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15 June 2026A History of Kew Gardens: The World's GardenLecture
18 May 2026Fancy Liquors & Sky-high Kickers: The Invention of Can-Can 1830-1950Lecture
20 April 2026The History of American Art in 25 Iconic WorksLecture
16 March 2026John Singer Sargent: The Private RadicalLecture
26 February 2026'Edouard Manet - A Rebel in a Frock Coat' Special Event
16 February 2026Orientalism in 19th Century PaintingLecture
19 January 2026Britain's Art Deco Architecture: Our Love Affair with Civic and Domestic Buildings of the 1920's and 1930'sLecture
08 December 2025William de Morgan, Victorian Art PotterLecture
17 November 2025New Dawn: the Memorial for Women's Suffrage in St. Stephan's Hall, Houses of ParliamentLecture
20 October 2025Turner & Constable: Great British RivalsLecture
15 September 2025Fashion in a time of war (1939 - 1945)Lecture
16 June 2025An Introduction to the Newlyn School (1880-1910)Lecture
19 May 2025Photography - From Negative to Positive: Photography’s long road to recognition as ArtLecture
14 April 2025A Decorative Art: A History of WallpapperLecture
17 March 2025The Sumptuous Art and Decor of the Moscow MetroLecture
27 February 2025"The Art of Collecting" Special Event
17 February 2025The Royal Pavilion BrightonLecture
20 January 2025Heaven on Earth: The Art of the Byzantine CommonwealthLecture
09 December 2024The Curious History of Christmas FoodLecture
18 November 2024A Passion for Fashion: 300 years of Style at Blemheim PalaceLecture
21 October 2024Frozen Breath of the Polar Night: An introduction to Art Nouveau GlassLecture
11 October 2024TOUR: The Art & History of Berlin & PotsdamVisit
16 September 2024Seaside Modem: Art and Life on the BeachLecture
17 June 2024Music in ArtLecture
20 May 2024A Village in Heaven: Stanley Spencer's CookhamLecture
15 April 2024The Nation's Mantelpiece: A history of the National Gallery in ten paintingsLecture
18 March 2024Elizabeth Vigee Le BrunLecture
22 February 2024ARTS OF JAPAN: TRADITION AND INNOVATIONSpecial Event
19 February 2024Island Sanctuary: Refugee Artists in Britain from the Huguenots to the present dayLecture
15 January 2024Bruegel, the Seasons and the WorldLecture
11 December 2023A Christmas StoryLecture
20 November 2023William Morris and the CotswoldsLecture
15 October 2023TOUR: The Palaces and Art of Bolgna, Mantova, Ravenna and FerraraVisit
09 October 2023"First Catch a Squirrel'Lecture
18 September 2023The Flowering of the British RenaissanceLecture
05 July 2023The Talos Gallery and Bowood House Visit
19 June 2023Venice in 18th century LondonLecture
15 May 2023The Culture of UkraineLecture
17 April 2023The Sun King and the Court of VersaillesLecture
20 March 2023Curves Colours & Cool: an Introduction to Mid-Century ModernLecture
20 February 2023The Low Countries and the Start of Landscape PaintingLecture
16 February 2023Art in Ancient EgyptSpecial Event
16 January 2023Wentworth Woodhouse: The Story of a great Patrician HouseLecture
12 December 2022The Faberge connection between Russia and England: Edwardian demand for the Treasures from St Petersburg on view at the V&ALecture
21 November 2022The Art of Trickery: How Magicians are seen in Paintings, Prints and CartoonsLecture
17 October 2022Graveyards to die for- how 19th century London buried its dead.Lecture
19 September 2022Girls behaving badly: Jane Austen's Wicked WomenLecture
20 June 2022Tilman Riemenschneider and late Medieval Sculpture in GermanyLecture
16 May 20221951, The Festival of Britain. A Nation celebrated Art, Architecture and Design in Post War BritainLecture
11 April 2022Peggy GuggenheimLecture
21 March 2022A Potted History of BritainLecture
24 February 2022Art and Ceramics – the Islamic TraditionSpecial Event
21 February 2022Decadence and Dreams: Jewellery from around 1900 Lecture
17 January 2022Joseph Wright of Derby – Painter of the Industrial RevolutionLecture
13 December 2021Food and Art through the Ages: from Renaissance Sugar Sculpture to 3D PrintingsLecture
15 November 2021Dispelling and preserving the Moors in SpainLecture
19 October 2021 VISIT: Berkeley Castle and Dr Jenner's House (also in Berkeley)Visit
18 October 2021The Art of the Steal: Nazi Looting during World War 2Lecture
20 September 2021Opera and DesignLecture
21 June 2021Nordic Light: Modern Scandinavian Architecture and Finnish DesignLecture
