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16 July 2026A COACH VISIT TO KEW GARDENSVisit
14 July 2026A History of Kew GardensLecture
09 June 2026Upstairs, Downstairs (and the Archers)Lecture
21 May 2026MADRESFIELD AND MALVERNVisit
12 May 2026Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun: TrailblazerLecture
14 April 2026Gentility, Gossip and Gallantry: Common Misconceptions about Jane Austen Lecture
10 March 2026Coco Chanel: Art, Fashion, BusinessLecture
18 February 2026The Age of Augustus JohnSpecial Event
10 February 2026Threads of History: The World of the Bayeaux TapestryLecture
03 February 2026Visit to Cotswold Farm Gardens to see the Snowdrops.Visit
19 January 2026The Living Landscape - A workshop for Artists and non-artistsLecture
13 January 2026Inigo Jones and the Renaissance in EnglandLecture
09 December 2025Oh, Yes it is! History of Pantomime from Ancient to Modern TimesLecture
11 November 2025Elizabeth to Elizabeth: Four Centuries of British ArtLecture
29 October 2025How the European Art Market DevelopedSpecial Event
14 October 2025Collecting the Grand Tour – The Enlightenment of the English GentlemanLecture
08 July 2025The Borgias - the most infamous family in historyLecture
19 June 2025Visit Hellens Manor and St Mary's Church, KempleyVisit
10 June 2025Kenneth Clark’s Civilisation (1969): The Making of a Television LandmarkLecture
06 June 2025The Flourishing of the Arts and Summer SupperLecture
22 May 2025The Bloomsbury Group and other Sussex delightsVisit
13 May 2025The Jewel in the Crown: Sir Edward Lutyens and the Building of the Viceregal Lodge, Now the President’s Palace, New DelhiLecture
11 April 2025Guided Walk around TetburyVisit
08 April 2025The Enigma of ElgarLecture
11 March 2025Norman Rockwell: Artist or Mere IllustratorLecture
19 February 2025The Cultural Heritage of the HuguenotsSpecial Event
11 February 2025The Life and times of Samuel PepysLecture
14 January 2025Clara: Rhino, Superstar and Wonder of the AgeLecture
10 December 2024Star of Wonder, Star of Light: New Evidence for the Star of BethlehemLecture
12 November 2024A Journey to Egypt and the Holy Land with David RobertsLecture
30 October 2024Antique English Glass – A Golden Age in the Decorative Arts (1670 to 1900)Special Event
08 October 2024Vita Sackville West and SissinghurstLecture
09 July 2024Windsor Great Park, Past and PresentLecture
26 June 2024Visit Kelmscott Manor - the Summer Home of William MorrisVisit
11 June 2024Shogun Painters: Kano SchoolLecture
29 May 2024The Art of MedicineLecture
15 May 2024Tudor Malmesbury Talk with Summer SupperLecture
14 May 2024Resurgam (St Paul’s Cathedral pre and post 1666, with music)Lecture
18 April 2024Guided Walk around MalmesburyVisit
09 April 2024Beauty in Truth – The Past, Present and Future of Botanical IllustrationLecture
18 March 2024The History & Art of Naples, Ischia & HerculaneumVisit
12 March 2024My 10 Favourite Paintings from the National Gallery, and Why I Like ThemLecture
14 February 2024The Conservation of PaintingsSpecial Event
13 February 2024The Dawn of the RenaissanceLecture
09 January 2024Dido Elizabeth Belle and the Beginnings of AbolitionLecture
12 December 2023Brueghel’s Winter ScenesLecture
22 November 2023Winterbourne House and Barber Institute of Fine ArtsVisit
14 November 2023Travels with a Trowel: Adventures of an ArchaeologistLecture
25 October 2023The Art and Scandalous Lives of the Bloomsbury GroupSpecial Event
