Copies, Curtains and Ways of Looking by Chantal Brotherton – Ratcliffe – Thursday November 7 2024
How does our experience of living with and looking at works of art today compare to the viewing experience of[…]
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Dingley Dell to ‘A Christmas Carol’ by Vicky Bailey – Thursday December 5 2024
Ideal for Christmas time!This talk ranges from Dickensian Christmas stories to traditional Victorian Christmas activities and the inspiration for ghost[…]
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The Green man in English Churches by Imogen Corrigan – Thursday 3 October 2024
More correctly called ‘foliate heads’, there was a proliferation of Green Man images around the year 1400. The lecture discusses[…]
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London Bridged: 3,500 Years of Crossing the Thames by Charlie Forman – Thursday 5 September 2024
People were bridging the Thames in the Bronze Age – 1,500 years before the Romans built London Bridge. In the[…]
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Women Artists in Britain – by Amy Lim – Thursday 6 June 2024
Women have worked as artists for hundreds of years, often struggling against societal expectations and institutional barriers. An exhibition to[…]
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The World’s Greatest Paintings: 200 Years of The National Gallery by Simon Whitehouse – Thursday 7 March 2024
2024 marks the bicentenary of the founding of the National Gallery. This lecture tells the story of the establishment of[…]
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Wealth Adornment Art : A Study of Jewellery in 17th -19th Century England by Amanda Herries – Thursday 4 April 2024
Jewellery has been worn by humans for thousands of years. It not only adorns and decorates, it is a useful[…]
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Grace Darling and the Fine Art of Saving Lives at Sea – by James Taylor – Thursday 2 May 2024
Darling’s daring rescue of steamship passengers off the Northumberland coast in 1838 brought her international fame. Discover more about her[…]
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The Art of Trickery: How Magicians are Seen in Paintings, Prints and Cartoons by Ian Keable – Thursday 1 February 2024
This talk is on how magicians have appeared in art throughout the centuries, whether in paintings, satirical prints or cartoons.[…]
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Monopoly by Roger Mendham – Thursday 4 January 2024
Almost everyone has played Monopoly at some time in their life. It is one of the world’s most popular[…]
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Visit to the National Gallery, London – October 2024 – Date to be confirmed
To View Exhibition on VAN GOGH: POETS AND LOVERS 2024 marks the 200 anniversary of the National Gallery and at[…]
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Visit to Waddesdon Manor Aylesbury, Bucks – Wednesday 12th June 2024
A visit not to be missed for its exceptional architecture, art collections and gardens. Built in the style of a[…]
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Special Interest Day – Wednesday 20th November 2024 – ‘The Medici ‘Bankrolling the Renaissance’ by Douglas Skeggs
The Medici were in many ways an unattractive family. Ruthless in pursuit of profit for their Florentine bank, greedy for[…]
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Special Interest Day – Wednesday 20 March 2024 – Art Down Under: From Convict Years to the Modern Era by Valerie Woodgate
In this special day Valerie Woodgate will give three lectures as follows: Lecture 1 Convicts and the First Immigrants The artistic[…]
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Fund Raising Bridge Drive – 28 February 2024 at 1.45pm
Our Annual Bridge Drive will take place on Wednesday 28th February 2024, play starting promptly at 1.45 p.m. and ending[…]
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Christmas Lunch at Waverley Abbey House – Monday 11 December 2023
This year our Christmas Lunch will be held once again at the lovely Waverley Abbey House. This Grade ll listed[…]
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Virtual Tour – Kosovo’s Capital, Pristina : Mulberry Trees, Mosques, Macchiato and Mother Teresa – Thursday 22 February 2024 at 11 am
Arts Society lecturer, writer and trainer, Elizabeth Gowing has for 15 years had a home in Pristina, where she co-founded[…]
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Vitual Tour – Mussolini and Rome – Wednesday 27 March 2024 at 10.30 am
In Italy the two decades that Benito Mussolini was in power are referred to as “il Ventennio Fascista”. In this[…]
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Virtual Tour – Museum Island, Berlin – Thursday January 25 2024 at 11 am
A UNESCO world heritage site, Berlin’s Museum Island is home to no less than five world famous museums, built orignally[…]
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The History of Opera by Jamie Hayes – Thursday 7 September
A fascinating lecture of how opera began, developed and spread worldwide; from 1600 to the present day. Illustrated with musical[…]
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