The Herbert Art Gallery & Museum Podcast

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A podcast dedicated to bringing you interesting and exciting content based around Herbert Art Gallery & Museum’s programme of exhibitions and events.

  1. JAN 29

    Herbert Art Talks: Stories That Made Us with Hardish Virk

    We invite co-curator Hardish Virk to talk about the exhibition, Stories That Made Us: Roots, Resilience & Representation, and discuss where those themes are explored within the show.

    35 min

  2. 04/08/2025

    Collecting Coventry: Collecting George Eliot

    Thom Walker hosts Ali Wells from the Herbert’s collections team who tells us about the life of author George Eliot, who spent her early life in Coventry and the surrounding area, and about the possessions of hers that can be found in the Herbert’s collection, including her grand piano and items of jewellery.

    46 min

  3. 01/30/2025

    Collecting Coventry: Collecting Art at The Herbert with Cora Sehgal Cuthbert , Martin Roberts and Ali Wells

    Martin Roberts and Ali Wells from the Herbert's Collections team talk with artist Cora Sehgal Cuthbert about the artwork she is creating for the Herbert's collection and the Herbert's approach to collecting as highlighted in the current Collecting Coventry exhibition.

    40 min

  4. 12/19/2024

    Herbert Art Talks: Addis X Coventry – Exploring the Connection

    To mark the opening of The Addis X Coventry Photographic exhibition at Herbert, Community Coordinator, Indy Donald speaks to Curatorial Manager, Martin Roberts and Emmanuelle Henry-Cottrell of House of Emanuel I&I C.I.C. about their connection between Ethiopia and England and the work that they do with communities to help them explore their heritage and tell their stories.

    32 min

  5. 11/13/2024

    Herbert Art Talks: Microworld With Genetic Moo

    In this episode, Kerrie Suteu and Jack Nelson of The Herbert speak to Nicola Schauerman of Genetic Moo about the new digital interactive exhibition, Microworld, that has opened at The Herbert; discussing inspirations, the power of creative coding and the possibilities of new technologies.

    39 min

  6. 10/10/2024

    Herbert Art Talks Episode 6: Joy with Vortex Creates

    Marianne Taviner and Nicola Richardson, who together are Vortex Creates, get together to talk about their show, Joy… Inspired by nature, which many of you will have visited over the summer. Discussing what inspired it, how the exhibition was put together, and about what brings them joy!

    51 min

  7. 06/20/2024

    Collecting Coventry - Episode 1: Interview with Ali Wells and Martin Roberts

    On this edition of the Herbert Podcast we take a look at the amazing new exhibition at Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Collection Coventry which is open until April 2025. To mark this, we talked to Ali and Martin, who curate the collections, who gave us some insight into what the show is about as well as into the life of a museum curator.

    39 min

  8. 04/11/2024

    Herbert Art Talks - After The End of History: In Conversation w/ Johny Pitts & Alan Van Wijgerden

    In order to mark the opening of the new exhibition at the Herbert, After The End of History: British Working Class Photography 1989 - 2024, we sat down with curator of the show, Johny Pitts, and local documentary photographer, Alan Van Wijgerden to have a wide ranging discussion around the themes of photography, culture and class.

    42 min
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