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17 June 2026The Three Great Game Changers of 19th century operaLecture
09 June 2026Visit to Tate Britain: Whistler ExhibitionVisit
20 May 2026Celebrating the Centenary of Winnie-the-PoohLecture
29 April 2026Visit to Royal Hospital ChelseaVisit
15 April 2026Brave New World: how the arts and culture shaped Post War BritainLecture
18 March 2026Paradise Lost and Restored: 400 years of garden design through the lens of the Oxford Botanic GardenLecture
18 February 2026Monopoly - a game we know so well, or do we? Lecture
21 January 2026A Piece of the Auction: behind the scenes at an international auction house Lecture
20 January 2026Visit to Tate Britain: Turner & Constable ExhibitionVisit
17 December 2025Ghosts of Ice and Fog: investigating the landscape of Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'Lecture
19 November 2025The Elgin Marbles: a history of meaningLecture
15 October 2025Creating an Imaginary World: theatre design from temple to playhouse, into the picture and out againLecture
17 September 2025Ashcan Painters: founders of New York realismLecture
18 June 2025London Bridged – 3500 years of crossing the ThamesLecture
21 May 2025Dame Laura KnightLecture
13 May 2025Proposed visit to Boughton House "the English Versailles"Visit
16 April 2025Faber and Faber: 90 years of excellence in cover designLecture
19 March 2025The History of the English Cook BookLecture
19 February 2025The Art of the Japanese Garden: from tradition to modernityLecture
15 January 2025Vaux le Vicomte "Fit for a King". The inspiration behind Versailles Palace: a tale of misplaced ambition and betrayal Lecture
18 December 2024That Pretty German Toy - musings on the Christmas treeLecture
20 November 2024Renaissance Paintings in the Collection of Charles IIILecture
07 November 2024Visit to the Silk Roads exhibition at the British MuseumVisit
16 October 2024Huguenot Silk Weavers of Spitalfields - riches to ragsLecture
18 September 2024Making Sense of Modern ArtLecture
17 July 2024The Origins and Evolution of Chinese Imperial Silk - Heaven's embroidered clothLecture
19 June 2024The Culture of UkraineLecture
15 May 2024A Child's Life in the Middle AgesLecture
23 April 2024Visit to the Sargent and Fashion Exhibition at the TateVisit
17 April 2024Gaugin, Gaugin, gone ...Lecture
20 March 2024From Errol Flynn to Bottles of Gin: writers' portraits and their after-livesLecture
21 February 2024The History of OperaLecture
17 January 2024The Architecture of the British Raj is remarkable - let's celebrate it!Lecture
20 December 2023Musical Magic of ChristmasLecture
15 November 2023Grace Darling and the fine art of saving lives at seaLecture
18 October 2023A Healthy Mind in a Healthy Body - how the Victorians made us jolly good sportsLecture
19 July 2023'She loves you' - Music of the 60sLecture
21 June 2023Sir Christopher Wren and the rebuilding of London out of DisasterLecture
17 May 2023Lunaticks, Slavers & the Genteel - portraits by Joseph Wright of DerbyLecture
19 April 2023The Men who made Menswear Lecture
15 March 2023Cursed Objects of the British MuseumLecture
15 February 2023The Subtle Science and Exact Art of Colour in English Garden DesignLecture
18 January 2023Banksy - Fraud or Genius?Lecture
21 December 2022A Very Ceremonial ChristmasLecture
16 November 2022Land of the Monkey God - Art & Architecture of Sri LankaLecture
19 October 2022The Art of Sea BathingLecture
20 July 2022London Underground: 150 years of design Lecture
22 June 2022St Peter's BerkhamstedVisit
15 June 2022Oak trees, The Royal Navy and the shipyards of East AngliaLecture
18 May 2022'Marathon' !Lecture
04 May 2022Visit to view Piccotts End Wall PaintingsVisit
20 April 2022Salvador Dali: draughtsman and designerLecture
29 March 2022Visit to The Courtauld GalleyVisit
16 March 2022Tea, Opium & Hong Kong : the China trade 1600-1900Lecture
16 February 2022Knights in the Sky : chivalry, art and reality during the Great WarLecture
19 January 2022Three Artists and their GardensLecture
15 December 2021Canal History and ArchitectureLecture
17 November 2021Faces of the Steelyard: the life of the Hanseatic merchants and their portraits by HolbeinLecture
09 November 2021Cathedral and Abbey Church of Saint Alban : guided group tourVisit
20 October 2021One Hundred Years Down Under: a general overview of Australian paintingLecture
08 October 2021Virtual City Walk: Fleet Street and HolbornVisit
22 September 2021The Post War New Towns: Stevenage and Harlow to Milton Keynes. Heroic architecture or a concrete mistake?Lecture
06 July 2021The Hazards of the Journey: pilgrimage and travel in the Middle AgesLecture
01 June 2021Harems, Hookahs, Odalisques and Ottomans: a passion for th Oriental in 18th & 19th century artLecture
04 May 2021Caithness Glass: Loch, Heather & PeatLecture
06 April 2021English Women and the French RevolutionLecture
02 March 2021Feast and Food in the Decorative and Fine ArtsLecture
02 February 2021A Decorative Art: a history of wallpapersLecture
05 January 2021The Land of the Midnight Sun: Norway's golden age of paintingLecture
01 December 2020Icons: exploring their history, power, and enduring mysteryLecture
03 November 2020Gertrude Bell - traveller, archaeologist, orientalist, imperialistLecture