10 October 2023Ruskin & the Pre-RaphaelitesLecture
11 July 2023Banksy - Fraud or Genius?Lecture
24 June 2023Westminster Abbey Musical Tour with the Purcell ClubVisit
13 June 2023Music in ArtLecture
23 May 2023Visit the Peto Gardens at Iford ManorVisit
09 May 2023The Culture of UkraineLecture
25 April 2023Visit Cardiff Castle and The Museum of Wales in CardiffVisit
11 April 2023The Anatomical Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci: A Surgeon’s ViewLecture
14 March 2023The History of WineLecture
15 February 2023The Anatomy of AntiquesSpecial Event
14 February 2023The Art of the ValentineLecture
10 January 2023Raglan, Troy and Badminton: the Houses and Gardens of the Somerset family (Dukes of Beaufort)Lecture
13 December 2022Christmas and other festivals in Modern MexicoLecture
08 November 2022Betty Joel: Glamour & Innovation in 1930s DesignLecture
26 October 2022The Secret Language of Sacred Spaces: religious buildings of the worldSpecial Event
11 October 2022Salvador Dalí and SurrealismLecture
12 July 2022Women in Art: Artists, Gentileschi to EminLecture
14 June 2022Islamic Art: Exploring the Decorative Arts of the Islamic WorldLecture
07 June 2022Visit to Broughton Castle and Broughton Grange GardensVisit
10 May 2022Caravaggio: The Master of Light and ShadowLecture
20 April 2022Visit to Hereford Cathedral and the Mappa Mundi ExhibitionVisit
12 April 2022Signs, Symbols and Iconography: The Hidden Stories in ArtLecture
08 March 2022‘Debo’ – Mitford, Cavendish, Devonshire Duchess, Housewife 1920-2014Lecture
08 February 2022Three Andalucian Cities: Cordoba, Seville and GranadaLecture
11 January 2022An Easy Day for a Lady – The Dress of Early Women Mountaineers 1850-1914Lecture
14 December 2021The Art Turns Him from St Nicholas to Father Christmas Lecture
07 December 2021Private Christmas Tour of No.1 Royal Crescent, BathVisit
09 November 2021Eric Ravilious, Designer: Wood Engravings, Ceramics and LithographyLecture
27 October 2021Treasures of the Black Tent: The pre-1900 Tribal Rugs and Dowry Weavings of the Persian & Central Asian Nomads Special Event
12 October 2021The Glasgow Boys Lecture
21 July 2021Visit Berkeley CastleVisit
13 July 2021Spanish Still Life, 1600-1812: Cabbages, Carrots and LambLecture
13 June 2021Visit Dauntsey GardensVisit
08 June 2021Giles: His Life, Times and CartoonsLecture
16 May 2021Visit The Gardens at MiserdenVisit
11 May 2021The Imperial Eggs of Carl Fabergé: After the RevolutionLecture
27 April 2021Visit Bowood Woodland GardensVisit
19 April 2021Visit Holland 2021Visit
13 April 2021Last Supper in PompeiiLecture
18 March 2021Current Trends in the Auction Room Lecture
09 March 2021The Master MasonsLecture
19 February 2021Virtual Tour - Rosemary Verey - Her Contribution and Legacy to c20th Gardening Lecture
09 February 2021The Art of George Chinnery - Picturing The EastLecture
12 January 2021The Genius of BeethovenLecture
06 January 2021Virtual Tour - The Queen's Personal Jewellery CollectionLecture
18 December 2020Arts Society Lecture at Home - Great Exhibitions and the World's FairsLecture
14 December 2020The Spirit of Christmas - A Virtual Festive ExtravaganzaLecture
08 December 2020Step into the Christmas CardLecture
27 November 2020Arts Society Lecture at Home - Indian Modern ArtLecture
19 November 2020Virtual tour - Shakespeare's LondonLecture
10 November 2020‘First catch a squirrel’...Historical Materials and Techniques of Painting from 15th-18th CenturyLecture
