Artemisia, Elizabeth and Laura – Thursday 5th May 2022
Three Exceptional Female Artists: Artemisia Gentileschi, Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun and Dame Laura Knight by Bernard Allan Nearly 300 years[…]
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Category: Past Events
New Advances in Ice Age Art – Thursday 2nd September 2021
New Advances in Ice Age Art by Paul Bahn Dating from c.40.000 to 12,000 years ago, Ice Age Art continues[…]
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The Forensic Eye: Find your Inner Connoisseur – Thursday 7th October 2021
The Forensic Eye: Find your Inner Connoisseur by Chantal Brotherton-Ratcliffe How do dealers, auctioneers and museum staff determine whether a[…]
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The Healing Power of Plants – Thursday 5th March 2020
The Healing Power of Plants by Timothy Walker Despite being used for thousands of years, the role of plants in[…]
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Archaeological Adventures in Albania – Thursday 6th February 2020
Archaeological Adventures in Albania by Louise Schofield This lecture explores the archaeology and history of Albania. A country in the[…]
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“Turner v Constable: The Great British Paint-Off” – Thursday 9th January 2020
“Turner v Constable: The Great British Paint-Off” by Nicola Moorby This is the story of the epic rivalry between the[…]
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Visit to Russell-Cotes Museum and Art Gallery, Bournemouth and Compton Acres Gardens, Poole, Wednesday 22 September 2021
Morning visit to the Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum dramatically situated on the East Cliff at Bournemouth overlooking the sea. […]
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Musical Tour of Westminster Abbey with the Purcell Club – Saturday 22 October 2022
We expect this to be a very special evening – and one for which we were on the waiting list[…]
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Special Interest Day – 29 March 2022 – Once Upon a Time – Children’s Books Through the Ages.
Once Upon a Time – Children’s Books Through the Ages. 10.30 – 15.00 Three Lectures will be given by Elizabeth[…]
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Special Interest Morning – Tuesday 16 March 2021 10:30 – 13:00 – Masters of the Sea
This Special Interest Morning will be held on-line via Zoom Two lectures given by JAMES TAYLOR. Dr James Taylor, a[…]
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William Blake Exhibition at Tate Britain – Tuesday 14 January 2020
William Blake, 1757 – 1827, was a painter, printmaker and poet. Largely unrecognised in his lifetime, he is now seen[…]
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Christmas Lunch at Waveley Abbey House – Monday 16 December 2019
We’ll again be holding our Christmas lunch at Waverley Abbey House. It’s a lovely grade II listed Georgian mansion by[…]
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Tour to Lisbon 24 – 29 April 2022
Our 2022 tour will take us to Lisbon. The second oldest capital city in Europe after Athens and the capital[…]
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Bridge Drive – Wednesday 27th February 2:00 pm
Our Annual Bridge Drive will, in 2019, take place on Wednesday 27th February, starting promptly at 2.00 p.m. and play[…]
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Visit to St Mary’s Fairford and Buscot Park – Wednesday 10th April 2019
Guided tour of the beautiful 15th C stained glass windows in St Mary’s, followed by a Thameside pub lunch and[…]
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Special Interest Day – Treasures of the Silk Route – Tuesday 19th November 2019
Treasures of the Silk Road – from China to the Mediterranean. Three lectures given by Christopher Bradley on Tuesday 19[…]
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Mad Men and Artists – How the Advertising Industry Exploited Fine Art – Thursday 3rd October 2019
By Tony Rawlins Fine art has provided advertisers and their agencies with a great deal of material to use in[…]
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Caravaggio – Murderer or Genius – Thursday 5th September 2019
By Julia Musgrave Caravaggio’s paintings inspired many artists during his lifetime and would go on to influence many more, from[…]
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Pots and Frocks – The World of Grayson Perry from Essex Potter to Superstar National Treasure – Thursday 7th November 2019
By Ian Swankie. Widely known for his appearances dressed as his feminine alter ego, Claire, Grayson Perry RA is now a[…]
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A Potted History of Britain – Thursday 2nd May 2019
By Julian Richards. The first pots appeared in Britain about 6000 years ago and this lecture will chart the ways[…]
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