Marie of Romania: Artist Queen
Fri 03 Oct
|The Garrison Chapel, Chelsea Barracks
Dr. Shona Kallestrup will discuss Marie of Romania’s flower paintings within the wider context of her unusual designs.
Time & Location
03 Oct 2025, 19:00 – 21:00
The Garrison Chapel, Chelsea Barracks, Belgravia, London SW1W 8BG, UK
About the event
This year, the flagship programme of The Romanian Cultural Institute in London celebrates Queen Marie of Romania and her enduring legacy.
We mark 150 years since the birth of this iconic figure in Romanian history with a series of events organised around the exhibition "Marie of Romania, Artist Queen", hosted by The King Foundation's Garrison Chapel Gallery from 18 September - 12 October. Among these is a talk by art historian Dr. Shona Kallestrup.
FRIDAY 3 October, 7pm
Talk: “Marie of Romania: Artist Queen”
Dr. Shona Kallestrup, the exhibition’s lead curator, will discuss Marie of Romania’s flower paintings within the wider context of her unusual designs for palace interiors, costumes, furniture and fairy tales.
"I’ve been fascinated by British-born Queen Marie since first discovering her writings and palace designs in Romanian archives as a PhD student in the 1990s. She was a fabulous character – strong-willed, courageous, intensely artistic and…