Virtual Tour – Wilde about Oscar – Tuesday 21 November 2023 at 11am
London Blue Badge Guide and Arts Society lecturer Simon Whitehouse will lead us on a virtual tour on Zoom to tell us about Oscar Wilde: writer, wit & the first modern celebrity. Simon will chart Oscar's extraordinary journey from his childhood in Ireland to his artistic circle in Chelsea and ...
Virtual Tour – Museum Island, Berlin – Tuesday January 16 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 betwen 1830 and 1930. Nick Jackson, local Berlin Guide, will tell us about the architecture of Museum Island as a symbol of power, the highlights of the collections and their ...
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 an organisation to empower and support local people in need and promote a culture of volunteering and philanthropy. In this visit she will share with us the things she loves ...
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 tour, our ever popular Rome guide Stuart Harvey will examine the origins of fascism and how Mussolini was able to take such total control of the Italian state, focusing particularly ...