Our lectures will be held either via Zoom or in the Kensington Library lecture hall and our visits and trips will be listed on the website as and when we can organise group visits. Please keep updated via our website and email noticeboards.
Lisbon has a special charm, a hilly coastal town with pastel coloured buildings and a mildly Moorish feel, it is rich in…
The Christmas tree is arguably the most iconic aspect of our midwinter celebrations. In this lecture, given on St. Nicholas’ Day, Peter…
The Karwendel mountains are a range of limestone peaks and ridges running along the northern border of the Austrian Tyrol and the…
When social historian Tessa Boase told the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds she wanted to write their early story, they…
The unique collaboration of the two giants of Norwegian creativity is a remarkable work of genius. Although some of Grieg’s tunes are…
Dumfries House, a Palladian country house in Ayrshire, Scotland, is located within a large estate around two miles west of Cumnock. Noted…
This visit has been postponed until the Spring Max 19 tickets, £15 pp Ref: 2021V02 We will meet Alastair Lack, an Oxford…
A cultural history of the world’s greatest desert, from rock art and myth, to The Desert Fathers, Sons of the Desert, Klee…
Nero is known as one of Rome's most infamous rulers, notorious for his cruelty, debauchery and madness. His turbulent rule saw momentous…
Dominique Vivant, Baron Donon (1747-1825) was a diplomat for France under Louis XV and Louis XV1. He was appointed as the first…
From BBC Four, 1st of 3 episodes With Sebag Montefiore
This lecture serves as an introduction to the art of South Africa whilst addressing important contemporary themes relating to the depiction of…
