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You have to try really hard, it seems, to like British art. Even its admirers appear to believe it has contributed little to world art history. Tate, the closest thing we have to a gallery of British art, assigns less than a quarter of its display space to works made before 1900.

Why is British art so overlooked? Is it because Britain itself has never been enthusiastic about art, and indeed is still ill at ease with it today?

Is it, quite simply, bad? Or has British art suffered an injustice? None of these questions can be answered without a frank reassessment of the history of British art, those who made it, and who it was made for. Leading art historian Dr Bendor Grosvenor (best known as co-presenter of the BBC series, Britain’s Lost Masterpieces) is taking on that challenge.

A provocative, captivating and highly accessible story of British art from 10,000 BCE to the 19th century.

This event is being held at the Mainstreet Trading Company in the barn and can only be accessed by stairs. Please read our accessibility guide for more information.

Doors open at 6pm.