Bill Nighy explores The Courtauld Gallery (2023)

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  • čas přidán 10. 05. 2024
  • The Courtauld Gallery is home to one of the world's greatest art collections, located in the magnificent historical setting of Somerset House in Central London.
    Join actor and friend of The Courtauld Gallery, Bill Nighy, as he returns to the Gallery following its three year refurbishment, designed by Stirling Prize-winning architects Witherford Watson Mann, and discover our world-renowned collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist masterpieces.
    Highlights on display include the world-famous A Bar at the Folies Bergère by Édouard Manet, Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear by Vincent van Gogh, the most significant collection of works by Paul Cézanne in the UK and works by Degas, Gauguin, Monet, Seurat and more.
    The Courtauld Gallery is open daily, 10am - 6pm (last entry 5:15pm).
    Tickets from £10.
    Friends go free.
    courtauld.ac.uk/gallery
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Komentáře • 101

  • @philipmcbride1275
    @philipmcbride1275 Před 15 dny +18

    Bill is such a treasure!

  • @NigelDeForrest-Pearce-cv6ek

    Brilliant and Beautiful!!!!

  • @janewatkins9801
    @janewatkins9801 Před měsícem +85

    35 years ago I saw Bill Nighy walking towards me on Fifth Avenue. I smiled at him and he returned my smile as he passed. For me it was a magical moment. An English tourist on holiday in New York, I was five months pregnant, and his smile caught me by surprise. I don't expect he remembers, there's no reason why he should, yet his smile made my day. So glad he has had such a wonderful career. I enjoyed this video very much too. The Manet painting with the barmaid at the end is intriguing. Like many women, it's possible she's thinking about five things at once 😊.

    • @SeanOHanlon
      @SeanOHanlon Před 12 dny +1

      Funny coincidence. I met him ever so briefly while I was in New York on holiday about 15 years ago. He was every bit as lovely as you would imagine.

  • @victoriabroyles6467
    @victoriabroyles6467 Před 25 dny +31

    Perfect presenter - the wonderful Bill Nighy

  • @MTMF.london
    @MTMF.london Před 11 měsíci +72

    I'll have cake and tea with Bill Nighy any time, any day. It doesn't have to be at the Courtauld - heck, I'll even pay!

  • @vivienneflint6521
    @vivienneflint6521 Před 13 dny +9

    A wonderful advertisement for the gallery by a true English gentleman. So enjoyable. I will definitely make time to visit the next time I am in London.

  • @lorawaring883
    @lorawaring883 Před 24 dny +10

    I greatly enjoyed his pleasure in the art. Could he do more, please?

  • @joecleveland2338
    @joecleveland2338 Před 27 dny +15

    I went to the Courtauld today (April 13, 2024) and spent three wonderful intimate hours with incredible works of art.

  • @Hornbill2025
    @Hornbill2025 Před 7 měsíci +16

    "I'm slowly tempted to accept that offer."
    Having tea and a good conversation with Bill Nighy about literature, history, or something else. Will be a fantastic memory and story to tell some day 😊

  • @russellhayton6378
    @russellhayton6378 Před 14 dny +12

    That staircase is a work of art

    • @gigibenea3529
      @gigibenea3529 Před 10 dny +1

      The blue 🔵 is amazing

    • @DJKSB58
      @DJKSB58 Před dnem

      The impeccably dressed elegant Bill Nighy walking up that exquisite staircase
      took my breath away ! Poetry in motion

  • @r8chlletters
    @r8chlletters Před měsícem +17

    What a wonderful moment with Bill 🤍

  • @andrewberry6194
    @andrewberry6194 Před 25 dny +6

    The Courtauld is one of the world’s treasures, I first visited many years ago whilst a student at the old Senate House home of the Institute of Education and couldn’t believe it. It’s old home was much smaller and hardly advertised but amazing. So pleased it has a home worthy of its treasures.

  • @jeanwillis7774
    @jeanwillis7774 Před měsícem +9

    I’ve been to the Courtauld Gallery in London UK years ago and Bill is right,it’s stunning I love the Degas and Manet too…thanks for the memory Bill ♥️🇨🇦

  • @edwardb7811
    @edwardb7811 Před měsícem +9

    The Great Room at the Courtauld Gallery is probably my favorite room anywhere in the world.

