The History Of Opera
Jamie Hayes started his most interesting lecture on the History of Opera by quoting W.H. Auden ‘No good opera plot can[…]
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Visit to Hever Castle – Tuesday 13 June 2023
Hever Castle, as we see it today, is a glorious pastiche, one very rich American’s idea of an English baronial[…]
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Selfies, Self – Expression, Celebrity and Victorian Carte De Visite by Mark Hill – Thursday 1st June 2023
Author, lecturer and “Antiques Roadshow” expert Mark Hill gave an enthusiastic and riveting talk on his abiding interest and hobby[…]
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Visit to the V & A Museum and the Donatello Exhibition on 27 April
What a pleasure it was to be back at the V. & A. again; whilst a few of our members[…]
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The Colossal Art & Architecture of Egypt’s Boldest Pharaoh by Lucia Gahlin – Lecture – 4th May 2023
For our May lecture we were transported to Ancient Egypt by Egyptologist Lucia Gahlin who gave a fascinating talk about[…]
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Where Leonardo Meets Picasso The World’s Most Expensive Art by Ian Swankie – Thursday 6th April 2023
Ian Swankie is an art scholar and guide for the Tate Modern, Tate Britain, Guildhall Art Galleries and is also[…]
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Conard Wood to Fangorn Forest – Trees in Art and Literature by Justine Hopkins – Special Interest day Wednesday 22nd March 2023
Art historian and freelance lecturer Dr Justine Hopkins gave 3 outstanding lectures on the place of trees in art and[…]
Read moreWays to Look at Paintings by Alice White – Thursday 2nd March 2023
Alice White, who is an oil painter and Art tutor at the University of the Arts and UCL in London,[…]
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The Art and Craft of John Piper – by Jo Walton – Thursday 2nd February 2023
At our February meeting we had an enthralling lecture from Jo Walton, an expert on Art and Architecture of 15th[…]
Read moreWhen the MGM Lion Roared – The Golden Age of the Hollywood Studios by Colin Shindler – Thursday 5th January 2023
Colin is a BAFTA award winning screenplay writer as well as a lecturer in the History of Film, author and[…]
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Who is Santa Claus? Art from St Nicholas to Father Christmas – Thursday 1st December 2022
Christopher Bradley, writer, photographer, film producer and expert on the Middle East and North Africa took us on a very[…]
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The Final Journey of the Unknown Warrior – A virtual tour by Ruth Polling
The first Virtual Tour of the season was both fascinating and extremely moving. Lecturer and Blue Badge Guide Ruth Polling[…]
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‘The Borgias: The Most Infamous Family in History’ – a talk by Sarah Dunant on November 3rd.
In November, writer, journalist and broadcaster Sarah Dunant gave the most interesting and exciting lecture on The Borgias: The Most[…]
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A Musical Tour of Westminster Abbey with the Purcell Club – Saturday 22nd October
After 6 years in the organising, 53 members of our Society finally made their way to Westminster Abbey for a[…]
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Special Interest Day – A Journey through 3000 Years of Chinese, Art, History and Civilisation with Anne Haworth – Tuesday 18th October 2022
This special interest day consisted of a series of three lectures, the first lecture covered the first two millennia[…]
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Pieter Bruegel the Elder and his Sons
Who was Pieter Bruegel the Elder? Where was he born? In what year? We don’t know the exact answer to[…]
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Visit to Syon House and Park Wednesday 21 September
Members thoroughly enjoyed our visit to the London home of the Duke of Northumberland. Syon House is right under the[…]
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“Pomp, and Feast, and Revelry : The Medieval Year in Art – A talk by Richard Whincop on 1st September
The Arts Society was very lucky to have artist, designer and lecturer Richard Whincop to step in with his lecture[…]
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Baroque on a Roll – A Talk by Tony Rawlins on July 7th
Members of the society were taken on a trip down Memory Lane when, after two postponements due to Covid, Tony[…]
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Private visit to Broughton Castle, near Banbury, Oxon – Monday 20th June 2022
On a sunny June day, we set off by coach to Banbury for Broughton Castle. Welcomed with coffee, homemade shortbread[…]
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