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01 July 2026Private tour of Pitzhanger Manor and Gallery Visit
14 June 2026The Historic Houses, Art and Heritage of NorthumbriaTour
10 June 2026Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots: The Art of DiplomacyLecture
15 May 2026All change at Kings Cross Visit
13 May 2026Do we see what they saw? Experiencing Paintings in the PastLecture
17 April 2026Royal Hospital Chelsea (second visit)Visit
15 April 2026Guided tour of the Museum of the Home, London E2 8EAVisit
08 April 2026Cleopatra: Image and RealityLecture
19 March 2026Private visit to The Wimbledon MuseumVisit
11 March 2026Bhutan: Kingdom of the Thunder DragonLecture
17 February 2026An interactive tour of the National Gallery NOW FULLVisit
11 February 2026Me, Myself and I: Self-Portraiture through the AgesLecture
15 January 2026Visit to the Museum of BrandsVisit
14 January 2026Capturing the Moment: How the Brush and the Lens have captured Moments and Moods in Modern HistoryLecture
10 December 2025(Christmas lecture and drinks) The 12 Plants of ChristmasLecture
20 November 2025The Foundling Museum visit SECOND TOUR NOW ARRANGEDVisit
12 November 2025Colour, Sound, Speed - Italian FuturismLecture
23 October 2025Visit to Royal Hospital ChelseaVisit
08 October 2025National Treasures: saving London's Museums and Galleries in WW2Lecture
19 September 2025Morning visit to Brooklands Museum FULLVisit
10 September 2025The Cult of the Pacific: from Cook to GauguinLecture
25 July 2025Second Whitechapel walking tourVisit
20 June 2025Whitechapel walk with Stephen Burstin FULLY BOOKED. See 25th July entry for second visitVisit
11 June 2025The Great Age of Shogun: The Art and Culture of the Edo period of JapanLecture
16 May 2025Middle Temple tour (Note: revised date.)Visit
14 May 2025Turner and Constable, Romantic Rivals (Note: amended lecture)Lecture
06 May 2025The Art, History & Palaces of Vienna and the Danube Valley tour Tour
09 April 2025Persepolis: Art, Architecture and the ideology of the Persian EmpireLecture
25 March 2025Royal Courts of Justice tour FULLY BOOKEDVisit
12 March 2025Tinker, Tailor, Canvas Chair: How Modernism became a Cold War Secret AgentLecture
07 March 2025Private tour of Wimbledon MuseumVisit
20 February 2025A close look at some paintings in the National GalleryVisit
12 February 2025The Amadeus Myth: piecing together the real MozartLecture
21 January 2025BAPS Hindu Temple tour Visit
08 January 2025Cash for Coronets: Transatlantic Trailblazers of the Gilded AgeLecture
11 December 2024London's Lost Department StoresLecture
20 November 2024The William Morris Gallery Visit
13 November 2024Three great families and their gardens: a history of the Astors, the Rothschilds and the Sackville-WestsLecture
24 October 2024The Guildhall tourVisit
09 October 2024The Art of Art DecoLecture
19 September 2024The Crossness Pumping StationVisit
11 September 2024Charlie Chaplin: Tortured geniusLecture
10 July 2024Lectures start again on Wednesday 11th September. The subject is Charlie Chaplin, Tortured Genius.Lecture
28 June 2024Second Old Jewish Quarter of London walking tourVisit
19 June 2024Eltham Palace CANCELLED Visit
12 June 2024AGM, followed by - Portraits of the MaharanisLecture
13 May 2024The Dorich House MuseumVisit
08 May 2024George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham - the handsomest man in 17th century Europe and his patronage of the ArtsLecture
15 April 2024The Art, History, Castles and Gardens of North WalesTour
12 April 2024First Old Jewish Quarter walking tour of London Visit
10 April 2024The Story of the Cook sisters and how they used opera to save livesLecture
13 March 2024160 years of London Underground design and architectureLecture
26 February 2024Stationers HallVisit
14 February 2024The Seven Wonders of the Ancient WorldLecture
24 January 2024The Garrick ClubVisit
10 January 2024The Inside Stories: The real stories behind the most intriguing cases of Nazi looted artLecture
13 December 2023From cradle to cave: The iconography of the Nativity in late Medieval Italian artLecture
