2015 / 16 Lectures

Not just Smoke and Mirrors - The Magical Art of Camouflage in Warfare

Lecture by Nicholas Reed Monday 19th September 2016 at 8 pm This lecture is a follow-up to my lecture on War Artists, Spies and the Art...

To Please the Palate, Charm the Eye: Food as Ephemeral Art

Lecture by Dr Annie Gray Monday 20th June 2016 7 pm Pre-lecture drinks 8 pm Lecture This lecture looks at the art...

Mother Nature's Second Husband: Lancelot Brown and the Shaping of the English Landscape

Lecture by Christopher Rogers Monday 16th May 2016 at 8pm The son of a Northumberland farmer, Brown became the most influential of all...

Paint Brushes at Dawn - Great Art World Feuds, Disputes and Rows

Lecture by Barry Venning Monday 18th April 2016 at 8pm The late Christopher Hitchens, who knew a thing or two about feuds, once wrote...

Rome, EDUR and the Art and Architecture of Facism in Italy

Lecture by Dr Sarah Pearson This lecture is now on March 21st at 2pm Italian fascist architecture reached its pinnacle in Benito...

Mysterious Stone of Heaven: The Story of Chinese Jade

Lecture by Hanne Sutcliffe BA Hons FRSA Monday 15th February 2016 at 2pm The beautiful Jade stone has been precious to the Chinese for...

The Whole Art of the Book

Lecture by Dominic Riley Monday 18th January 2016 at 2 pm Why was the best paper made from the worn out clothes of peasants? Why did...

CHRISTMAS MEETING: Chinese Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) , Imperial Court Costume and Insignia ‘Ruling f

Lecture by David Rosier Monday December 7th 2015 11 am Qing Dynasty Court Costume, Imperial Court Costume and Insignia 2 pm ...

Pop Goes the Artist: from Warhol to Dylan

Lecture by Dr Suzanne Fagence Cooper Monday November 16th 2015 at 2pm In the sweltering heat of a New York summer, Andy Warhol invited...

Pop Goes the Artist: from Warhol to Dylan (16/11/15)

2pm Dr Suzanne Fagence Cooper will talk about Pop Goes the Artist: from Warhol to Dylan

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