Keeping Time: Clocks by Boulle

Location

Wallace Collection
Manchester Square
London
W1U 3BN

Description

This exhibition runs from Wednesday 27th November 2024 to Sunday 2nd March 2025.


For the first time, the Wallace Collection is bringing together clocks by André-Charles Boulle (1642–1732), the most famous cabinetmaker to have worked for the court of the Sun King, Louis XIV.

Five exceptional timepieces will tell the story of how Boulle took advantage of scientific discoveries to create unique clock designs in glittering baroque style, the influence of which spread across the world and centuries. The clocks were the work of many hands, involving leading artists and craftspeople from all over 18th-century Paris.

Many of Boulle’s contemporaries also drew on the concept of time in their work. This will be explored in a complementary display in the museum’s Billiard Room, which will be uniting two magnificent artworks: The Dance to the Music of Time by Nicolas Poussin (1594–1665) and The Borghese Dancers by Henri Perlan (1597–1656) and François Anguier (1604–1669).

Prices

Free

Contact and Booking Details

More information at this website.

Upcoming Dates

This exhibition runs from Wednesday 27th November 2024 to Sunday 2nd March 2025.

Forthcoming dates:

Sun 9th Feb 2025 
(10:00am to 5:00pm)
Mon 10th Feb 2025 
(10:00am to 5:00pm)
Tue 11th Feb 2025 
(10:00am to 5:00pm)
Wed 12th Feb 2025 
(10:00am to 5:00pm)
Thu 13th Feb 2025 
(10:00am to 5:00pm)
Fri 14th Feb 2025 
(10:00am to 5:00pm)
Sat 15th Feb 2025 
(10:00am to 5:00pm)
Sun 16th Feb 2025 
(10:00am to 5:00pm)
Mon 17th Feb 2025 
(10:00am to 5:00pm)

Disclaimer

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Wallace Collection
Manchester Square
London
W1U 3BN

Map

This exhibition runs from Wednesday 27th November 2024 to Sunday 2nd March 2025.

This event runs over several days/weeks. Dates include:

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