Portrait of curator and writer Hettie Judah, standing with arms crossed in front of an artwork on a purple wall.
Hettie Judah.
Photo: Shyamantha Asokan, BBC
  • 4 March 2025 17.30–18.30
  • The National Museum – The Auditorium
  • In English

Join an exciting lecture with the renowned curator and writer, Hettie Judah.

She recently released the book “Acts of Creation: On Art and Motherhood” (2024), which explores how motherhood has been portrayed in art and how these images have shaped our understanding of being a parent.

In this lecture, Hettie Judah explores how images of motherhood from across art history have reinforced the expectations imposed on flesh and blood parents, and how feminist artists have worked to subvert them. By turns thought-provoking, startling and funny, “On Art and Motherhood” takes a fresh, expansive and inclusive look at one of the most universal of human experiences. And guarantees you will never look at the Madonna in quite the same way again.

The lecture is in English and is open to all, but you need a ticket to participate.