  • @simongardner1835
    @simongardner1835 Před 10 měsíci +13

    The inimitable Mr Nighy on the incomparable Courtauld Gallery. "It doesn't get any better then this!"

  • @richardbaoh1952
    @richardbaoh1952 Před 26 dny +5

    I was introduced to Bill N late in my life 5 - 6 years ago and I am stuck to Bill now to All his movies. Lovely and amazing actor. Fab watching Bill. Keep coming with your movies mate…..

  • @lesleymcshanemitchell9651
    @lesleymcshanemitchell9651 Před měsícem +9

    Love this museum And To Have BILL NYE Narrator the icing on the cake

  • @tanyamccann1747
    @tanyamccann1747 Před 12 dny +2

    Thanks, Bill

  • @cristinalacoste2062
    @cristinalacoste2062 Před 28 dny +3

    He's the best!

  • @irwinsaltzman979
    @irwinsaltzman979 Před 27 dny +12

    Mr. Nighy was fabulous in the Dr. Who VAn Gogh episode.

    • @SeanOHanlon
      @SeanOHanlon Před 12 dny

      Yes... 👏👏👏

    • @CyberBeep_kenshi
      @CyberBeep_kenshi Před 2 dny +1

      my thought wqs that This was the whole reason Doctor Who existed.
      aslo fun fact, they both play elder vampires in Underworld:)

  • @melhoad5221
    @melhoad5221 Před 29 dny +10

    I love art but l love Bill Nighy even more ❤❤❤

    • @rangerjaxmaxmay7742
      @rangerjaxmaxmay7742 Před 28 dny +1

      Absolutely.

    • @jeannedeutrom8373
      @jeannedeutrom8373 Před 8 dny

      Hear! Hear!❤️

    • @DJKSB58
      @DJKSB58 Před dnem +1

      The ever so elegant, impeccably dressed Bill Nighy walking up that magnificent staircase is in itself a “work of art”

  • @barbaram5214
    @barbaram5214 Před měsícem +4

    I’ve heard of The Courtauld but never knew much about it. Next trip to London in December, I’ll visit it!

  • @msmacmac1000
    @msmacmac1000 Před měsícem +3

    I am heading for London on Monday. Meet me at the Courtauld, Ms Nighy❤

  • @paulaolson8956
    @paulaolson8956 Před měsícem +2

    I burst into tears seeing van Gogh’s self portrait. I got up close and personal, like my nose almost touching the painting.

  • @PS-vm3we
    @PS-vm3we Před 22 dny +1

    I saw the fabulous Bill Nighy in a bookshop nine years ago and am still starstruck. Might visit the Courtauld Gallery just to honour him.

  • @shankarbalakrishnan2360

    ❤❤🎉🎉 art stays with u

  • @michaelw7438
    @michaelw7438 Před 20 dny +2

    The incomparable Bill Nighy - more than a national treasure 😻

  • @philipmurphy2
    @philipmurphy2 Před měsícem +3

    Really enjoying my first experience of The Courtauld on YT today

  • @RyanJohnsonD
    @RyanJohnsonD Před 23 dny +3

    Sold. Subscribed! No cake needed. :)

  • @dollimelaine
    @dollimelaine Před měsícem +3

    the Courtauld is my favorite too!

  • @lynneperry7454
    @lynneperry7454 Před 22 dny +1

    I took my husband there some years back when we were in the UK. I knew what a fabulous great awaited us and wasn’t at all disappointed.

  • @belshah
    @belshah Před 11 měsíci +6

    Wonderful. Thank you

  • @lurajur7075
    @lurajur7075 Před 25 dny +1

    I love Courtauld Gallery, and the more I see of him I love Bill Nighy

  • @chrissyward5539
    @chrissyward5539 Před 10 měsíci +3

    Went last August for the Munch exhibit. What a great collection in a historical space.

