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11 June 2026Irma Stern: Flowers and Faces of Southern AfricaLecture
31 May 2026DerbyshireVisit
18 May 2026Columbine Hall, StowuplandVisit
14 May 2026Francisco de Zurbarán, a Seville success storyLecture
09 April 2026A Private Palace of Art: Frederick Leighton's Studio-HouseLecture
25 March 2026The Frick Collection, New York, the Wallace Collection, London and their link with Knole Special Event
18 March 2026Love & Landscape: Stanley Spencer exhibition at Gainsborough's House, SudburyVisit
12 March 2026A Village in Heaven: Stanley Spencer's CookhamLecture
12 February 2026Two Queens of the Desert: Lady Hester Stanhope and Zenobia of PalmyraLecture
08 January 2026Cosmonauts and Cotton PickersLecture
04 December 2025The British in Rome Lecture
19 November 2025The Brilliance of British Architecture & DesignSpecial Event
13 November 2025Carnations, Tulips & Hyacinths - Turkey's Iznik CeramicsLecture
27 October 2025The Mansion House Art CollectionVisit
12 October 2025SicilyVisit
09 October 2025A History of Colour: Blue!Lecture
10 July 2025Bravos and Breastplates - the Evolution of OperaLecture
12 June 2025100 Years of London Underground Design and ArchitectureLecture
09 June 2025Eltham Palace & Gardens and Greensted ChurchVisit
08 May 2025Becoming Jane Austen: The Making of a Literary SuperstarLecture
10 April 2025Stave Churches of NorwayLecture
26 March 2025The Romanovs: Tyrants & Martyrs in Imperial RussiaSpecial Event
13 March 2025The Jewel in the Crown - Arab and Norman SicilyLecture
05 March 2025Essex Collection of Art from Latin America (ESCALA)Visit
13 February 2025The Cultural Heritage of the HuguenotsLecture
09 January 2025Charles I - King and CollectorLecture
05 December 2024From Downton to Gatsby - Jewellery & Fashion 1890-1929Lecture
29 November 2024Treasures of the V & AVisit
20 November 2024The Art of Art DecoSpecial Event
14 November 2024George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham - the handsomest man in 17th century EuropeLecture
10 October 2024The Beauty and History of FramesLecture
11 July 2024The Duke of Devonshire's Elysium FieldsLecture
24 June 2024Arts Society Blackwater Visit to Cheshire & the Welsh BordersVisit
13 June 2024Japonisme to Modernism - Japanese Influences on Modern ArtLecture
14 May 2024Visits Organisers Urgently NeededVisit
09 May 2024The Genius of StradivariusLecture
28 April 2024NorthumbriaVisit
22 April 2024Italy and the Islamic WorldSpecial Event
11 April 2024A Piece of the AuctionLecture
21 March 2024Undressing Antiques - Curves, Colours & CoolSpecial Event
14 March 2024The Art of Winnie-the-PoohLecture
11 March 2024Oriental Painting - Its Mysteries and Influences RevealedSpecial Event
08 February 2024The Sun King and the court of Versailles (live lecture and on Zoom)Lecture
11 January 2024The History of the Royal School of Needlework (live lecture and on Zoom)Lecture
07 December 2023Bruegel, the seasons and the world (live lecture and on Zoom)Lecture
20 November 2023Merrily On High, the History of the English Christmas CarolSpecial Event
16 November 2023Ladies at Their Mirrors: Self Portraits by Women from Antiquity to ModernitySpecial Event
09 November 2023The Arts and Crafts Movement in England’s churches (live lecture and on Zoom)Lecture
12 October 2023René Gruau and the art of Dior (live lecture and on Zoom)Lecture
18 July 2023The Art of Cricket - At the Home of CricketVisit
13 July 2023Persepolis: art, architecture and ideology of the Persian empire (live lecture and on Zoom)Lecture
12 June 2023Stour Valley Arts Society Cornwall Holiday Visit
08 June 2023Painter and plantsman: Cedric Morris, irises and beyond (live lecture and on Zoom)Lecture
