THE 2021 DAVID TALBOT RICE MEMORIAL LECTURE
THE 2021 DAVID TALBOT RICE
MEMORIAL LECTURE
BY PHILIP LONG, OBE
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR SCOTLAND
“The Love of Scotland: artistic fascination with Scotland’s landscape as a source for creative inspiration and ideas for centuries.”
The Friends of Edinburgh University Visual Arts (FEUVA) are delighted to announce the David Talbot Rice Memorial Lecture 2021, a prestigious public lecture held annually within The University of Edinburgh.
This year the speaker is Philip Long OBE. Prior to his appointment to the National Trust for Scotland, Philip Long was the founding director of the V&A in Dundee where, under his leadership, the museum received international critical recognition. Formerly he was a senior curator at the National Galleries of Scotland.
Past speakers, who are leading figures in the arts and culture, have included Ms Fiona Hyslop, formerly Scottish Minister for Culture and External Affairs, Sean Rainbird, Director of the National Gallery of Ireland, Tessa Giblin, Director of the Talbot Rice Gallery and Sir Tim O’Shea, the former principal of the University of Edinburgh.