Renoir: Out of Hours Tour
Lectures & Tours
Event Description
Experience Pierre-Auguste Renoir's The Umbrellas with a pre-opening guided tour
Experience Pierre-Auguste Renoir's The Umbrellas without the crowds with a weekend pre-opening tour of the Leicester Museum and Gallery collection.
One of the world’s most famous artworks, Pierre-Auguste Renoir's The Umbrellas, is coming to Leicester as part of The National Gallery's 200th birthday celebrations. This pre-opening guided tour gives visitors the opportunity to learn more about this iconic artwork alongside highlights of the Leicester Museum and Gallery art collection.
National Treasures sees 12 iconic artworks loaned to galleries and museums across the UK.
10am Tours on these Saturdays:
- 11th & 25th May
- 8th & 22nd June
- 6th & 20th July
- 3rd, 17th & 31st August
Tickets: £15 per person, 15 places available per tour
Tour duration is one hour.
Visiting as a group? Why not book a private pre-opening tour from 10-11am and beat the crowds!
£225, maximum group size of 15 per guide.
Larger groups can be accommodated on request.
Tours are available Monday-Friday from 13 May- 1 September and are subject to availability.
For more information please contact bookings-leicestermuseum@leicester.gov.uk.
Image: Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1841 – 1919, The Umbrellas, about 1881-6. Sir Hugh Lane Bequest, 1917, The National Gallery, London. In partnership with Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin. © The National Gallery, London
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