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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Category: Past Events
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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Hatfield House – Wednesday 26th September 2018
Visit to the imposing splendour of this Jacobean house, home to the Cecil family, the Marquess of Salisbury, for 400[…]
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Two Temple Place, The Age of Jazz exhibition and the Courtauld Gallery – Thursday 8th February 2018
Guided Tour of Two Temple Place, an opulent neo-Gothic mansion built for William Waldorf Astor and visit to the Age[…]
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Roche Court Sculpture Park and Wilton House – Tuesday 12th June 2018
Private tour of the major collection of contemporary sculpture in the lovely grounds of Roche Court, a manor house near[…]
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Highclere Castle and Sandham Memorial Chapel – Monday 9th April 2018
Well known as Downton Abbey from the TV series, Highclere Castle, home of the Earls of Carnarvon, also has an[…]
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Tour to Vienna: Thursday 13th – Tuesday 18th September 2018
A 6-day, 5-night tour to see the artistic and cultural highlights of Vienna. (You can read a report on our[…]
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Christmas Lunch at Waverley Abbey House – Tuesday 12th December
Back by popular demand following the success of last year’s event, we’ll again be holding our Christmas lunch at Waverley[…]
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“Oh Yes It Is” – Thursday 7th December 2017
by Jane Tapley. This lecture tells the fascinating story of how Pantomime developed out of its Greek and Roman roots[…]
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Special Interest Day: Living with History – Wednesday 22nd November 2017
by Anthony Rayworth. Anthony will give three lectures discussing different aspects of adapting the results of historical residential design with[…]
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Tintoretto and the Scuola de San Rocco in Venice -Thursday 2nd November 2017
By Sian Walters. The dramatic canvases which cover the walls and ceiling of the Scuola de San Rocco not only[…]
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Tour: Italy – 9-14th October 2017
6 Day Tour: The Palaces and Art of Bologna, Ravenna, Parma, Mantova and Ferrara – Monday 09 October 2017 I[…]
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Inn Signia – Thursday 5th October 2017
The Artwork and Stories Behind Strange Pub Names by John Ericson. In this colourful and entertaining lecture John shows some[…]
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The Palace of Westminster and The Supreme Court – Friday 29th September 2017
For a report on this visit click here. Blue Badge guided tour of the Palace of Westminster, including both Houses[…]
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