06 October 2020The Age of JazzLecture
07 July 2020Pots and Frocks : the world of Grayson PerryLecture
02 June 2020Women Artists of the Second World WarLecture
05 May 2020Personalities in Art -Dali: draughtsman and designerLecture
07 April 2020History of Cartoons: from William Hogarth to Private EyeLecture
03 March 2020Gold of the Gods : Treasures of South America and the search for El DoradoLecture
05 February 2020Visit to 'Tutankhamun: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh' exhibitionVisit
04 February 2020Temples, Tombs and Treasures - in search of the Queen of ShebaLecture
07 January 2020The Awkward Bodies: a defence of British ModernismLecture
03 December 2019From Venice to Sheffield - John Ruskin's passion for art, craft and social justiceLecture
02 December 2019Backstage Tour of the Royal Opera HouseVisit
20 November 2019British Art since 1850 - the Pre-Raphaelites to the Turner PrizeSpecial Event
12 November 2019Visit to Blenheim PalaceVisit
05 November 2019Foreigners in London 1520-1677: the artists who changed the course of British artLecture
01 October 2019The Art and Culture of Fin-de-Siecle ViennaLecture
02 July 2019Dame Zaha HadidLecture
21 June 2019Visit to The Ey Exhibition Van Gogh and BritainVisit
04 June 2019From Leonardo to the Bauhaus - the rise and fall of the artist-scientistLecture
19 May 2019Visit to SussexVisit
07 May 2019The Imperial Easter Eggs of Carl Fabergé - before the RevolutionLecture
05 April 2019Treasures of the Square Mile : an exploration of the heart of the City of LondonSpecial Event
02 April 2019Three Great Families and their Gardens: a history of the Astors, the Rothschilds and the Sackville-Wests Lecture
05 March 2019From Opera to Oratorio - how George Frederick Handel changed the musical life of BritainLecture
05 February 2019Inspiration - Artists and their Iconic MusesLecture
08 January 2019The Sculptures of Henry Moore and Anthony CaroLecture
04 December 2018Food and Art through the Ages - from Renaissance sugar to 3D printing Lecture
21 November 2018Treasures of the Black Tent: Antique tribal rugs and dowry weavings of the Persian and Asian nomadsSpecial Event
06 November 2018The Queen of Instruments: the lute within Old Master paintingsLecture
02 October 2018Artists and Espionage - The Lawn Road Flats NW3: Modernist living in mid-20th century LondonLecture
18 September 2018New Evening Event for The Arts Society Gade ValleyLecture
03 July 2018Climbing BuildingsLecture
08 June 2018Art in the Nave 2018 Special Event
05 June 2018Let the Games Begin! The Cotswold Olympics rebound Lecture
01 May 2018Angels from the Realms of Glory: The Wilton Dyptych and the Roof of Westminster HallLecture
03 April 2018Les Parisiennes: how women lived, loved and died in Paris, 1939-49Lecture
27 March 2018Three Baltic Capitals - Vilnius, Riga and TallinSpecial Event
06 March 2018The Renaissance Art MarketLecture
27 February 2018Lawrence of Arabia: tortured hero of modern timesSpecial Event
06 February 2018A Bit of Slap and Tickle: the materials and techniques of Constable's Brighton paintings, 1824-28 Lecture
02 January 2018Fakes and Forgeries: the art of deception, insight into the methods used by criminals to dupe the art marketLecture
07 December 2017Reflections : Van Eyck and the Pre-RaphaelitesSpecial Event
05 December 2017The Christmas Tree - from forest fir to festive featureLecture
21 November 2017A History of Jewellery from Elizabeth I to Elizabeth Taylor : Day of Special InterestSpecial Event
07 November 2017Women Behind the Lens - outstanding female photographers and their contribution to the art of photographyLecture
03 October 2017The Scottish ColouristsLecture
04 July 2017Modern Art and the Old Masters: the new approach to familiar themes in 20th century art Lecture preceded by the AGM Lecture
06 June 2017Imperial Purple to Denim Blue: the colourful history of textiles Lecture
02 May 2017The Art & Science of the Lunar SocietyLecture
04 April 2017"A View from the Plinth": a critical look at public sculptureLecture
22 March 2017TATE BRITAIN “Blondes have more fun” The Colourful World of David Hockney.Special Event
07 March 2017Lecture 'Habitat Catalogued' followed by MARCH LUNCHLecture
07 February 2017Thomas Heatherwick: "The Leonardo da Vinci of our times" Lecture
03 January 2017Guildhall and Guildhall Art Gallery - Hidden Gems in the Heart of the Square MileLecture
06 December 2016Children’s Book Illustrations Lecture
23 November 2016Art and the Garden: gardens as symbols and setting in art from medieval to modernSpecial Event
01 November 2016Undressing Antiques Lecture
04 October 2016Vivaldi to Venice Lecture
05 July 2016‘Drink thy Wine with a Merry Heart’: a Pictorial History of Drinking Glasses Lecture
07 June 2016Wimples to Wellingtons: a History of Dress and FashionLecture
03 May 2016The Angela George Memorial Lecture: JMW Turner and the Day Parliament burned Down Lecture
05 April 2016A Little Paradise: Laos, from Historic Buddhist Temples to Modern Silk WeavingLecture
01 March 2016The Gears of Conquest: the Norman Knight, his Armour & Weapons, and the Bayeux TapestryLecture
02 February 2016Founders and Treasures of the Wallace CollectionLecture
05 January 2016‘in paynted pots is hidden the deadliest poyson’ : English Deftware Drug Jars Lecture