30 November 2023National Gallery visitVisit
14 November 2023Jewish Museum DEFERREDVisit
08 November 2023The art of Atonement: How Germany commemorates the Second World WarLecture
16 October 2023Leighton House and Sambourne HouseVisit
11 October 2023Cambodia: The sacred art of Angkor and living artsLecture
20 September 2023Kelmscott House & Emery Walker's House Visit
13 September 2023The life and work of May Morris: a remarkable womanLecture
14 June 2023The Great ExhibitionLecture
19 May 2023Charterhouse tourVisit
10 May 2023The golden age of fashionLecture
16 April 2023Five day visit to Trieste, ItalyTour
12 April 202310 favourite paintings from the National Gallery, London - and why I love themLecture
21 March 2023Old Naval College and Fan MuseumVisit
08 March 2023Mary Cassatt: Painting in ParisLecture
13 February 2023Worshipful Company of CutlersVisit
08 February 2023The Grand Tour: The perils and pleasures of the 18th century traveller's journey to ItalyLecture
26 January 20231890's Clapham House, 24 Shandon Road Visit
11 January 2023The Cultural Heritage of the Huguenots (REPLACEMENT LECTURE)Lecture
14 December 2022A Tudor ChristmasLecture
09 November 20222B or not 2B? An illustrated story of drawingLecture
12 October 2022O Paxton! - How Chatsworth's Victorian Genius Joseph Paxton came to put the world under glassLecture
20 September 2022Chiswick House and gardensVisit
14 September 2022The Art of the CartoonistLecture
12 June 2022Five day visit to Northern IrelandTour
08 June 2022Beautiful, Beastly, Bizarre: The art of Hieronymous BoschLecture
19 May 2022Merton PrioryVisit
11 May 2022The Bayeux Tapestry: 950 years of propaganda, intrigue and spinLecture
21 April 2022Parham House & GardensVisit
13 April 2022History of the Harp: from Mediterranean Antiquity to 20th century EuropeLecture
16 March 2022Behind the scenes at the National TheatreVisit
09 March 2022Faberge: Objects of DesireLecture
17 February 2022Zoom tour of the Mauritshuis, The HagueVisit
09 February 2022Happy & Glorious (marking the Queen's Platinum Jubilee)Lecture
26 January 20221901 Arts Club tourVisit
12 January 2022Art & Technology Today: New FrontiersLecture
08 December 2021A Brief Story of WineLecture
10 November 2021The State of British CraftsLecture
21 October 2021Tour of the Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel by ZOOMVisit
13 October 2021The Lure of the Exotic: Moorish influences in Southern SpainLecture
20 September 2021Tallow Chandlers' Hall - afternoon visitVisit
08 September 2021The Art of DanceLecture
02 July 2021Five day visit to NorfolkTour
30 June 2021Henry Moore Foundation visit now moved to this dateVisit
09 June 2021Art & Architecture: Estranged BedfellowsLecture
19 May 2021Henry Moore Foundation - all day visit (now deferred to June)Visit
12 May 2021Edouard Manet and MusicLecture
19 April 2021City Bridges Walk - morning visitVisit
14 April 2021From Downton to Gatsby: Jewellery and Fashion from 1890 to 1929Lecture
25 March 2021The Royal Naval Hospital - all day visit CANCELLEDVisit
18 March 2021Virtual tour of Alnwick CastleVisit
10 March 2021The Mystery of Holbein's AmbassadorsLecture
17 February 20211901 Arts Club, Waterloo - afternoon visitVisit
10 February 2021Tintoretto and the Scuola di San RoccoLecture
13 January 2021Now you see it now you don't - the art of visual deceptionLecture
17 December 2020Cocktails with a Curator: The Frick Collection, New York via ZOOMVisit
09 December 2020Hogarth: Sex in the City via ZOOMLecture
11 November 2020Two women who scandalised the Art World - Suzanne Valadon & the Divine Marchesa Luisa Casati via ZOOMLecture
22 October 2020Virtual walk of London's New East End via ZOOMVisit
14 October 2020Raphael of Urbino: Artist and Architect via ZOOMLecture
17 September 2020Virtual walk of the Historical East End of London via ZOOMLecture
17 September 2020Virtual walk of historic East London via ZOOMVisit
17 September 2020Morning visit to the Royal Hospital, Chelsea CANCELLEDVisit
09 September 2020Dickens, Lawrence & Zhivago: David Lean's art of cinema via ZOOMLecture
