‘For the Inspection of the Publick’ – Thursday 5th January 2017
by Helen Hillyard This year marks 200 years since Dulwich Picture Gallery first opened to the public as England’s first[…]
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Category: Past Events
Christmas Lunch – Waverly Abbey House – 9th December 2016
We will be holding our Christmas Lunch on 9th December at Waverley Abbey House.
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The Christmas Story in Renaissance Art – Thursday 1st December 2016
This lecture, by Paula Nutall, tells the Christmas Story through a selection of well-loved paintings and illuminated manuscripts by Italian[…]
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Under the Open Sky: Newlyn and Lamorna Artists 1880-1940 – Thursday 10th November 2016
We welcome Catherine Wallace who has considerable knowledge and experience of Cornish Art. She will give three lectures: – Art, Fish[…]
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Thy Trembling Strings – The 19th Century Harp & Harp Lute – Thursday 3rd November 2016
By Sarah Deere-Jones Many people around the world today believe the harp to be an exclusively ‘Celtic’ instument and are[…]
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Visit: The Garrick Club and The Royal Opera House or Freemasons’ Hall Tuesday – 18 October 2016
Guided tour of the Garrick Club and its world famous collection of art, sculpture and memorabilia related to the theatre.[…]
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The Punch and Judy Show (from Comedia dell’Arte to the Present Day) – Thursday 6th October 2016
by Bertie Pearce Bertie Pearce is a born Entertainer. His shows are remembered years afterwards for all the right reasons.[…]
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Visit: Longford Castle, Arundells and Salisbury – Wednesday 14 September 2016
Private tour of Longford Castle, garden and its important art collection, for which it has a special relationship with the[…]
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The Art of Piero della Francesca: the Light of the North meets the Logic of the South – Thursday 1st September 2016
by Shirley Smith 2016 will be the 600th Anniversary of the birth of Piero fella Francesca and so the perfect[…]
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Visit: Blenheim Palace – Wednesday 8th June 2016
Home to the Dukes of Marlborough and Churchill’s birthplace, Blenheim is one of England’s greatest houses. During our visit there[…]
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John Singer Sargent: A Life through Pictures – Thursday 2nd June 2016
by Julian Halsby Sargent’s life was full of movement – born in Italy, studied in Paris, painted portraits in London,[…]
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Tour: Norwich and the Great Houses of Norfolk Tour (4 Days) – Monday 23rd May 2016
Norfolk has long been the seat of wealthy and famous families who acquired estates there and built some of our[…]
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Tribal Rugs: Treasures of the Black Tent – Thursday 12th May 2016
By Brian MacDonald Brian MacDonald will take us on a journey beginning in Outer Mongolia in the C5th BC and[…]
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Visit: Charleston Farmhouse and Brighton Royal Pavilion – Thursday 14th April 2016
Morning coffee and a private tour of the famous home and meeting place of members of the Bloomsbury Group, followed[…]
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Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown (1716-1783) – Thursday 7th April 2016
by Dr. Twigs Way Born in the small village of Kirkharle in Northumberland, Lancelot Brown rose to become the most[…]
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Behind the Scenes of the Art World – Thursday 10th March 2016
By David Phillips Three lectures: The Secret Surface: How time and conservation transforms the appearance of paintings. We learn of[…]
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Visit to Whitchurch and Laverstoke Mills Tuesday – 23rd February 2016
Guided tours of two heritage mills – Whitchurch Silk Mill and the nearby Bombay Sapphire Distillery, with its modern glasshouses[…]
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Russian Art: The Avant-Garde and Visual Russia – Thursday 4th February 2016
By Theodora Clarke This talk covers the major movements and artists of the early 20th Century in Russia, including Kandinsky,[…]
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‘The Master’: Noel Coward as Actor, Writer and Painter – Thursday 7th January 2016
By Frances Hughes Well known as an actor, playwright and songwriter, Sir Noel Coward also painted in oils, gouache and[…]
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