The Seine – River of Light and Home to Impressionism by Carole Petipher – Wednesday 18th March 2026
Carole Petipher’s lecture series, The Seine: River of Light and Home to Impressionism, draws deeply on her twenty years living[…]
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Carole Petipher’s lecture series, The Seine: River of Light and Home to Impressionism, draws deeply on her twenty years living[…]
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Author, lecturer, and tour guide Chris Aslan took us on a whistle stop journey through Uzbekistan, the Central Asian nation[…]
Read moreSpeaker Stephen Duffy, gave a fascinating talk about the founding of The Wallace Collection, an outstanding collection of Paintings, furniture,[…]
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Tate Britain and Tate Modern art guide and lecturer Raymond Warburton opened our eyes to the rise and development of[…]
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Our lecturer this month was Dr Graham Jones, former soldier, musician, and long-serving figure in military music. Now organiser of[…]
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Mokuhanga woodcut artist, author, and teacher Carol Wilhide Justin led us on a fascinating exploration of the profound influence of[…]
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Lee Miller was a complex figure. Born Elizabeth Miller in New York back in 1907, the ‘Lee’ bit came later[…]
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Annalie Talent, lecturer and educationalist, delivered a lively and informative talk on how 18th-century writers and poets viewed the natural world—a[…]
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Pewter, was described by author and lecturer Andrew Spira as a “utilitarian material with no airs and graces, evoking daily[…]
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Some 80 members of the Society enjoyed a delicious champagne tea reception in the lovely Long Hall at Ramster Hall[…]
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Thirty three members of TASG left at 8.30a.m from Grayshott by coach and were driven straight to Brighton, arriving at[…]
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Well known author, broadcaster and Antiques Roadshow expert Mark Hill spoke passionately about the pioneering art of glassmaker Michael Harris[…]
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Our May lecture, celebrating the centenary of the 1925 Paris Expo, was given by Pamela Campbell- Johnston who specialises in[…]
Read moreGiving his talk subtitled “TfLL – Transforming London’s Looks” author, broadcaster and documentary film maker Mark Ovenden described how London[…]
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On Wednesday 12th March the society enjoyed three outstanding lectures from Antonia Gatward Cevizli. The breaching of the city walls[…]
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By the mid 19th Century, Britain was the largest economic power in the world and at the forefront of industrial[…]
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Dr Lydia Goodson, art historian and lecturer specializing in material culture in Renaissance Italy gave us a delightful talk about[…]
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For our first lecture of 2025, which is also the 40th Anniversary year of the founding of the Arts Society[…]
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Author, lecturer and London Blue Badge guide Vicky Bailey gave a lively lecture describing how Christmas used to be just[…]
Read moreWe were delighted to welcome back lecturer, author and artist Douglas Skeggs for this Special Interest Day on the rise[…]
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