An in-depth film that explores Horta's Architectural legacy and the beginnings of art nouveau with writer and curator Paul Greenhalgh. Seen as a major breakthrough of modern architecture in the 1890s. Tracing its origins to Victor Horta’s house for the scientist and professor Émile Tassel, this film visits and explores Horta’s four major townhouses—Hôtel Tassel, Hôtel Solvay, Hôtel van Eetvelde, and Maison & Atelier Horta (Horta Museum as it is today) —remarkable and pioneering works of Art Nouveau architecture.

The Albertina's Chief Curator of the Graphic Art Collection takes us on a journey through 30 of Alfred Kubin's nightmarish drawings. From a one-eyed severed head to a monstrous devouring ape, Kubin’s dark world unfolds, each drawing revealing the many disturbing corners of his imagination and offering a deeper look into his mind.

Turner Prize winning artist Rachel Whiteread’s mysterious sculpture, Nissen Hut (2018), lives in the heart of Dalby Forest. Layla Khoo, from Forestry England, guides us through the artwork's conception and fascinating relationship to the surrounding forest.

Discover a giant of science at the University of Birmingham, a monumental bronze sculpture over five metres tall and one of Paolozzi's last public artworks. Gregory Salter, author of 'Art and Masculinity in Post-War Britain', unpacks the ways in which masculinity, science, and education all contribute to this mighty yet fractured figure.

In the heart of Cardiff lies a war memorial like no other, one that blends austere beauty with deeply felt sculpture. Peter Wakelin takes us into Cathays Park to admire the The Welsh National War Memorial. Unveiled on the 12th June 1928, it was designed by Sir Ninian Comper and stands to commemorate the servicemen who died during the First World War.

The Cable Street Mural is a stunning and monumental piece of public art located in East London, commemorating the Battle of Cable Street (1936), a historic moment when local residents, trade unionists, and anti-fascists came together to block a march by the British Union of Fascists. Dr Rafael Schacter tells the stories of defiance and unity through the bold colours and dramatic scenes of the mural and its creation, led by artist Dave Binnington, and later completed by a team of artists after facing vandalism and delays.

Elinor Morgan guides us through a famous public sculpture created by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen in Middlesbrough, UK. This whimsical piece, installed in 1993, stands as a striking example of their playful and thought-provoking art. The sculpture resembles a giant, partially unrolled bottle with swirling, calligraphic text inscribed along its surface. The text is taken from the notebooks of the explorer Captain James Cook, who was born near Middlesbrough, tying the sculpture to the local history and its maritime heritage. The piece invites viewers to reflect on themes of exploration, creativity, and the interplay between everyday objects and artistic imagination.

Jo Baring explores the gruesome history of Gallows Hill, Dorset through one of Elisabeth Frink's most profound sculptures. Unveiled in 1986, the Dorset Martyrs commemorates all Dorset men and women who suffered for their faith.

HENI Talks in collaboration with the National Portrait Gallery, explores the complexities behind female self-portraiture, showing stunning examples by artist Issy Wood. Three striking works by the London based artist Issy Wood, unpacks the bold new ways of creating self portraits. Working with found images and combining different styles and techniques, her work offers new ways of understanding the self and perceptions of women in the 21st Century.

HENI Talks in collaboration with the National Portrait Gallery, reflect on the invention of the cult of personality in the Romantic age through Byron’s Decoupage Screen. As a piece of furniture with a practical function, like a giant scrapbook, this six-foot high, four-panelled folding screen is elaborately decorated on each side with a cut and pasted mosaic of text and images. One side of the screen depicts a history of the English theatre in over one hundred and fifty mezzotints and line engravings of notable actors. The other side presents the world of boxing.

HENI Talks in collaboration with the National Portrait Gallery, examines and demonstrates the introduction of the daguerreotype from 1839 that marked a revolution in portrait making. Daguerreotype portraiture caught the public’s imagination, and the photographic studios where they were lucrative businesses and quickly sprang up around the world. This film explores work made by the two earliest photographic portrait studios in London, set up by Richard Beard and Antoine Claudet. They opened within months of each other in 1841, and are considered the birth of portrait photography in the United Kingdom.

HENI Talks in collaboration with the National Portrait Gallery, explores the importance of Sir Joshua Reynolds’ spectacular Portrait of Mai (Omai). Dr Lucy Pelzt, explains in detail, Sir Joshua Reynolds’ majestic painting which holds a pivotal place in global art history, depicting the first Polynesian to visit Britain, and is widely regarded as the finest portrait by one of Britain’s greatest artists.