Category: 2020-21

This lecture will trace Vermeer’s origins, his early training and influences.

In the ‘golden age’ of cinema film-makers had to construct sets, effectively art installations which they captured on celluloid images. […]

Note that this lecture will be given twice:  once on 2 March at 11a.m. and will be repeated on Thursday[…]

Note this lecture is on 5 January not the 4th as in the recent email. A Panorama of Victorian Leisure[…]

An introduction to the world’s first fan museum and its extraordinary collections.

2020 marks the 500th anniversary of the death of Raphael. This lecture will study his art and architecture, from his[…]

The lecture explores Beethoven’s genius as a writer of music, at the same time setting his extraordinary story against the[…]

The extraordinary story of the rebuilding of the Cathedral as a symbol of peace and reconciliation and its inspiring commitment[…]