  • @joannascott832
    @joannascott832 Před 11 měsíci +6

    Brilliant ❤!
    I used to come every week when I lived in London to 'look at' or observe 'The Bar at the Folies Bergere' for an essay on female subjects in paintings ❤🖌🎨🖼 ❤.

    • @priscidali
      @priscidali Před 11 měsíci +1

      Love that painting! I've wanting to go back and see it.

  • @CaptCanuck4444
    @CaptCanuck4444 Před 24 dny +1

    I'd happily watch Bill Nighy riff like this at feature film length.

  • @BillPeschel
    @BillPeschel Před 24 dny +1

    I can still hear Bill saying, "Let's get p----- and watch p---" from "Love, Actually."
    Beautiful gallery. Now on my "must-see" list for September '24.

  • @AyoHues
    @AyoHues Před měsícem +2

    Thank you for the nudge. 🙏🏽 Well overdue another visit - I shall go in the next week or so.
    The best thing about this very appealling advert is that I can send it to my mates and my kids, all of whom will pay much more attention to Bill Nighy than they ever will to me! 😆

  • @donnarogers7732
    @donnarogers7732 Před 9 dny

    I'm grateful to Mr Night for showing us this gallery.
    It's the only way I will ever be able to catch a glimpse of beautiful are Work from centuries past.
    So much in my life I've Missed. Too late to travel.
    Thank you. 🇺🇲🙏🇬🇧

  • @johnblackmore4772
    @johnblackmore4772 Před měsícem +1

    Fantastic looking gallery. What a beautiful space. I'm looking forward to visiting as soon as I'm up that way again.

  • @kingman.mp4
    @kingman.mp4 Před měsícem +4

    I've already "liked" this once. If I could, I'd "like" it again.

  • @jenniferclyde8911
    @jenniferclyde8911 Před 27 dny +3

    You could have Bill Nighy walking through literally anything, describing it, and I’d watch. So this was almost too much. And as an ad? Yeah I’m going to the fricking Courtauld the next time I can

  • @nick28476
    @nick28476 Před 19 dny +1

    you don't get a drier sense of humour than Bill's. Superb!

  • @danielwilliams8397
    @danielwilliams8397 Před 26 dny

    Just wonderful!

  • @tomkent4656
    @tomkent4656 Před 10 měsíci +1

    I love the Courtauld.

  • @letstalkbigfootbylindanewt36
    @letstalkbigfootbylindanewt36 Před 10 měsíci +1

    LOVED IT ALL.

  • @gregorystrong2580
    @gregorystrong2580 Před 8 měsíci +2

    The music fits the narrative perfectly.
    What is the name of the composition?

  • @floravesterberg646
    @floravesterberg646 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Brilliant xx

  • @vasileioskavros3798
    @vasileioskavros3798 Před 24 dny

    The "bestest" gallery I've ever seen in my life 😍❤😮

  • @caroledrury1411
    @caroledrury1411 Před měsícem

    Amazing! I’ll fly over tomorrow!

  • @kbstabs5982
    @kbstabs5982 Před měsícem

    I'm from London but have lived in Canada for many years. I used to travel back a lot on business and always hoped to find the time to make a quick visit to see the wonderful Modigliani painting.

  • @cristinavianna7871
    @cristinavianna7871 Před 17 dny

    And lovely scones

  • @TravelStyleNews
    @TravelStyleNews Před 21 dnem

    Im heanding there when I can, Thanks

  • @DelphiaStrickland
    @DelphiaStrickland Před 25 dny +1

    Bill Nighy: If I'm here, I'll buy you cake.
    Me, in the US: *buys any plane ticket available to get me there*

  • @owennovenski4794
    @owennovenski4794 Před 22 dny

    Cheers

  • @FreshGrey-pm4vw
    @FreshGrey-pm4vw Před 26 dny

    I adore Bill in Page Eight (and the other 2 parts). If you havent seen this, you need to! Its fantastic.

  • @sanyuktashrestha
    @sanyuktashrestha Před 11 měsíci +1

    🤩🤩🤩

  • @us-Bahn
    @us-Bahn Před 23 dny +1

    Bill, my legs are tired. Let’s go for a leisurely caf and afterwards a long dawdle in a used book shop.

