Learn about the Wallace Collection’s various Netherlandish works depicting the Black image between the 17th and 18th centuries. The presence of Black communities in the Low Countries has a complex and frequently contradictory history with intersecting themes of empire, race and identity. From Rembrandt to Jordaens, Alisha O’Brien-Coker will unpack stories that have remained long overlooked until now.

About the speaker: Alisha O’Brien-Coker is a History graduate from the University of Edinburgh (2023). Towards her final year, she specialised in representations of Blackness in 19th-century art and popular culture, as well as interrogating the different ways in which museums frame colonial legacies. She previously worked as a Curatorial Administrator for the Wallace Collection, writing interpretative material for its wide-ranging works. Alisha is currently training as a Curatorial Fellow for New Curators, an initiative that aims to provide curatorial expertise to applicants from low socio-economic backgrounds.

Take part at the museum: No ticket required, drop in on the day. Join us in the Theatre for this special talk.

Watch online: This talk will also be broadcast live from the museum. Book a free ticket online to receive a Zoom link. Ticketholders will also receive a link to view a recording of the talk, which will be available for two weeks only.