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”
