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Category: Past Lectures

The Art of the Steal: Nazi Looting During WWII – Thursday 7th January 2021

9th October 2020 Jackie Bearman Past Lectures

The Art of the Steal: Nazi Looting During WW II by Shauna Isaac The Nazis looted over 20% of Western[…]

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The Land Of The Midnight Sun: Norway’s Golden Age of Painting – Thursday 16th July 2020 at 2.00 p.m.

24th June 2020 Jackie Bearman Past Lectures

The Land of The Midnight Sun: Norway’s Golden Age of Painting  by Stella Grace Lyons Online Lecture Why isn’t Norwegian[…]

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The Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao and the Architecture of Frank Gehry – Thursday 11th JUNE 2020 at 2.00 p.m.

30th May 2020 Jackie Bearman Past Lectures

  The Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao and the Architecture of Frank Gehry  by Sian Walters ON-LINE LECTURE The Guggenheim, designed by[…]

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Dickens of a Christmas – Thursday 3rd December 2020

21st November 2019 admin Past Lectures

Dickens of a Christmas and “God Bless us Everyone” by Bertie Pearce Charles Dickens has often been proclaimed as “The[…]

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Joaquin Sorolla: Painter of Light – Online Lecture on Thursday 5th November at 2.00 p.m.

21st November 2019 admin Past Lectures

Joaquin Sorolla: Painter of Light by Jacqueline Cockburn One of the most extraordinary Spanish artists from Valencia; Joaquin Sorolla has[…]

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The GPO Film Unit – Online Lecture Viewable for One Week From Thursday 1st October 2020

21st November 2019 admin Past Lectures

The GPO Film Unit by Howard Smith This is the entertaining story of how documentary films started from the French[…]

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The Queen of Instruments: The Lute within Old Masters – Thursday 3rd September 2020 – On-Line Lecture

21st November 2019 admin Past Lectures

The Queen of Instruments: The Lute within Old Masters by Adam Busiakiewicz The lute holds a special place in the[…]

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The Healing Power of Plants – Thursday 5th March 2020

21st November 2019 admin Past Lectures

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

21st November 2019 admin Past Lectures

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

21st November 2019 admin Past Lectures

“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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Mad Men and Artists – How the Advertising Industry Exploited Fine Art – Thursday 3rd October 2019

26th October 2018 Julia Tarento Past Lectures

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

26th October 2018 Julia Tarento Past Lectures

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

26th October 2018 Julia Tarento Past Lectures

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

26th October 2018 Julia Tarento Past Lectures

By Julian Richards. The first pots appeared in Britain about 6000 years ago and this lecture will chart the ways[…]

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When Britain Clicked – Photography of the Swinging Sixties – Thursday 4th April 2019

26th October 2018 Julia Tarento Past Lectures

By Brian Stater. British photography enjoyed a golden age in the 1960s. Young, talented newcomers broke out of the conventional[…]

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Lecture: A Tour of Big Ben – Thursday 10th January 2019 (Note: 2nd Thursday of Month)

26th October 2018 Julia Tarento Past Lectures

By Tim Redmond. Big Ben is one of the most iconic buildings in the world – it identifies the UK[…]

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The Age of Jazz – Thursday 6th June 2019

26th October 2018 Julia Tarento Past Lectures

By Sandy Burnett. One hundred years ago a group of American musicians docked in London, bringing with them for the[…]

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Christmas – Backstage at the Royal Opera House – Thursday 5th December 2019

26th October 2018 Julia Tarento Past Lectures

By Sarah Lenton. How do we cope with Christmas in the Royal Opera House? – 12 Bohèmes, 15 Hansel and Gretels and[…]

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Leonardo The Painter – Thursday 7th February 2019

26th October 2018 Julia Tarento Past Lectures

By Paula Nutall. Leonardo da Vinci is the author of iconic paintings such as the Virgin of the Rocks, the[…]

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Radiant Art – The Splendour and Sorrow of Medieval Stained Glass – Thursday 7th March 2019

26th October 2018 Julia Tarento Past Lectures

By Roger Rosewell. Stained glass was one of the most important arts of the Middle Ages, combining monumental painting with[…]

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