08 July 2020Restoration Theatre - via ZOOMLecture
17 June 2020All day visit to Henry Moore Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire DEFERREDVisit
10 June 2020Powder & Poison - via ZOOMLecture
10 June 2020A brief story of Wine DEFERRED Lecture
13 May 2020The Art of Dance DEFERREDLecture
09 April 2020All day visit to Greenwich DEFERREDVisit
08 April 2020Art & Architecture: estranged bedfellows DEFERREDLecture
16 March 2020Morning visit to the Freud Museum, NW3 CANCELLEDVisit
11 March 2020Treasures of the Fan Museum: an introduction to the world's first fan museum and its extraordinary collectionsLecture
19 February 2020Afternoon visit to Pitzhanger Manor, EalingVisit
12 February 2020Passion and ideas: the battle between colour and line in Western European ArtLecture
08 January 2020The subtle & exact art of colour in English garden designLecture
11 December 2019Man and Animals in ArtLecture
13 November 2019In the Kingdom of the Sweets (Nutcracker ballet)Lecture
17 October 2019Morning visit to the Travellers' Club, Pall MallVisit
09 October 2019The Magic of Prague: Czech art and cultureLecture
17 September 2019Morning and afternoon visits to Hand & Lock's embroidery workshop Visit
11 September 2019Georgia O'Keeffe and her unique artistic visionLecture
13 June 2019Visit by coach to Winchester, ancient and modernVisit
12 June 2019Not just a pile of old stones: Contemporary Art and the English stately homeLecture
23 May 2019Six day visit to Puglia, Southern ItalyTour
08 May 2019Salvador Dali: 20th century Renaissance artistLecture
11 April 2019Morning visit to the Wallace CollectionVisit
10 April 2019The Founders and Treasures of the Wallace CollectionLecture
13 March 2019Architecture + Photography = ArtLecture
13 March 2019Morning visit to John Ruskin exhibition at Two Temple PlaceVisit
13 February 2019The Honourable and Dishonourable art of ActingLecture
11 February 2019Morning visit to Strawberry Hill House and exhibitionVisit
09 January 2019From Venice to Sheffield: John Ruskin's passion for Art, Craft and Social JusticeLecture
12 December 2018Dazzling Dufy: invitation to a luminous feast with Raoul DafyLecture
14 November 2018Undressing AntiquesLecture
19 October 2018Morning visit to Dorich House MuseumVisit
10 October 2018Dazzle - Disguise and Disruption in War & ArtLecture
20 September 2018Morning City walk - contemporary architectureVisit
12 September 2018As Good as Gold - its significance and symbolism in the history of artLecture
19 June 2018Visit by coach to Wilton HouseVisit
13 June 2018Celebrating the Royal Academy - 250th AnniversaryLecture
21 May 2018Five day visit to LiverpoolTour
09 May 2018Cartoonery: English AttitudesLecture
18 April 2018Morning visit to the Museum of Brands, Packaging & Advertising combined with a walking tour of historic Portobello Road after lunchVisit
11 April 2018The Queen of Instruments: The Lute in Old Master Painting (illustrated lecture and live performance)Lecture
14 March 2018Tamara de Lempicka: Mistress of Art DecoLecture
06 March 2018Morning visit to the Royal Academy of Music MuseumVisit
14 February 2018The Arts and Crafts of KashmirLecture
12 February 2018Morning visit to Spencer HouseVisit
10 January 2018Zaha Hadid - architectural superstarLecture
13 December 2017The Art and Culture of fin-de-siècle ViennaLecture
08 November 2017Mediaeval Illuminated Books of HoursLecture
11 October 2017Basingstoke: Its contribution to World CultureLecture
04 October 2017Half day visit to Apsley House and Wellington ArchVisit
01 October 2017Five day visit to KrakowTour
13 September 2017Foreigners in London 1520 to 1677Lecture
05 September 2017Morning visit to the King's Cross development, afternoon at the London Canal Museum.Visit
01 August 2017No lectures are held in AUGUSTLecture
01 July 2017No lectures are held in JULYLecture
27 June 2017Coach visit to the Watts Gallery & Chapel, Compton (near Guildford) and Loseley Park Visit
14 June 2017India: its early history, empires & architectureLecture
10 May 2017Man and the ArcticLecture
02 May 2017Coach visit to Sandham Memorial Chapel & Stanley Spencer GalleryVisit
