Impressionists in London – Thursday 4th October 2018
By John Iddon. This is the story of the artists who fled to Britain to escape the war in France,[…]
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The Glory of Fabergé – Thursday 28th June 2018
By Clare Phillips This is the rescheduled lecture originally planned for March but which was cancelled due to the adverse[…]
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As Good as Gold – Thursday 3rd May 2018
By Alexandra Epps. This is a special Lecture in Celebration of the NADFAS Golden Anniversary which will be followed by[…]
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Who Was Tutankhamun – Thursday 1st February 2018
Who was Tutankhamun – The Boy King Behind the Greatest Treasures Ever Found by Anthony Russell. Read the lecture report[…]
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Zaha Hadid – Architectural Superstar – Thursday 7th June 2018
By Colin Davies. Dame Zaha Hadid died suddenly in 2016, at the age of sixty-five. Architectural historians of the future[…]
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Gustav Klimt – Thursday 4th January 2018
By Ann Clements. Although most famous for “The Kiss”, there is in fact much more to Klimt’s work. Throughout his[…]
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Special Interest Day: The Grand Tour – Tuesday 20th November 2018
The Grand Tour: Travel & Collecting in the 18th Century Three lectures given by Caroline Knight FSA 10:00-15:00 including free[…]
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Special Interest Day – The Ancient Maya – Wednesday 14th March 2018
The Ancient Maya Three lectures given by Dr Diane Davies. Photos from the Special Interest Day can be found in[…]
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Lecture: ‘Pissarro and His Artistic Family in London and Grayshott’ – 7th September 2017
French Impressionist Painters in England At our first meeting after the summer break, Nicholas Reed gave, what for many of[…]
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Photographs of the visit to Munstead Wood – 19th July 2017
Photographs taken on the visit to Munstead Wood. For a report on the visit click here.
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Visit to Munstead Wood – 19th July 2017
As a follow up to April’s talk on Gertrude Jekyll and Edwin Lutyens, we arranged a visit to see the[…]
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Visit to Pashley Manor Gardens and Great Dixter – 15th June
Pashley Manor Gardens and Great Dixter We were fortunate to be blessed with a lovely warm and sunny day for[…]
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Grayshott Decorative & Fine Arts Society – Change of Name to The Arts Society Grayshott
At an Extraordinary General Meeting on 1st June 2017 the membership of Grayshott DFAS approved a resolution to proceed with[…]
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Hans Holbein the Younger (1497-1543) – 1st June 2017
Hans Holbein the Younger (1497-1543) Portraitist of the Rennaisance by Jane Choy-Thurlow. One of the highlights of our society’s visit[…]
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Visit to Pashley Manor and Great Dixter – 15th June 2017
Pashley Manor – House, Gardens and Sculptures Great Dixter
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Grayshott Market Square Societies Fair – 13th May 2017
Grayshott DFAS were represented at the Societies Fair held in Grayshott Village on Saturday morning. The fair included a variety[…]
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Visit to The Red House and Dulwich Picture Gallery – 27th April 2017
The Red House and Dulwich Picture Gallery This day out was something of a South London odyssey as William Morris’s[…]
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Basingstoke and its Contribution to World Culture – 6th April 2017
The title of this month’s lecture had aroused various reactions before our meeting when Rupert Willoughby sought to illustrate the[…]
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