  • @dustyeyer3573
    @dustyeyer3573 Před 11 měsíci +4

    That guy is the best😂

  • @ShakilaTaranumMaan
    @ShakilaTaranumMaan Před měsícem +1

    I'll buy cake and tea dear Bill

  • @andrewharris1837
    @andrewharris1837 Před 18 dny +1

    Nighy could talk the phonebook and it would be fascinating 😅

  • @ErnieCG
    @ErnieCG Před 10 měsíci +1

    Good

  • @user-sk1jj6zg5w
    @user-sk1jj6zg5w Před 21 dnem

    We know Bill Nighy really loves the Modigliani in the corner.

  • @theartbroadcast
    @theartbroadcast Před měsícem +1

    This is it

  • @giftykoufie2767
    @giftykoufie2767 Před 11 měsíci +1

    humorous ending 😂

  • @genevievedolan1288
    @genevievedolan1288 Před 16 dny

    How much is the entrance fee for the Courtauld? Anyone know? (Some of my favorite paintings are there, so I am sure it’s worth it)

  • @CyberBeep_kenshi
    @CyberBeep_kenshi Před 2 dny

    Reminds menof the doctor who scene.

  • @HomerSlated
    @HomerSlated Před 9 dny

    OK I'm going just for the cake.

  • @user-nc2kz2mn5v
    @user-nc2kz2mn5v Před 12 dny

    Somerset House is that where they used to house the birth and marriage certificates?

  • @jeanlefranc3817
    @jeanlefranc3817 Před 26 dny

    Wonderful. I just pray that climate activists are never let loose in such an incredible collection of art.

  • @johnlawrence2757
    @johnlawrence2757 Před 23 dny

    I’m more a Wallace man myself. They got Rembrandts and Canalettos. An it’s free

  • @prithvirajbasu4196
    @prithvirajbasu4196 Před 10 měsíci +1

    This video was made a week after I went there haha 😂

  • @markbriggs5531
    @markbriggs5531 Před 14 dny

    Forgive my ignorance but would anyone be kind enough to enlighten me as to the music composer and piece. My dearly departed father used to play this on the record player on a Sunday after a round of golf. It brings back fond memories.

    • @ballskin
      @ballskin Před 13 dny +1

      Edvard Grieg - Anitra's Dance

    • @markbriggs5531
      @markbriggs5531 Před 9 dny

      ​@@ballskinThank you so much for your kind response. I shall enjoy this very much.

  • @user-df9vc3jp2b
    @user-df9vc3jp2b Před 28 dny +2

    You have a top actor like Bill Nighy... why do you then need the music playing?
    There is this ever-increasing to fill everything on television and video with music, at times drowning out the person speaking. Why do directors never consider how powerful silence can be?

  • @incognito3620
    @incognito3620 Před 22 dny

    Hello! This was not a video about Bill Nighy!
    These paintings were a direct rejection of the classical style. They are rough, sometimes I’ll conceived. Other times applications seemed rough and amateurish. It these artists did not represent the “ ideal”. They were interpreting life as they saw it, not as an academic representation. It was a time of daring exploration. Mr. Nighy alert us to them but never delves into their creations nor their creators.
    Most of us. Art lovers know about these painters and the works. Sadly this was an advert for the museum. Did he state where the Courtald is. What city?

  • @susanparsons9365
    @susanparsons9365 Před 17 dny

    What is wrong with his hands?

  • @jward8868
    @jward8868 Před 9 měsíci +2

    It’s a great pity about the unnecessary music which detracts from the narrative. Why ?

  • @Demetri450
    @Demetri450 Před 18 dny

    Islamic metalwork! 😂
    Is anything in their musuems specifically British?

    • @ballskin
      @ballskin Před 13 dny

      Yup, it's just simpletons don't like to pay attention to British history.

  • @cindyoverall8139
    @cindyoverall8139 Před 2 měsíci

    Degas was never an Impressionist.
    The School of Naturalism were much finer painters.
    People love the Impressionists because there is no
    challenge. They were day painters who daubed.
    Renoir was the worst, as the most insipid of all.