Diary
Our lectures will be held either via Zoom or in the 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.
THE STUDIO-HOUSES OF THE HOLLAND PARK CIRCLE
10th October 2023
Location: Lecture Hall
In the second half of the nineteenth-century an extraordinary group of purpose-built studio-houses were built on the edge of London’s Holland Park. At their centre was the house built by…
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MARRAKECH – A FOUR NIGHT TRIP
17th October 2023
Location: Marrakech
We are all very saddened by devastating earthquake that has struck Morocco. Voyages Jules Vernes, with whom we have organised our trip in October, will be advising us in due…
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FRANS HALS AT THE NATIONAL GALLERY
7th November 2023
Location: The National Gallery
Hals was one of the most sought-after painters of his generation. A gifted artist whose deft brushwork was unparalleled, he built his reputation on a new style of portrait –…
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AGM LECTURE: OIL AND OLD MASTERS – CALOUSTE GULBENKIAN AS COLLECTOR AND OIL TITAN
15th November 2023
Location: Kensington Town Hall
The Gulbenkian Museum is Lisbon's finest museum, yet the man behind this collection, Calouste Gulbenkian (1869-1955) known as "Mr Five Per Cent" on account of his personal holding of five…
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THE MAGICAL ICE KINGDOM
6th December 2023
Location: The Ice Kingdom at Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park
Wrap up warm as the experience is kept very cold at a cool -10°C. Journey through the nine realms of Norse mythology as the Magical Ice Kingdom unveils its new…
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CHRISTMAS – BACKSTAGE AT COVENT GARDEN
12th December 2023
Location: Lecture Hall
Every year the Royal Opera House puts on a season of Christmas shows: the Royal Ballet in Nutcracker and Cinderella, the Royal Opera in any piece with a folk tale…
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HOWARD WALWYN LTD FINE ANTIQUE CLOCKS
24th January 2024
Location: 123 Kensington Church Street, London W8 7LP
Howard Walwyn Ltd Fine Antique Clocks - English Clocks and their Cases, c.1660-1760 A gallery talk by the award winning and leading specialist dealer in English Clocks dating from the…
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VISIT ROCHESTER CATHEDRAL IN THE HEART OF ROCHESTER, ON THE MEDWAY
20th March 2024
Location: Rochester
Rochester Cathedral is England’s second oldest, founded by Bishop Justus. The present building dates to the work of the French monk, Bishop Gundulf in 1083. It has the finest Romanesque…
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