13 October 2020The Art of JMW TurnerLecture
29 September 2020Parisians at Leisure: The absinthe-fuelled café culture of 19th Century ParisLecture
14 July 2020Signs, Signals and Iconography: The Hidden Stories in ArtLecture
09 July 2020Visit Sezincote and Bourton House GardensVisit
09 June 2020'Debo' - Mitford, Cavendish, Devonshire, Duchess and Housewife 1920-2014Lecture
12 May 2020An Easy Day for a Lady: The Dress of Early Women Mountaineers 1850-1914Lecture
14 April 2020Islamic Art: Exploring the Decorative Arts of the Islamic World Lecture
10 March 2020A Concise History of our Great British Public Parks Lecture
19 February 2020From Monochrome to Polychrome: How Colour Transformed the Art of Garden Design Special Event
11 February 2020The Empty Chair in Art: From Van Gogh to Ai WeiweiLecture
29 January 2020Visit Georgian BristolVisit
14 January 2020A Decorative Art: The History of WallpaperLecture
10 December 2019Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh - Why these gifts?Lecture
28 November 2019True to Life? Dutch Paintings and Society in Vermeer's Golden AgeSpecial Event
12 November 2019Gardens of Earthly Delight: Nature, Flora and Architecture in ArtLecture
08 October 2019Raphael: A Master in the MakingLecture
15 July 2019Gardens of the Test Valley: Visit Houghton Lodge and Longstock Water GardensVisit
09 July 2019Historic Gardens of the Italian LakesLecture
12 June 2019Visit Wilton HouseVisit
11 June 2019Dreamtime to Machine Time - Aboriginal ArtLecture
14 May 2019The Wind in the Willows Revisited through its Illustrators Lecture
09 May 2019Visit The Wormsley Library and Garden - "The Art of The Book"Visit
09 April 2019The Legendary Lee MillerLecture
12 March 2019A Passion for FashionLecture
20 February 2019How to Look at Art - A Strategy for InterpretationSpecial Event
12 February 2019Celebrating the Royal Academy of Arts: 250th Anniversary 1768-2018 Lecture
23 January 2019Lost Treasures of Strawberry Hill Exhibition - Masterpieces from Horace Walpole’s Collection Visit
08 January 2019Faber & Faber: 90 Years of Excellence in Cover DesignLecture
11 December 2018Glad Tidings: The Story of the Annunciation Lecture
13 November 2018Expressionism- Emotion vs Intellect (Die Bruecke/ Blauer Reiter/ Kandinski) Lecture
08 November 2018Designed for Wearing: Jewellery in the 20th CenturySpecial Event
25 October 2018The Arts Society West Mercia Study Day - Tinge it with RomanticismSpecial Event
09 October 2018As Good as Gold: The Significance and Symbolism of Gold throughout the History of ArtLecture
18 September 2018Visit Rodmarton Manor and Gardens - FULLY BOOKEDVisit
11 July 2018Clandon Park and Watts GalleryVisit
10 July 2018The Taj Mahal: Its Architecture, Origins, Construction, Interiors and SurroundingsLecture
26 June 2018Herefordshire Gardens - CANCELLEDVisit
12 June 2018The Art and Culture of Fin-de-Siècle ViennaLecture
08 May 2018Edward Seago: Landscape Perfectionist and Royal FavouriteLecture
21 April 2018Westminster Abbey Musical Tour with the Purcell ClubVisit
10 April 2018Emperor Qianlong - Ultimate Renaissance Ruler and Fine Art CollectorLecture
13 March 2018The Good Life: Gimson and The Barnsleys - Inventing the Cotswold StyleLecture
14 February 2018The English Country House 1550-1830Special Event
13 February 2018Counter Memorials: Germany's Post WWII Culture of Apology and AtonementLecture
09 January 2018The Foundations of Fashion: The History of Underwear from the 18th to the 20th CenturyLecture
