Upcoming Special Interest Days

Special Interest Day - Wednesday 12 March 2025 - Istanbul: City of Faith, Power and Beauty presented by Antonia Gatward Cevizli

Special Interest Day – Wednesday 12 March 2025 – Istanbul: City of Faith, Power and Beauty presented by Antonia Gatward Cevizli

During the day there will be three lectures beginning with the conquest of Constantinople by Mehmed II in 1453, the glory days of Istanbul under Suleiman the Magnificent and the rise of the Ottoman Empire. We will look at art, architecture, ceramics, textiles and jewellery of this opulent Empire. Dr ...
Special Interest Day - Wednesday 12 November - Aspects of Medieval World presented by Nicole Mezey

Special Interest Day – Wednesday 12 November – Aspects of Medieval World presented by Nicole Mezey

Golden altarpieces and sumptuous embroideries; women perched precariously on a dragon or holding a tooth in pincers ; cats, dogs and unicorns - this Study Day explores the treasures, experiences and symbols of Medieval and Renaissance art. We examine the artefacts of the Church, from painted screens to pearl-strewn vestments,  ...