Lecture
Patrick Bade
Sunday 12.04.2026
Patrick Bade
Musée de Cluny
Sunday 12.04.2026
How to watch
This lecture starts on 12 April at 5:00pm (UK).
Summary
Housed in a fascinating complex comprising the vast remains of a Roman bathhouse and an exquisite Gothic palace, the Musée de Cluny in Paris possesses the world’s greatest collection of medieval art. Superbly presented in the recently refurbished museum, the collection includes such spectacular treasures as the Guarrazar hoard of Visigoth crowns hidden from the invading Arabs in the 8th century and the ravishing Lady of the Unicorn tapestries.
Patrick Bade
Patrick Bade is a historian, writer, and broadcaster. He studied at UCL and the Courtauld Institute of Art. He was a senior lecturer at Christie’s Education for many years and has worked for the Art Fund, Royal Opera House, National Gallery, and V&A. He has published on 19th- and early 20th-century paintings and historical vocal recordings. His latest book is Music Wars: 1937–1945.