Pissarro and his Artistic Family in London and Grayshott – 7th September 2017
Pissarro and his Artistic Family in London and Grayshott by Nicholas Reed. Camille Pissarro (the founder of French impressionism) and[…]
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Category: Past Events
Munstead Wood, near Godalming – Wednesday 19th July 2017
Visit to the beautiful gardens of Munstead Wood, the home of famous garden designer Gertrude Jekyll. Followed by an optional[…]
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Visit: Pashley Manor Gardens and Great Dixter – Thursday 15th June 2017
Pashley Manor Gardens and Great Dixter, Kent Pashley Manor is a Tudor manor house with a quintessential romantic English Garden. […]
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Hans Holbein the Younger – Thursday 1st June 2017
Hans Holbein the Younger (1497-1543) Portraitist of the Rennaisance by Jane Choy-Thurlow This phenomenal artist has done so much to[…]
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Faber & Faber: 90 Years of Excellence in Cover Design – Thursday 11th May
Faber & Faber: 90 Years of Excellence in Cover Design by Toby Faber This lecture traces the history of Faber[…]
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Visit: Red House and Dulwich Picture Gallery – Thursday 27th April 2017
Private tour of William Morris’s celebrated Arts and Crafts home in Bexleyheath, The Red House. Followed by a guided tour[…]
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Basingstoke and its Contribution to World Culture !! – Thursday 6th April
Basingstoke and its Contribution to World Culture !! by Rupert Willoughby Renowned for its dullness, Basingstoke is distinguished only by[…]
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Special Interest Day: Byzantium – Wednesday 29th March 2017
Other Worldly Byzantium: Holy Places, Sacred Art and Priceless Treasures by Dr. Helen Rufus-Ward Three lectures: Pilgrimage to St Catherine’s[…]
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Bridge Drive – Wednesday 15th March 2017
A fun day of bridge. Ask your friends to join you in making up a table of four. Please bring[…]
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An Ideal Partnership: Lutyens and Jekyll – Thursday 2nd March 2017
An Ideal Partnership: Lutyens and Jekyll – James Bolton The last two decades of the C19th reverberated with the row[…]
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Seurat dot dot dot ……. Thursday 2nd February 2017
by Eveline Eaton Within Post-Impressionism, Georges Seurat (1850-1891) evolved a highly personal style which is often referred to as Pointillism[…]
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Visit: Picasso Exhibition – National Portrait Gallery – 18th January 2017
Pablo Picasso’s portraits epitomise the immense variety and innovation of his art. This major exhibition of over eighty works focuses[…]
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‘For the Inspection of the Publick’ – Thursday 5th January 2017
by Helen Hillyard This year marks 200 years since Dulwich Picture Gallery first opened to the public as England’s first[…]
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Christmas Lunch – Waverly Abbey House – 9th December 2016
We will be holding our Christmas Lunch on 9th December at Waverley Abbey House.
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The Christmas Story in Renaissance Art – Thursday 1st December 2016
This lecture, by Paula Nutall, tells the Christmas Story through a selection of well-loved paintings and illuminated manuscripts by Italian[…]
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Under the Open Sky: Newlyn and Lamorna Artists 1880-1940 – Thursday 10th November 2016
We welcome Catherine Wallace who has considerable knowledge and experience of Cornish Art. She will give three lectures: – Art, Fish[…]
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Thy Trembling Strings – The 19th Century Harp & Harp Lute – Thursday 3rd November 2016
By Sarah Deere-Jones Many people around the world today believe the harp to be an exclusively ‘Celtic’ instument and are[…]
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Visit: The Garrick Club and The Royal Opera House or Freemasons’ Hall Tuesday – 18 October 2016
Guided tour of the Garrick Club and its world famous collection of art, sculpture and memorabilia related to the theatre.[…]
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The Punch and Judy Show (from Comedia dell’Arte to the Present Day) – Thursday 6th October 2016
by Bertie Pearce Bertie Pearce is a born Entertainer. His shows are remembered years afterwards for all the right reasons.[…]
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Visit: Longford Castle, Arundells and Salisbury – Wednesday 14 September 2016
Private tour of Longford Castle, garden and its important art collection, for which it has a special relationship with the[…]
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