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15 July 2026MIRROR IMAGE: ELIZABETH VIGEE LE BRUN IN PAINT AND PROSELecture
17 June 2026THE GENIUS OF ANTONIO STRADIVARI Lecture
20 May 2026THE WORK OF ANGELS: THE BOOK OF KELLS AND ITS CONTEMPORARIESLecture
15 April 2026COOL MARBLE:THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO GREEK SCULPTURELecture
18 March 2026As if by Magic: the Secrets of Turner's Watercolour TechniquesLecture
18 February 2026How to read the English Country ChurchLecture
21 January 2026From Vincennes to Sevres: French Royal PorcelainLecture
19 November 2025A Very Ceremonial ChristmasLecture
17 November 2025THE HISTORY OF OPERA/THE HISTORY OF MUSICAL/MISS SAIGON: THE MAKING OF A MUSICALSpecial Event
15 October 2025The Royal History of the Royal School of Needlework: five coronations, three weddings and a funeralLecture
17 September 2025The Duke of Buckingham: the handsomest man in England as patron of the ArtsLecture
16 July 2025Carnations, Hyacinths and Tulips: the story of Turkey's Iznik ceramicsLecture
18 June 2025Murillo and Baroque Seville: The City of Faith, Art and EmpireLecture
21 May 2025Maestro Glorioso: John Barbirolli and the Art of Musical PerformanceLecture
16 April 2025Art Deco: The anniversary of the 1925 Paris ExpositionLecture
19 March 2025Gustav Holst: "the Planets' and Beyond"Lecture
19 February 2025The Isenheim Altarpiece, the masterpiece of Matthias Grünewald Lecture
15 January 2025Charles I - King and CollectorLecture
20 November 2024Christmas and the other festivals in modern MexicoLecture
16 October 2024The Shock of the New or Shock for Shock's Sake? Art and Scandal in the Modern PeriodLecture
18 September 2024How to steal a millionLecture
17 July 2024William Morris at homeLecture
19 June 2024The Stirling Prize - British Architecture's OscarsLecture
15 May 2024Shakespeare's First Folio of 1623Lecture
17 April 2024AGM and talk starting at 7pm The Religious Divide. What made landmarks in Brentwood.Lecture
09 April 2024Visit to New Hall, ChelmsfordVisit
20 March 2024Treasures of PragueLecture
21 February 2024The Glories of Anglo-Saxon EnglandLecture
17 January 2024Turner versus Constable: the great British paint-offLecture
15 November 2023Frost Fairs on the Frozen ThamesLecture
18 October 2023The Science of Fine Art at the National GalleryLecture
20 September 2023'The very model of an English entertainment.' The Savoy operas of W.S. Gilbert and Arthur SullivanLecture
19 July 2023"Making the capital of the world" - Napoleon III, Baron Haussmann & the rebuilding of ParisLecture
21 June 2023A Haaand Baaag? The importance of being Oscar (and Ernest)Lecture
24 May 2023Visit to Gainsborough's HouseVisit
17 May 2023We are amused - A Panorama of Victorian Leisure from the Parlour to the Seaside, via the Nursery. Lecture
19 April 2023AGM and talk on the glimpse of art on a road trip in North America starting at 7pmLecture
15 March 2023Scandinavian Landscape Painting from 1840 to 1910Lecture
15 February 2023Charles Dickens, Conjurer: A Playbill of his Most Famous ShowLecture
18 January 2023The Architecture of Mughal India: palaces, mosques, gardens and mausoleumsLecture
16 November 2022The Twelve Days of ChristmasLecture
19 October 2022Treasures of UrbinoLecture
21 September 2022The Topsy Turvy World of MisericordsLecture
20 July 2022The Art of the Japanese Garden: from tradition to modernityLecture
15 June 2022Women behind the lens: outstanding female photographers and their contribution to the art of photographyLecture
18 May 2022Joseph Wright of Derby: a painter of light and the enlightenmentLecture
20 April 2022AGM and talk on Glass: the art of lightLecture
16 March 2022Faces, Figures and Forms: exploring sculpture in the UK's public art galleriesLecture
16 February 2022Politics and Pastimes: Decorated and printed fans in the 18th CenturyLecture
19 January 2022Conservation and restoration of paintingsLecture
17 November 2021In the kingdom of the sweets- all about the NutcrackerLecture
20 October 2021History of cartoons from William Hogarth to Private Eye.Lecture
15 September 2021The Huguenot silk weavers of Spitalfields - from rags to richesLecture
