The Inventors of Christmas – Thursday 3rd December 2015
By Alan Read Gathering around the Christmas tree, pulling crackers and eating mince-pies are some of the festive celebrations which[…]
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Visit: Goya’s Portraits and The Whitehall Banqueting House – Thursday 19th November 2015
Our coach will take us to the Banqueting House in Whitehall. Designed by Inigo Jones, it is one of the[…]
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Not Just Giotto: Reassessing Art in Florence c1280-1348 – Thursday 5th November 2015
Dr Janet Robson “Once Cimbae thought to hold the field as a painter; Giotto now is all the rage, dimming[…]
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The Art of Cambodia and Vietnam – Wednesday 14th October 2015
By Denise Heywood We are looking forward to our Study Day on October 14 when Denise Haywood will give three lectures[…]
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Visit to the Globe and Goldsmiths’ Hall – 13th October 2014
Another big turnout of 50 members enjoyed this rewarding, if wet, day in London. Arriving on the South Bank of[…]
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Temples, Tombs and Treasures: In Search of the Queen of Sheba – Thursday 1st October 2015
By Louise Schofield All those who came to Louise’s last lecture will remember how fascinating and entertaining she was and[…]
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Visit: The Wallace Collection, London – Wednesday 23rd September 2015
Following the talk by the Chief Curator of The Wallace Collection, earlier in the month, we will travel to London[…]
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The Founders and Treasures of the Wallace Collection – Thursday 3rd September 2015
By Stephen Duffy The Wallace Collection which is a national museum, containing an outstanding array of paintings, furniture, porcelain, arms[…]
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30th Anniversary Garden Party – 18th July 2015
We will be holding a garden party to celebrate our 30th Anniversary at Cross Farm, Shackleford.
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Sissinghurst Castle and Knole – Thursday 25th June 2015
Following up our April lecture on the Sackville-Wests, we will visit two of the places most closely associated with them.[…]
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Amsterdam and Holland Art and Culture Tour (5 Days) – Tuesday 9th June 2015
Our visit includes a tour of Amsterdam, a canal cruise and guided visits to the Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh Museums[…]
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Kelmscott Visit – 9th June 2014
Following Anne Anderson’s talk on William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones in April, we visited Kelmscott Manor, Morris’s Cotswold home from[…]
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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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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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St Pancras / Kings Cross Visit – 24th April 2014
Andrew Davies followed his February lecture by leading some 40 members on a tour of the St Pancras and Kings[…]
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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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