Members' Event

Are you a Jersey Heritage Member, who'd like to learn more but pressed for time? Come to our lunchtime learning sessions throughout the year at Jersey Museum & Art Gallery and hear from our Education, Conservation and Collections Teams.

Discover something new and speak to our experts and take a break from work in your lunch hour and speak to our experts.

Lunchtime Learning: Seeing the Light with Aras Amiri and Helena Kergozou

This lunchtime talk offers an opportunity to look at the evolving role of light in art. The session begins with how light has been used and understood - from early symbolic depictions to shifts driven by science, philosophy, and cultural change. From there, we turn to the exhibition itself, which looks at light in three key ways - as subject matter, as a contemplative experience, and as something distinctly shaped by the landscape and atmosphere of Jersey.

Key works will be discussed, including Portrait of Health by Millais, Waves at L’Etacq by Henley, and Jersey, My Childhood Home by Arthur. The talk ends with an open discussion, where attendees can share their own reflections on how light - both in art and life - shapes the way we see and feel.

The talk is offered in two 30-minute time slots, 13:00 -13:30 & 13:30 - 14:00, each taking place within the second floor gallery of Jersey Museum.

Booking is essential – 15 FREE tickets are available for each session, to Jersey Heritage Members only.

Donations welcome.