31 May 2023Sissinghurst Castle GardenVisit
11 May 2023An actor’s life for me (live lecture and on Zoom) Lecture
30 April 2023Porto: Art, Culture and the British ConnectionVisit
14 April 2023Wymondham Abbey, Heritage Museum and historic town tourVisit
13 April 2023The explosive world of Cornelia Parker (live lecture and on Zoom)Lecture
22 March 2023First Catch a Squirrel: Historical materials and techniques in paintings from 15th to 18th centuries Special Event
14 March 2023The Charterhouse and the Guildhall Art Gallery LondonVisit
09 March 2023Caravaggio, painter extraordinaire, a flawed genius and …… a murderer! How I became a “Caravaggisti” (live lecture and on Zoom)Lecture
09 February 2023A Brief Story of Wine (live lecture and on Zoom)Lecture
18 January 2023The Seine Estuary - the River of LightSpecial Event
12 January 2023Stone on Stone: The Men who Built the Cathedrals (live lecture and on Zoom)Lecture
09 December 2022Harwich Electric Palace Cinema Visit
02 December 2022Tour of Gainsborough's House Organised and run by The Friends of the MinoriesVisit
01 December 2022Trannies, Taste and Teddy Bears: uncovering the world of Grayson Perry (live lecture and on Zoom)Lecture
10 November 2022Posters of the Belle Époque: the Great Age of the Poster (live lecture and on Zoom)Lecture
13 October 2022Colourful Characters: Laura Knight's ModelsLecture
07 July 2022The Music of Russia (live lecture only)Lecture
09 June 2022A History of Three Great Families and their Gardens: the Astors, the Rothschilds and the Sackville Wests (live lecture and on Zoom)Lecture
01 June 2022Ancient and Modern: Cambridge at prayer CLOSED TO NEW BOOKINGS. WAITING LIST ONLYVisit
12 May 2022The Glasgow Boys: painting in Scotland 1875-1914 (live lecture and on Zoom)Lecture
25 April 2022The British Empire and Imperial India: Architecture and ArtsSpecial Event
24 April 2022Spring 2022 Holiday in SussexVisit
07 April 2022The Land of the Monkey God: the Art and Architecture of Sri Lanka (live lecture and on Zoom)Lecture
06 April 2022The William Morris "Red House" and the Brunel Museum, London. CLOSED TO NEW BOOKINGS. Visit
17 March 2022Mughals and Rajputs: Courts and Palaces of India Special Event
15 March 2022The Warner Textile Archive and Braintree Museum - NOW FULLY BOOKEDVisit
10 March 2022How to get down from a yak – adventures in Central Asian nomadic textiles (live lecture and on Zoom)Lecture
10 February 2022The Bayeux Tapestry: 950 years of propaganda, intrigue and spin (live lecture and on Zoom)Lecture
19 January 2022Hidden Spain: Hapsburg and Bourbon Palaces and the painters of the Generation of 1898Special Event
13 January 2022Looking for Georgia – my travels through New Mexico in the footsteps of Georgia O’Keeffe (live lecture and on Zoom)Lecture
02 December 2021The Curious history of Christmas food (live lecture and on Zoom)Lecture
22 November 2021The Marquesses of Bute: Patrons of Opulence (on Zoom)Special Event
11 November 2021German Expressionism: Der Blaue Reiter (the Blue Rider) artists’ movement 1911-1914Lecture
09 November 2021Christopher Wren and the rebuilding of London (on Zoom)Special Event
14 October 2021The Sacred Art of Angkor and living artsLecture
16 September 2021Expert-led visit to explore 3 Norfolk churches and their medieval rood screensVisit
03 September 2021Beauty in Truth – the past, present and future of Botanical Art and IllustrationLecture
16 July 2021Henry Moore Studios and Gardens and The Gardens of Easton LodgeVisit
05 July 2021Beethoven at 250 - Classical Music's Greatest RevolutionarySpecial Event
05 July 2021Anglesey Abbey, Gardens and Lode Mill - BOOKINGS NOW CLOSEDVisit
01 July 2021Gardens of the RestorationLecture