Life and Times of the Sundial – Perspective on Civilisation’s Timekeeper – Thursday 4th June 2015
By Kevin Karney The history of the sundial outstrips that of the clock by at least two thousand years.The lecture[…]
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Category: Past Events
The Edward Barnsley Workshop – Friday 15th May 2015
Situated at Froxfield, just outside Petersfield, this workshop making high quality furniture, has its roots in the Arts and Crafts.[…]
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Thomas Heatherwick: “the Leonardo of our Times” (Conran) – Thursday 14th May 2015
By Anthea Streeter Thomas Heatherwick has won many awards and honours. In 2004 he was the youngest practitioner to be[…]
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Oxford and the Edward King Chapel – Tuesday 21st April 2015
Our visit includes a visit to the award winning Chapel named after Edward King before continuing to the Ashmolean Museum,[…]
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The Sackvilles of Knole and Sissinghurst – Thursday 9th April 2015
By William Forrester We follow the Sackvilles from the Tudor era, when they gained Knole, through the C18th, to the[…]
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The Gilded Stage ( A Social History of Opera ) – Wednesday 18th March 2015
By Daniel Snowman The broadcaster, lecturer and writer, Daniel Snowman, will give us three lectures on the history of opera[…]
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Regency Furniture – Thursday 5th March 2015
By Janusz Karczewski-Slowikowski Anthony meets Cleopatra. Greco-Roman influences are augmented by Egyptian ones to provide a stunningly original interpretation of[…]
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Visit to the Royal School of Needlework – Wednesday 11th February 2015
The Royal School of Needlework, based at Hampton Court Palace, is an international centre of excellence for the art of[…]
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Vermeer and His Magic – Thursday 5th February 2015
By Eveline Eaton Art lovers everywhere have long admired Vermeer’s exquisite paintings with their[…]
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The Fascinating World of Playing Cards – Thursday 8th January 2015
By Yasha Beresiner This amusing lecture looks at how cards were used for communication, propaganda and education as well as[…]
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In the Bleak Mid-winter – Thursday 4th December 2014
By Ann Clements From the 15th century peasants drying their clothes through the 17th century Frost Fairs on the Thames,[…]
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The Art of Venice : the Lion of the Sea – Thursday 13th November 2014
By Douglas Skeggs Three Lectures on the art of Venice. “The Origins of Venetian Art” looks at the dawn of[…]
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In the Wake of Handel – Thursday 6th November 2014
By Peter Medhurst Handel’s music had a direct effect on his musical contemporaries but also on the literary, – visual[…]
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The Globe Theatre and Goldsmiths’ Hall – Monday 13th October 2014
A chance to see the Globe backstage followed by an informative guided tour of Goldsmith’s Hall Shakespeare’s Globe is a[…]
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Laos : from historic Buddhist temples to modern silk weaving – Thursday 2nd October 2014
By Denise Haywood Note: The AGM will precede this lecture An exploration of the sacred architecture of Luang Prabang, a[…]
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Lowry Exhibition at Tate Britain – Tuesday 24th September 2013
In late September we visit Tate Britain for an eagerly anticipated tour of the Lowry exhibition. This is the first[…]
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The Power and Glory of our Country Houses – Thursday 4th September 2014
By Anthony Russell This journey through history illustrates the most magnificent examples of the British country house and considers the[…]
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Visit to Kelmscott Manor and Village – Thursday 19th June 2014
William Morris’s beloved Cotswold home containing a collection of his work. Time to explore the attractive Kelmscott village Kelmscott Manor[…]
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Mad Tracey from Margate : the work of Tracey Emin – Thursday 5th June 2014
By Rosalind Whyte An entertaining look at the art of this always controversial figure – love her or hate her,[…]
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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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