One of our greatest composers, Edward Elgar was an extraordinary man. This lecture, illustrated with many notable musical examples, explores[…]
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Enriching lives through the arts
One of our greatest composers, Edward Elgar was an extraordinary man. This lecture, illustrated with many notable musical examples, explores[…]
Read moreNote this lecture is on Wednesday. This lecture tells the fascinating story of how painting and architecture went their separate[…]
Read moreThis lecture will consider some of the many reasons for a good artist’s obscurity, from the brevity of his life[…]
Read moreNote this lecture is on Thursday. Marc Allum is a freelance art and antiques journalist, writer and broadcaster based in[…]
Read moreIn 2024 the National Gallery celebrates its 200th birthday. In the run up to this special anniversary, join me as[…]
Read moreFrom the early abstract expressionist images, through his famous Californian scenes of swimming pools to the photo-montages of the mid[…]
Read moreFor more than three centuries Sadler’s Wells has been a place of entertainment and a part of London’s theatrical history[…]
Read moreAn American artist in London, James Abbott McNeill Whistler was a leading proponent of the idea of “art for art’s[…]
Read moreThe history of English garden design can be told in different ways, but rarely can it be told “through the[…]
Read moreNote this lecture will be online only, not at the Crosfield Hall.
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