A CLASSIC DETECTIVE STORY: THE ROYAL GAME OF UR
Lecturer: Irving Finkel
The most successful board game of antiquity (2600 BC), a beautiful set of ancient rules (177 BC) and <br/> Find out more “Wednesday 15th May”
THE MARQUESSES OF BUTE; PATRONS OF OPULENCE
Lecturer: Matthew Williams
The Marquesses of Bute rose to prominence during the eighteenth century. The extraordinary buildings of the scholarly third Marquess include <br/> Find out more “Wednesday 26th June”
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”
