Category: Past Lectures

by Dr. Twigs Way Born in the small village of Kirkharle in Northumberland, Lancelot Brown rose to become the most[…]

by Mary Alexander  

By Theodora Clarke This talk covers the major movements and artists of the early 20th Century in Russia, including Kandinsky,[…]

By Frances Hughes Well known as an actor, playwright and songwriter, Sir Noel Coward also painted in oils, gouache and[…]

By Alan Read Gathering around the Christmas tree, pulling crackers and eating mince-pies are some of the festive celebrations which[…]

Dr Janet Robson “Once Cimbae thought to hold the field as a painter; Giotto now is all the rage, dimming[…]

By Louise Schofield All those who came to Louise’s last lecture will remember how fascinating and entertaining she was and[…]

By Stephen Duffy The Wallace Collection which is a national museum, containing an outstanding array of paintings, furniture, porcelain, arms[…]

 By Kevin Karney The history of the sundial outstrips that of the clock by at least two thousand years.The lecture[…]

By Anthea Streeter Thomas Heatherwick has won many awards and honours. In 2004 he was the youngest practitioner to be[…]

By William Forrester We follow the Sackvilles from the Tudor era, when they gained Knole, through the C18th, to the[…]

By Janusz Karczewski-Slowikowski Anthony meets Cleopatra. Greco-Roman influences are augmented by Egyptian ones to provide a stunningly original interpretation of[…]

        By Eveline Eaton     Art lovers everywhere have long admired Vermeer’s exquisite paintings with their[…]

By Yasha Beresiner This amusing lecture looks at how cards were used for communication, propaganda and education as well as[…]

By Ann Clements From the 15th century peasants drying their clothes through the 17th century Frost Fairs on the Thames,[…]

By Peter Medhurst Handel’s music had a direct effect on his musical contemporaries but also on the literary, – visual[…]

By Denise Haywood Note: The AGM will precede this lecture An exploration of the sacred architecture of Luang Prabang, a[…]

By Anthony Russell This journey through history illustrates the most magnificent examples of the British country house and considers the[…]

By Rosalind Whyte An entertaining look at the art of this always controversial figure – love her or hate her,[…]

By Elizabeth Rumbelow This lecture follows the separate but inter-twined lives of three leading exponents of the Romantic movement. We[…]