THE HOME BEAUTIFUL: PRE-RAPHAELITE INTERIORS
Lecturer: Joanna Banham
For Dante Gabriel Rossetti, William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones, a beautiful home was “the most important production of art”. This lecture explores <br/> Find out more “Wednesday 24th July”
BRAVE NEW WORLD – THE FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN
Lecturer: Marc Allum
The 1951 Festival of Britain was an inspiring event designed to put Britain back on its feet after the <br/> Find out more “Wednesday 25th September”
THE FORBIDDEN CITY; THE SECRETS OF CHINA’S IMPERIAL PALACE AND MUSEUM
Lecturer: Anna Haworth
The Forbidden City was built in Beijing in the early 15th century. Its pavilions house vast <br/> Find out more “Wednesday 30th October”
JEAN, DUC DE BERRY, PATRON AND CONNOISSEUR
Lecturer: Sally Dormer
Jean, Duc de Berry (1360-1416), a younger brother of Charles V, was one of the foremost patrons of the late <br/> Find out more “Wednesday 20th November”
THE MARY ROSE – A TIME CAPSULE OF TUDOR CULTURE
Lecturer: Rear Admiral John Lippiett
The stories of the salvaging of the 500-year-old Mary Rose and the amazing artefacts that <br/> Find out more “Wednesday 24th May”
CONSTABLE – THE FATHER OF MODERN PAINTING
Lecturer: Sarah Cove
Constable produced full-size oil studies for his Great Landscapes, extraordinary creations for the early 19th century. Sarah will describe and <br/> Find out more “Wednesday 28th June”
VERSAILLES AND THE POLITICS OF PORCELAIN
Lecturer: Peter Le Rossignol
The magnificent palace of Versailles was built by Louis XIV for political reasons: to control the French aristocracy and court. <br/> Find out more “Wednesday 26th July”
BERTHE MORISOT – “UNE FINESSE FRAGONARDIENNE’
Lecturer: Lois Oliver
Renoir considered Impressionist Berthe Morisot “the last elegant and ‘feminine’ artist that we have had since Fragonard.” Complementing an exhibition at <br/> Find out more “Wednesday 20th September”
THE JAPANESE GARDEN IN THE WEST – 100 YEARS OF EASTERN INFLUENCE
Lecturer: Amanda Herries
The serenity, asymmetry and control of a Japanese garden is in seductive contrast to Western <br/> Find out more “Wednesday 18th October”
VICTORIAN FURNITURE – WHY QUEEN VICTORIA WAS NOT AMUSED
Lecturer: Janusz Karcjewski-Slowikowski
‘The good, the bad and the ugly’ – all three are to be found within Victorian furniture. The <br/> Find out more “Wednesday 22nd November”
