As part of Derby Museums Year of Wright celebrations join Lucy Bamford for an exclusive behind the scenes look at Wright of Derby: From The Shadows.

At this after-hours event, Lucy will uncover her favourites among the works on display, sharing what was going on in Wrights life at the time and his experience as an artist whilst taking in some of the broader scientific, philosophical and popular cultural context. Having spent the last 24 months working on From the Shadows, Lucy will share some of the unexpected challenges of working on an exhibition of this scale and ambition as well as aspects of Wrights artistic practice, demonstrating how he achieved his effects through his secret technique the use of a lightbox, that has been reinterpreted exclusively for Derby.

Lucy Bamford is the Senior Curator of Art for Derby Museums Trust, where she manages a large and broad-ranging collection of art dating from the 17th century to the present day. However, Lucys main interest is the life and work of the 18th century artist Joseph Wright of Derby, of which Derby Museums holds the largest and most comprehensive collection in the world. Lucys post at Derby Museums represents her first curatorial role, which she began in 2008 following her graduation from the Courtauld Institute of Art in 2007.

This is an exclusive event for members of the Derby Museums Business Network.