Three Romantics : Chopin, Delacroix, and George Sand – Thursday 1st May 2014
By Elizabeth Rumbelow This lecture follows the separate but inter-twined lives of three leading exponents of the Romantic movement. We[…]
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Category: Past Events
Walk around St Pancras and King’s Cross – Thursday 24th April 2014
This outing is linked to February’s lecture. Andrew Davies is our entertaining and informative guide. St Pancras railway station, also[…]
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With Just a Needle and Thread – Thursday 3rd April 2014
By Dr. Susan Kay-Williams A wide ranging lecture looking at embroidery techniques through the ages – coronation regalia, Oscar dresses,[…]
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The Golden Age of Dutch Art – Tuesday 18th March 2014
By Hilary Williams
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The Oxford Brothers : William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones – Thursday 6th March 2014
By Anne Anderson Having met in 1853 in Oxford, they were almost inseparable until Morris’s death in 1896. The story[…]
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Turner and the Sea – Wednesday 29th January 2014
A visit to The National Maritime Museum at Greenwich to see the special exhibition exploring JMW Turner’s lifelong fascination with[…]
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Wonder Workers and the Art of Illusion – Thursday 9th January 2014
By Bertie Pearce There has always been a fascination with magic and the impossible and this talk is a whistle-stop[…]
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Three Wise Men – Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh. The Traditions of the Magi – Thursday 5th December 2013
By Christopher Bradley The term ‘Magi’ refers to the Zoroastrian priest-sages, anonymous wise men who were specialists in medicine, religion[…]
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Contemporary Silver: its development in the 20th and 21st centuries – Thursday 7th November 2013
By Rosemary Ransome-Wallis This lecture traces the origins of contemporary silver from 1900 to the present day, focussing on the[…]
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British Architecture Now – Wednesday 16th October 2013
By Anthea Streeter.
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Soapsuds and Whitewash: the Sea paintings of JMW Turner – Thursday 3rd October 2013
By Barry Venning Ruskin believed that Turner’s later sea paintings included the “noblest seas ever painted by man” and few[…]
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Rescuing Zeugma from the flood waters of the Euphrates – Thursday 5th September 2013
By Louise Schofield Zeugma was an ancient trading centre on the Euphrates, founded in 300 B.C. by one of Alexander’s[…]
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Stowe House and Gardens – Monday 1st July 2013
In early July we visit Stowe House and Gardens. The Landscape Gardens are beautiful and impressive with their many temples,[…]
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Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera – Thursday 6th June 2013
By Chloe Sayer Representing the Golden Age of Mexican painting, Kahlo and Rivera have iconic status in Mexico, and after[…]
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Heritage of Storms: Lord Byron – his Romantic Inheritance and his Artistic Legacy – Thursday 9th May 2013
By Elizabeth Merry A look at the background and life of Byron, the political upheavals of the late 18th, early[…]
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Strawberry Hill and Painshill Park – Tuesday 23rd April 2013
In April we visit the restored Strawberry Hill House – former home of Hugh Walpole. This magical, almost fairytale place[…]
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Tea, Opium and Hong Kong – Thursday 4th April 2013
By Patrick Conner The fascinating story of the tea trade from China to the West, the resultant demand for Opium[…]
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The Romanovs: Tyrants and Martyrs of Imperial Russia – Thursday 21st March 2013
By Douglas Skeggs The Days of Special Interest planned for 2013, promise to be equally enjoyable. In March, Douglas Skeggs[…]
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18th Century European Porcelain – Thursday 7th March 2013
By Jane Gardiner The early experiments into porcelain making in England, particularly Chelsea, Bow, Derby and Worcester. The lecture will[…]
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Visit to ‘Turner’s Sussex’ at Petworth House – Wednesday 13th February 2013
Turner was a frequent visitor to Petworth House and this exhibition provides the opportunity to view some of his less[…]
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