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24 June 2026'Drink thy Wine with a Merry Heart' - a pictorial history of drinking glassesLecture
27 May 2026Fire and Water - The Rivalry of Turner and ConstableLecture
22 April 2026Searching for ShakespeareLecture
25 March 2026From Rag-Dolls to Robots: A World History of ToysLecture
25 February 2026A History of Jewellery from Elizabeth I to Elizabeth TaylorLecture
28 January 2026Paul Nash and the Landscape of MysteryLecture
17 December 2025'Harp and Holly' - It's History, Design and Music with a Seasonal FlavourLecture
26 November 2025Beyond Borders - Fortified and Painted Churches in RomaniaLecture
22 October 2025Charles I - King and CollectorLecture
24 September 2025Three Families and their Gardens: The Astors, the Rothschilds and the Sackville Wests Lecture
25 June 2025With a Little Help from Their Friends: The Beatles and The Art WorldLecture
28 May 2025Life and Work of May Morris - A Remarkable WomanLecture
23 April 2025St George in England - A Visual LegacyLecture
26 March 2025The woman who told us where to go!Lecture
26 February 2025The Politeness of Princes: The Reality of Medieval Etiquette & Table Manners!Lecture
22 January 2025The Art and Craft of John PiperLecture
18 December 2024We are Amused - Victorian Pleasures, Pastimes and MagicLecture
27 November 2024The City of AngelsLecture
23 October 2024The Culture of the UkraineLecture
25 September 2024Mid 18C English Rococo Silver, it's social context and the Adventures of it's Makers and OwnersLecture
26 June 2024The Age of JazzLecture
22 May 2024The History of the Royal School of NeedleworkLecture
21 May 2024Proposed Visit to West Sussex with the Arts Society Windsor and the Arts Society RunnymedeVisit
24 April 2024Gustav Holst: The Planets and BeyondLecture
27 March 2024The Art of Cameo Glass: From Portland Vase to Emile Gallé Lecture
28 February 2024Decadence and Dreams: Jewellery from around 1900Lecture
24 January 2024Art and the Circus: Painting the Ups and DownsLecture
20 December 2023The Twelve Days of Christmas: Lecture-recitalLecture
22 November 2023The Holiday Season: Food and Feasting in ArtLecture
25 October 2023Byzantine MosaicsLecture
27 September 2023The Cult of the South Pacific - From Cook to GauginLecture
28 June 2023Flowers in the Art of the Great MastersLecture
15 June 2023Visit to Loseley Park near GuildfordVisit
24 May 2023A Child's Life in the Middle AgesLecture
26 April 2023An Artist's Best Friend - The Dog in ArtLecture
22 March 2023Postcards From Far and Near: Picturing the 20th CenturyLecture
25 February 2023WESTMINSTER ABBEY - Historical and Musical Tour by the Purcell Club Visit
22 February 2023Costumes in Motion and the History of Fashion ShowsLecture
25 January 2023A Piece of the Auction: Behind the Scenes at an International Auction HouseLecture
21 December 2022Christmas with Giles, Grandma and the FamilyLecture
23 November 2022Bring a Little Happiness - The Story of the British MusicalLecture
10 November 2022OSCAR NEMON STUDIO MUSEUM AND ARCHIVEVisit
26 October 2022When Horses Ran LondonLecture
28 September 2022The Magnificent Thames Seen by Canaletto, Turner, Monet and Others Through 500 YearsLecture
22 June 2022A Brief Story of WineLecture
25 May 2022Oscar Nemon - Sculptor of Royalty and StatesmenLecture
27 April 2022Happy and Glorious - Celebrating 70 years since her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's Accession and CoronationLecture
23 March 2022World-Famous Photographs - Images that Shaped Our CultureLecture
23 February 2022Posters of the Belle Époque - The Great Age of the PosterLecture
26 January 2022The Art of State Ceremonial MusicLecture
22 December 2021In The Kingdom of The SweetsLecture
24 November 2021The Roaring Twenties Art, Design and High SocietyLecture
27 October 2021Albrecht Dürer Lecture
12 October 2021Monumental Squares and Fountains of RomeVisit
22 September 2021The Enigma of Edward ElgarLecture
25 August 2021Canal History and HeritageLecture
28 July 2021Merchant Ship FigureheadsLecture
23 June 2021Wild plants in the urban environmentLecture
15 June 2021A VIRTUAL WALK THROUGH ELEGANT MAYFAIR WITH BARBARA ASKEWVisit
26 May 2021The collections of Napoleon and Josephine at Chateau Malmaison - an insight into one of history's most famous couplesLecture
11 May 2021VIRTUAL TOUR - A GUIDED VISIT TO THE FORUM IN ROME Visit
28 April 2021The Art of Trickery: how Magicians are seen in Paintings, Prints and CartoonsLecture
13 April 2021VIRTUAL TOUR OF THE ALBERT MEMORIAL WITH BARBARA ASKEW Visit
24 March 2021"O For the Wings of a Dove" - the life of a cathedral choristerLecture
24 February 2021The History of the Harp from Mediterranean Antiquity to 20th Century EuropeLecture
27 January 2021How to get down from a yak - adventures in central Asian nomadic texturesLecture
01 January 2021Special InterestSpecial Event
01 January 2021VisitsVisit
16 December 2020"The Inventors of Christmas" - timeless Christmas traditions and the people who introduced themLecture
18 November 2020"Stone on Stone" - the men who built the cathedralsLecture
16 September 2020"Gilt and Gorgeousness" - a celebration of the 200th Anniversary of George IV's Accession to the ThroneLecture
19 August 2020“Shaken by an earthquake” - Stravinsky, The Ballets Russes and the astonishing 1913 premier of "The Rite of Spring."Lecture
15 July 2020Dale Chihuly and the American Glass MovementLecture
17 June 2020From Bronzes to Banksy - an armchair tour of street art and public artLecture