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October 2022
Richest of Legacies: British Colonial Architecture of India
This lecture considers the magnificent George Gilbert Scott designed university buildings in Mumbai (Bombay), India. ...
November 2022
A Gardener Like No Other: Edward James and Las Pozas
In the depths of the Mexican jungle lies an enchanted valley in which strange ruins tower over waterfalls and pools. It seems like the remains of a lost civilisation, but... ...
Venice of Bellini and Carpaccio
Paula Nuttall will be leading our Study Day in November ...
January 2023
Riches to Rags: Huguenot Silk Weavers of Spitalfields
Welcomed at first with open arms and bringing luxury skills, the Huguenots’ fortunes fluctuated wildly. ...
February 2023
Heaven on Earth, the Art of the Byzantine Commonwealth
This lecture looks at the art of the Orthodox Church from the time when Constantinople was established as the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire in the C4th AD until its fall to the Turks in 1453, and beyond. ...
March 2023
The Shakers of North America: their Beliefs, Architecture and Artifacts
This lecture outlines the extraordinary story of the Shakers of North America, exploring their beginnings, what they believed and how they lived their lives... ...
April 2023
Thoroughly Modern Midlands
Ed Isaacs is following up this earlier lecture with a talk that specifically explores the modern and contemporary architecture of our local area.. ...
May 2023
The Palace and Furnishings of the Early Medici
This lecture charts the rise of the Medici’s influence through analysis of their palace and furnishings during the second half of the fifteenth century ...
June 2023
Berthe Morisot “Une Finesse Fragonardienne”
Impressionist Berthe Morisot is known for her light-filled canvases of modern life: afternoons boating on a lake, young women in ballgowns, children playing ...
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