Art of The Cartoonist by Harry Venning – Thursday 1st October 2026
In ‘The Art Of The Cartoonist’ Harry will be tracing the history of his profession with examples from early practitioners[…]
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Category: Lectures
Take 4: Interiors – Vuillard, Van Eyck, Vermeer and Hopper by Ronnie Ireland – Thursday 4th June 2026
“Take 4: Interiors” is part of a series of theme based lectures, in this instance looking at the theme of[…]
Read morePatriotism, Propaganda and Pathos: Art and the Napoleonic Wars by Lois Oliver – Thursday 5th November 2026
The decisive allied victory over Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 ended a series of wars that had[…]
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David Wilkie Painter of Everyday Country Folk by Felicity Herring – Thursday 3rd September 2026
Born in Fife in 1785, David Wilkie was a painter of everyday scenes of country life, he was the first[…]
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Joseph Duveen: Charismatic Crook or the World’s Greatest Art dealer by Mark Meredith – Thursday 2nd April
“Europe has a great deal of art, and America has a great deal of money,” remarked Joseph Duveen. It was[…]
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The Story of Pantomime – A Very British Art Form by Malcolm Jones – Thursday 3rd December 2026
Sometimes called Britain’s greatest ‘Art Form’, Pantomime has been a popular form of entertainment for over 300 years. In the[…]
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The Golden Road To Samarkand by Chris Aslan – Thursday 5th March 2026
Uzbekistan in the heart of Central Asia boasts glittering mosques, madrassahs and minarets in the Silk Road cities of Samarkand,[…]
Read moreCanal History and Heritage by Roger Butler – Thursday 7th May 2026
This lecture provides a colourful introduction to the secret world of our 2000-mile inland waterway network and looks at all[…]
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