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.

 


 

  • Lecture
  • THE STUDIO-HOUSES OF THE HOLLAND PARK CIRCLE

    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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  • Trip
  • MARRAKECH – A FOUR NIGHT TRIP

    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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  • Visit
  • FRANS HALS AT 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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  • Lecture
  • AGM LECTURE: OIL AND OLD MASTERS – CALOUSTE GULBENKIAN AS COLLECTOR AND OIL TITAN

    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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  • Visit
  • THE MAGICAL ICE KINGDOM

    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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  • Lecture
  • CHRISTMAS – BACKSTAGE AT COVENT GARDEN

    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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  • Visit
  • HOWARD WALWYN LTD FINE ANTIQUE CLOCKS

    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
  • VISIT ROCHESTER CATHEDRAL IN THE HEART OF ROCHESTER, ON THE MEDWAY

    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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