17 May 2021The Field of Cloth of Gold: 6000 Englishmen in France for 18 Days - how did they do it?Lecture
19 April 2021A Brief Story of WineLecture
15 March 2021Sculpture in Steel: The Art of European Arms and ArmourLecture
25 February 2021An Age of Contrast and Conflict: Architectural Changes in Great Britain in the 19th CenturySpecial Event
15 February 2021City Livery Companies: the Origins of the Great TwelveLecture
18 January 2021A RIGHT ROYAL CHRISTMAS” How our Royal Families have celebrated Christmas through the ages Lecture
14 December 2020Paradise Lost and Restored: 400 Years of Garden Design in OxfordshireLecture
16 November 2020The Hidden World of Canal ArchitectureLecture
19 October 2020The Wonder of the Times: Thomas Lawrence in BathLecture
21 September 2020Gold of the Gods: Treasures of South Americaand the Search for El DoradoLecture
15 June 2020Opera and DesignLecture
18 May 2020Wentworth Woodhouse: the Story of a Great Patrician HouseLecture
20 April 2020The Field of Cloth of Gold: 6000 Englishmen in France for 18 Days - how did they do it?Lecture
01 April 2020VISIT: A Day on the South Coast.Visit
16 March 2020Decadence and Dreams: Jewellery from around 1900Lecture
27 February 2020Old Father Thames: The River in ArtSpecial Event
17 February 2020The Rebuilding of the Town of Ypres after its total Destruction in the Great WarLecture
20 January 2020Caravaggio: Murderer or Genius?Lecture
09 December 2019The Bayeux Tapestry - The World's Oldest Comic StripLecture
18 November 2019A Tour of Big BenLecture
22 October 2019A Day in BristolVisit
21 October 2019Inigo Jones and the New StyleLecture
16 September 2019Ancient Egyptian Art: 3000 years of TreasuresLecture
27 June 2019A Day at WiltonVisit
17 June 2019Silver in England: A fresh lookLecture
20 May 2019William Morris: The Art of Life and the Life of ArtLecture
15 April 2019Alchemy and Adventure: A history of Exotic Colours and Poisonous Pigments Lecture
20 March 2019Museum of Royal Worcester and Worcester Catherdral.Visit
18 March 2019The Art and Architecture of St. PetersburgLecture
07 March 2019Art and Architecture along the Silk RoadSpecial Event
18 February 2019Embroidered with Woodbine and Eglantine: Elizabethan Textile FurnishingsLecture
21 January 2019Classic Ground: Renaissance Gardens of ItalyLecture
10 December 2018The Queen of Instruments: The Lute in Old Master PaintingLecture
19 November 2018The Seine Estuary: Capturing the 19th Century Imagination- Birthplace of ImpressionismLecture
25 October 2018Trip to London and visit to Wallace Museum Visit
15 October 2018Worcester 1750-1900Lecture
17 September 2018Treasures of the Black Tent: Antique Tribal Rugs and Dowry Weavings of the Persian and Central Asian NomadsLecture
11 July 2018Highclere House - Home to Lord and Lady Carnarvon and West Green HouseVisit
09 July 2018The Paston TreasureLecture
18 June 2018Anglo Saxon and Norman England-architecture and cultural changeLecture
21 May 2018Telling Time through the AgesLecture
16 April 2018Cremona and the golden age of violin makingLecture
19 March 2018The Art Market : how does it work?Lecture
08 March 2018Furniture from the ages of oak, walnut & mahogany Furniture from the ages of oak, walnut & mahogany Special Event
28 February 2018Visit to BirminghamVisit
19 February 2018James Wyatt - Charlatan or GeniusLecture
15 January 2018Wonders of the Roman Empire-Off LimitsLecture
11 December 2017Nativity in Art from Giotto to Picasso.Lecture
20 November 2017The Gleaming Spires of London – an armchair tour of London’s finest buildings.Lecture
16 October 2017William Cobbett and James Gillray: Political and Personal Cartoons of the early C19th.Lecture
18 September 2017Nursery Notions: The Illustration, Music and History of Nursery RhymesLecture
19 June 2017Objects of Desire: Cabinets and Ornamental Boxes for the CollectorLecture
15 June 2017Hampton Court PalaceVisit
15 May 2017Contemporary Artist:Anthony Gormley and Anish KapoorLecture
10 April 2017 Vivaldi in VeniceLecture
20 March 2017The Glasgow Boys (this will follow the AGM)Lecture
09 March 2017Appreciating Modern Art Special Event
20 February 2017Creating A Splash-The St Ives Society of Artists (1927-1952)Lecture
14 February 2017A Day in ChichesterVisit
16 January 2017 Cobwebs of Fashion-Honiton LaceLecture