Programme
Season 2018/19
Why were foreigner painters preferred by the aristocracy in London to native-born English painters, why did foreigners come in the first place, what...
The films and photography of Herbert Ponting and Frank Hurley, and the paintings of Dr Edward Wilson and George Marston capture the wonderful world of...
This lecture explores the architecture of the major religions of humanity. It lays out the resulting developments in chronological order, revealing a...
We look forward to welcoming our members and friends to this first meeting of the year.
Wishing you all a happy and successful New Year
Have you ever wondered where the blue in medieval illuminated manuscripts came from, or how chemists of the nineteenth century invented synthetic...
Of all the many fascinating arts and crafts made in Japan, perhaps the most exciting are those of textiles. We trace the Art of the Kimono from the...
What does it mean to eat like a queen? Elizabeth gorged on sugar, Mary on chocolate and Anne was known as 'Brandy Nan'. Victoria ate all of this and...
2019 marks the 200th birthday of Victoria, born in Kensington Palace, and Albert, born in Coburg. The same very highly qualified midwife brought this...