Author: peter@quarendon.net

One of our greatest composers, Edward Elgar was an extraordinary man.  This lecture, illustrated with many notable musical examples, explores[…]

Note this lecture is on Wednesday. This lecture tells the fascinating story of how painting and architecture went their separate[…]

This lecture will consider some of the many reasons for a good artist’s obscurity, from the brevity of his life[…]

Note this lecture is on Thursday. Marc Allum is a freelance art and antiques journalist, writer and broadcaster based in[…]

In 2024 the National Gallery celebrates its 200th birthday. In the run up to this special anniversary, join me as[…]

From the early abstract expressionist images, through his famous Californian scenes of swimming pools to the photo-montages of the mid[…]

For more than three centuries Sadler’s Wells has been a place of entertainment and a part of London’s theatrical history[…]

An American artist in London, James Abbott McNeill Whistler was a leading proponent of the idea of “art for art’s[…]

The history of English garden design can be told in different ways, but rarely can it be told “through the[…]