12 December 2017Christmas at Covent Garden: 300 Years of Christmas Shows at one of London's Greatest TheatresLecture
14 November 2017A Photographic Odyssey: Shackleton's Endurance Expedition Captured on CameraLecture
02 November 2017West Mercia Arts Society Study Day - The Reformation and Counter ReformationSpecial Event
26 October 2017West Mercia Art Society Study Day - The Renaissance into the ReformationSpecial Event
25 October 2017Wessex Area DFAS Study Day - The Making of America: From Wagon Wheels to New YorkSpecial Event
12 October 2017An Afternoon at Westonbirt House and GardensVisit
10 October 2017The Role of the Royal Mistress in HistoryLecture
11 July 2017Riviera Paradise: Art, Design and Pleasure on the Cote D'Azur in the 1920's and '30'sLecture
13 June 2017To Please the Palate, Charm the Eye; 400 years of food as Ephemeral ArtLecture
17 May 2017Visit Mill Dene Gardens and Batsford ArboretumVisit
09 May 2017England's Golden Age of Cabinet MakingLecture
03 May 2017West Mercia NDFAS Study Day - Celebrating the 900th Anniversary of the Augustinian Abbey of St Mary in CirencesterSpecial Event
11 April 2017Fine Cell Work: Creativity within UK PrisonsLecture
07 April 2017Visit The VenetoVisit
28 March 2017Ashmolean Museum and Trinity College, OxfordVisit
14 March 2017The Shakers of North America: Their Beliefs, Architecture and ArtefactsLecture
15 February 2017Munich and Dresden Study DaySpecial Event
14 February 2017Vermeer's Quiet InteriorsLecture
10 January 2017The Gardens of IrelandLecture
13 December 2016Treasures of the Silk Road - from China to the MediterraneanLecture
25 November 2016Longleat Festival of LightVisit
08 November 2016The Hazards of the Journey: Pilgrimage and Travel in the Middle AgesLecture
07 November 2016Heavenly Light - Special Study Day at Gloucester CathedralVisit
11 October 2016British Sporting ArtLecture
15 September 2016Visit Corsham CourtVisit
12 July 2016"In paynted pots is hidden the deadliest poison" English Delftware Drug JarsLecture
07 July 2016Visit Tormarton CourtVisit
15 June 2016A Day at the Elgar Birthplace Museum & Spetchley Park GardensVisit
14 June 2016Classicism to Chintz:English Country House InteriorsLecture
01 June 2016Visit to RomaniaVisit
10 May 2016The Work of an Angel': Medieval Manuscript IlluminationLecture
12 April 2016Barbara Hepworth, the Stones and the Sea: Influences of Yorkshire and CornwallLecture
31 March 2016National Gallery & National Portrait GalleryVisit
08 March 2016Sir Edwyn LutyensLecture
17 February 2016Colour and the Artist's PaletteSpecial Event
09 February 2016The Elgin MarblesLecture
12 January 2016El Greco and ToledoLecture
08 December 2015Three Great Families and their GardensLecture
14 November 2015Visit to the Royal School of Needlework Exhibition celebrating 140 years & Tour of Hampton Court Visit
10 November 2015Egypt’s Unique Royal Couple: the Art of Akhenaten & NefertitiLecture
13 October 2015Not Just Giotto: Reassessing Art in Florence c.1280-1348 Lecture
17 June 2015Visit to Waterperry GardensVisit
14 May 2015Visit to Madresfield Court and Royal Worcester factoryVisit
23 April 2015Visit to Rome 2015Visit
01 October 2014MDFAS Lecture programmes 2011-2015Lecture
16 September 2014Visit to CornwallVisit
01 July 2014Visit to Stoberry Gardens and WellsVisit
09 October 2013Visit to Barnsley HouseVisit
12 June 2013Visit to Savill GardensVisit
23 May 2012Visit to Minterne HouseVisit