21 July 2021Beethoven at 250 - classical music's greatest revolutionaryLecture
16 June 2021How to pick a favourite churchLecture
19 May 2021Prittlewell and the East Saxon KingdomLecture
21 April 2021AGM and talk on William Morris and Burne-Jones' dream of an earthly paradiseLecture
17 March 2021Dame Laura KnightLecture
17 February 2021Jane Austen - Letters, life and lesser known works, sketches, watercoloursLecture
20 January 2021Now you see it, now you don't: the Art of Visual PerceptionLecture
18 November 2020A Right Royal Christmas: how our Royal Families have celebrated Christmas through the agesLecture
21 October 2020A Design Evolution - Jewellery and Metalwork 1850-1940Lecture
16 September 2020Tantrums and Tiaras: life backstage at London's Royal Opera HouseLecture
15 July 2020The art of the Japanese Garden from Tradition to ModernityLecture
17 June 2020The life of Jane AustenLecture
04 June 2020Visit to Blenheim PalaceVisit
20 May 2020Faces, figures and forms: exploring sculpture in the UK's public art collectionsLecture
23 April 2020Visit to Fan Museum, GreenwichVisit
15 April 2020Politics, pastimes and more on 18th century decorated printed fansLecture
18 March 2020Dame Laura Knight CANCELLEDLecture
19 February 2020Insight without sightLecture
15 January 2020True Blue: Lapis Lazuli and ultramarine in the Middle AgesLecture
20 November 2019When Britain ClickedLecture
16 October 2019Sharps 'n Flats Flint in East AngliaLecture
18 September 2019Vivaldi in VeniceLecture
07 August 2019"Loads of Cobbles" - Flint and other stones in Essex WallsVisit
23 July 2019The Castles and Heritage of Kent - 3 Day VisitVisit
17 July 2019Played in London - charting the history of a city at playLecture
19 June 2019The Bayeux TapestryLecture
15 May 2019The Palace and Gardens of VersaillesLecture
08 May 2019A Day in CambridgeVisit
17 April 2019Tiffany, the first great American glassmakerLecture
20 March 2019Van Dyck and EnglandLecture
20 February 2019WWI Female Poets (AGM + Members only)Lecture
16 January 2019The Art and Architecture of the London DocksLecture
21 November 2018The Christmas Story through National Gallery PicturesLecture
17 October 2018Fanny Burney - her family and friends from diaries and letters and portraits of the day.Lecture
19 September 2018William Hogarth - a Harlot, a Rake and a MarriageLecture
03 September 2018Five day trip to ViennaVisit
24 July 2018Three day coach excursion to Yorkshire and Leicester CathedralVisit
18 July 2018Nicholas Hawksmoor and the Glories of the English BaroqueLecture
20 June 2018Looking at Portraits - A very English TasteLecture
16 May 2018Art in Paris 1850-1900 'The most decadent city in the world.'Lecture
08 May 2018Watts Gallery Artists' Village, Compton, Surrey Visit
18 April 2018Charles Dickens - the man and his life through his charactersLecture
21 March 2018Contemporary Artists - Antony Gormley and Anish KapoorLecture
17 January 2018The Russians are coming: Diaghilev’s Ballet Russes take Paris by StormLecture
15 November 2017From Boar’s Head to Bisto – Christmas Dinner through History Lecture
18 October 2017Pub Signs “Inn Signia : Artwork & Stories behind Peculiar Pub Names” Lecture
01 October 20175 days & 4 nights in Madrid, Segovia & ToledoVisit
20 September 2017Animals and their Roles in Art Lecture
19 July 2017Fine Art Forgery: Craftmanship or Conjuring trick? Lecture
16 July 2017The Cathedrals & Historic Houses of Worcestershire and Herefordshire. 3 day visit, staying 2 nights in Great MalvernVisit
21 June 2017Hockney at 80 – Tate Britain 2017 Lecture
17 May 2017History of Decorative Style: Baroque Masculinity & Drama Lecture
11 May 2017 Visit
19 April 2017The Fascinating World of Playing Cards Lecture
15 March 2017The Punch & Judy Show Lecture
18 January 2017Children in Art Lecture
16 November 2016The Victorian ChristmasLecture
19 October 2016Travellers Among Mountains & Streams: Chinese PaintingLecture
21 September 2016Capability Brown (1716-1783) Tercentenery: Landscape, Art and Dame NatureLecture
04 September 2016Bologna, Northern Italy (5 nights)Visit
18 August 2016Power, Propaganda And Men in TightsLecture
