Titian – The First Modern Artist – Thursday 1st April 2021
Titian – The First Modern Artist by Douglas Skeggs During a long, successful and immensely lucrative career, Titian established himself[…]
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Category: Past Events
The Market For Antiques in the UK Today – Thursday 4th March 2021
The Market For Antiques in the UK Today – or- Why No-One Wants to Buy Your Wardrobe Anymore! by Matthew[…]
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William Hogarth – 1697-1764 – Thursday 4th February 2021
William Hogarth – 1697-1764 by Linda Smith Hogarth is nowadays mostly remembered as a talented satirist, but there is much[…]
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The Art of the Steal: Nazi Looting During WWII – Thursday 7th January 2021
The Art of the Steal: Nazi Looting During WW II by Shauna Isaac The Nazis looted over 20% of Western[…]
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Virtual London Tour – Part 2 – From Bangladesh to Banksy – The story of London’s new East End – 2pm 19 January 2021
This vibrant virtual tour tells the incredible story of the transformation that the East End has gone through in recent[…]
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Virtual London Tour – Part 1 The Old East End – 11.00 Tuesday 17th November 2020
The East End is one of London’s most fascinating and dynamic districts. It is essentially the story of immigration, wave[…]
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Virtual Coffee Morning – 10:30 on Tuesday 20th October 2020
In response to members who said they might be interested in joining a virtual coffee morning, we are arranging this[…]
Read moreThe Land Of The Midnight Sun: Norway’s Golden Age of Painting – Thursday 16th July 2020 at 2.00 p.m.
The Land of The Midnight Sun: Norway’s Golden Age of Painting by Stella Grace Lyons Online Lecture Why isn’t Norwegian[…]
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The Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao and the Architecture of Frank Gehry – Thursday 11th JUNE 2020 at 2.00 p.m.
The Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao and the Architecture of Frank Gehry by Sian Walters ON-LINE LECTURE The Guggenheim, designed by[…]
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Bridge Drive – Wednesday 26th February 2020
Our Annual Bridge Drive will, in 2020, take place on Wednesday 26th February, starting promptly at 2.00 p.m. and play[…]
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Dickens of a Christmas – Thursday 3rd December 2020
Dickens of a Christmas and “God Bless us Everyone” by Bertie Pearce Charles Dickens has often been proclaimed as “The[…]
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Joaquin Sorolla: Painter of Light – Online Lecture on Thursday 5th November at 2.00 p.m.
Joaquin Sorolla: Painter of Light by Jacqueline Cockburn One of the most extraordinary Spanish artists from Valencia; Joaquin Sorolla has[…]
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The GPO Film Unit – Online Lecture Viewable for One Week From Thursday 1st October 2020
The GPO Film Unit by Howard Smith This is the entertaining story of how documentary films started from the French[…]
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The Queen of Instruments: The Lute within Old Masters – Thursday 3rd September 2020 – On-Line Lecture
The Queen of Instruments: The Lute within Old Masters by Adam Busiakiewicz The lute holds a special place in the[…]
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Artemisia, Elizabeth and Laura – Thursday 5th May 2022
Three Exceptional Female Artists: Artemisia Gentileschi, Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun and Dame Laura Knight by Bernard Allan Nearly 300 years[…]
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New Advances in Ice Age Art – Thursday 2nd September 2021
New Advances in Ice Age Art by Paul Bahn Dating from c.40.000 to 12,000 years ago, Ice Age Art continues[…]
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The Forensic Eye: Find your Inner Connoisseur – Thursday 7th October 2021
The Forensic Eye: Find your Inner Connoisseur by Chantal Brotherton-Ratcliffe How do dealers, auctioneers and museum staff determine whether a[…]
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The Healing Power of Plants – Thursday 5th March 2020
The Healing Power of Plants by Timothy Walker Despite being used for thousands of years, the role of plants in[…]
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Archaeological Adventures in Albania – Thursday 6th February 2020
Archaeological Adventures in Albania by Louise Schofield This lecture explores the archaeology and history of Albania. A country in the[…]
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“Turner v Constable: The Great British Paint-Off” – Thursday 9th January 2020
“Turner v Constable: The Great British Paint-Off” by Nicola Moorby This is the story of the epic rivalry between the[…]
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