2020

International Partnerships

Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris
Courtauld Collection: A Vision for Impressionism
20 February – 17 June 2019

This landmark exhibition explores Samuel Courtauld’s role as one of the great collectors of the twentieth century and showcase his extraordinary collection, which will be on display in Paris for the first time in over sixty years.

It brings together around 100 works that all belonged to Samuel Courtauld. The majority of these are owned by The Courtauld Gallery and they will be reunited with other important paintings formerly in Courtauld’s collection and now held in international public and private collections. In addition, the exhibition includes watercolours by William Turner that belonged to Samuel Courtauld’s brother, Stephen. The exhibition also sheds light on Courtauld’s pioneering role in shaping public taste for Impressionism in the United Kingdom.

Masterpieces of Impressionism: The Courtauld Collection

A major touring exhibition of 50 works from the collection will travel to Japan. This touring exhibition has been developed in collaboration with the newspaper and media group Asahi Shimbun.