20 July 2016Discover the Paintings you own: Public Catalogue FoundationLecture
17 June 2016Gardens of Capability Brown - Compton Verney, Warwicks (overnight stay)Visit
16 June 2016Charm of Chenies ManorVisit
15 June 2016Leonardo da Vinci - Anatomical Form with FunctionLecture
18 May 2016Underground Cathedrals - Architecture Above and Below Street LevelLecture
12 May 2016Standen House and Gardens, SussexVisit
20 April 2016Photography as Fine ArtLecture
16 March 2016The History of Decorative Style - Art DecoLecture
17 February 2016AGM and Supper (Members only)Lecture
18 November 2015The Founders and Treasures of the Wallace CollectionLecture
21 October 2015Self Portraits and How Artists see Themselves and Their FamiliesLecture
27 September 2015The Art and History of PragueVisit
16 September 2015Rubens - The Master and his WorkshopLecture
16 July 2015The Historic Dockyard and the Heritage of HampshireVisit
15 July 2015"By Jove" - Holkham Hall: An Allegorical JourneyLecture
17 June 2015Victorian India - Tea Garden of the WorldLecture
28 May 2015Knebworth House, HertfordshireVisit
20 May 2015Stories in Stained GlassLecture
22 April 2015Turner Contemporary Gallery, MargateVisit
15 April 2015Flora and Fauna in Pottery and PorcelainLecture
18 March 2015Star of Wonder - Star of LightLecture
05 March 2015Tour of St Mary's Church, Great WarleyVisit
18 February 2015AGM and supper with talk by local historian Fiona Agassiz on St Mary's Church, Great WarleyLecture
21 January 2015Three Great Families and their GardensLecture
19 November 2014Caravaggio - A Rebel on the RunLecture
22 October 2014Murder and Modernism: Walter Sickert and the Camden Town GroupLecture
05 October 2014Trip to DublinVisit
17 September 2014Latest Trends in Contemporary ArchitectureLecture
20 August 2014The City of Kyoto and the Cult of BeautyLecture
24 July 2014Visit to the Historic Houses of Derbyshire Visit
16 July 2014Paul Nash - War Artists and WW1Lecture
18 June 2014'Your Country Needs You' - WW1 Art and DesignLecture
21 May 2014David Hockney's Mr & Mrs Clarke, Fashion and Lifestyle Icons of the '60sLecture
01 May 2014A Capital Day Out!Visit
16 April 2014George III - "The Most Cultured Monarch, Art Collector and Friend of America"Lecture
19 March 2014Life and Times of the Sundial: A perspective on Civilization’s most enduring TimekeeperLecture
19 February 2014AGM and supper with talk by William Tyler on English/Scottish relationsLecture
15 January 2014Pugin and the Gothic RevivalLecture
20 November 2013Christmas in Covent Garden - 300 years of Christmas shows at one of London's greatest theatresLecture
16 October 2013A View from the Plinth - A Review of Public Sculpture TodayLecture
22 September 2013Holland and the Dutch MastersVisit
18 September 2013Pevsner in Essex: Nikolaus Pevsner and the Buildings of EnglandLecture
21 August 2013From Phaeton to Phantoms - One Hundred Years of Coachbuilding Lecture
21 July 2013Two-day visit to Art in Action, Waterperry HouseVisit
17 July 2013G F Watts and the Watts GalleryLecture
19 June 2013Mexican Art and Culture - Past and PresentLecture
15 May 2013The Imperial Easter Eggs of Carl Fabergé - before the RevolutionLecture
14 May 2013Day visit to the Watts Gallery, Compton, and Loseley ParkVisit
17 April 2013Trompe L'Oeil - The Art of IllusionLecture
20 March 2013Ocean Liner Art: Ships that Shaped our Lives 1800-1950Lecture
20 February 2013AGM and supper with talk by auctioneer Mark StaceyLecture
16 January 2013An Artist on the Nile - The Legacy of David RobertsLecture
21 November 2012Venice in 18th Century London – a Musical and Artistic PartnershipLecture
17 October 2012Two London Porcelain Factories : Chelsea and Bow – a Study in Contrasts Lecture
19 September 2012Augustus John and Gwen JohnLecture
15 August 2012Reyntiens: Britain’s Leading Stained Glass ArtistLecture
18 July 2012“Are you sitting comfortably?” – The History of the Chair from Ancient to Modern TimesLecture
20 June 2012Life and Art of Marianne North: Victorian Botanical Artist (1830-1890)Lecture
16 May 2012The Destruction of the Monasteries: the Greatest Act of Artistic Vandalism in English HistoryLecture