LONDON.- For the first time original works by young people are on display at The Courtauld Gallery as part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad programme Stories of the World, the biggest youth engagement project ever undertaken by UK museums. Inspired by works from The Courtauld Gallery’s collection, twenty-one students aged 16 to 21 from further education colleges across London have reinterpreted selected paintings to create photographic portraits staged with artist photographer Marysa Dowling. They also organised the exhibition in consultation with curators, conservators and technicians while learning what goes on behind the scenes of a world-famous museum. The participating students are studying a wide range of subjects, from BTEC to A-Levels, and all have a keen interest in art although they had not visited The Courtauld Gallery before taking part in this project. The students were in receipt of Education Mainten