12 April 2017Judas: the wickedest man who ever lived?Lecture
05 April 2017Morning visit to the Freemasons HallVisit
08 March 2017Joaquin Sorolla: Painting the LightLecture
16 February 2017Half-day visit by coach to the Musical Museum, BrentfordVisit
08 February 2017The Dr Susan Weber Furniture Gallery at the V&ALecture
11 January 2017Church & Mosque Architecture in AfricaLecture
14 December 2016Dale ChihulyLecture
09 December 2016George Chinnery: the greatest artist of British India & the Far EastLecture
17 November 2016Half day visit to the Victoria & Albert Museum's glass collectionVisit
11 November 2016Two women who scandalised the art world: Suzanne Valadon & the Divine Marchesa Luisa CasatiLecture
09 November 2016A Galaxy of StarchitectsLecture
14 October 2016Raphael of Urbino: Artist & ArchitectLecture
12 October 2016From Magic Lanterns to Metro Goldwyn MeyerLecture
14 September 2016To the far side of the WorldLecture
12 September 2016A visit to two Victorian Houses in London - Sambourne House and Leighton HouseVisit
09 September 2016Dickens, Lawrence & Zhivago: David Lean's Art of CinemaLecture
07 September 2016By boat to Greenwich (has now been postponed hopefully until 2017,due to the Queen's House not being reopened in time).Visit
10 June 2016A brief story of WineLecture
08 June 2016Eric Ravilious & Edward BawdenLecture
17 May 2016By coach to Petworth House and ParkVisit
13 May 2016The Art of DanceLecture
11 May 2016To please the palate, charm the eyeLecture
24 April 2016Five day tour of NaplesTour
13 April 2016Islamic ArtLecture
08 April 2016Art & Architecture: Estranged bedfellowsLecture
07 April 2016By coach to Stratfield SayeVisit
16 March 2016The Mansion House and Bank of EnglandVisit
11 March 2016Treasure of the Fan Museum: An introduction to the world's first fan museum and its extraordinary collectionsLecture
09 March 2016Pots of Art from Grayson PerryLecture
12 February 2016Passion and Ideas: The Battle between colour and line in Western European ArtLecture
10 February 2016Mother Nature's Second HusbandLecture
13 January 2016The Art of Piero della FrancescaLecture
08 January 2016Subtle scienceLecture
09 December 2015The Whole Art of the BookLecture
11 November 2015The Journey of the Magi: 1700 years of The Three KingsLecture
04 November 2015Supper and Quiz eveningVisit
04 November 2015Supper and Quiz eveningLecture
15 October 2015Half-Day Visit to Christie's October date to be announcedVisit
14 October 2015Facing up to Goya: Portraits by GoyaLecture
15 September 2015Visit by Coach to Brighton Royal PavilionVisit
09 September 2015Old Building: Fakes and FallaciesLecture
19 August 2015Lunch and Matinee at Shakespeare's Globe - "As You Like It" Visit
29 July 2015Visit by Coach to Kenwood HouseVisit
17 June 2015Visit by Coach to Chenies Manor House and GardensVisit
10 June 2015Arts and Crafts of Mexico, Past and PresentLecture
13 May 2015Richard Gibson: A Miniature Portrait Painter and his CircleLecture
24 April 2015Five day Visit to LisbonTour
21 April 2015Visit by Coach to Eltham PalaceVisit
08 April 2015Behind The Scenes: Curating the Art MuseumLecture
11 March 2015Photography as Fine ArtLecture
19 February 2015Half-Day Visit to the British LibraryVisit
11 February 2015Paint Brushes at Dawn - Great Art World Feuds, Disputes and RowsLecture
14 January 2015Edwin Lutyens, Architect to Dolls, Dukes and DynastiesLecture
10 December 2014Fizz and Crackle: John Singer Sargent and his CriticsLecture
12 November 2014Thomas Heatherwick: Designer ExtraordinaryLecture
06 November 2014"What Do You Know?" Fork Supper and QuizVisit
08 October 2014A Seventeenth Century Metropolis: Amsterdam in the Golden AgeLecture
05 October 2014Three-day Visit to the Rijkmuseum, AmsterdamTour
10 September 2014Gustave Caillebotte: Impressionist, Gardener, SailorLecture
12 August 2014Lunch and Matinee at Shakespeare's Globe - "Julius Caesar"Visit
17 July 2014Visit by Coach to ‘Art in Action’, Waterperry, OxfordshireVisit
09 July 2014Michelangelo in the Sistine ChapelLecture
19 June 2014Visit by Coach to Chartwell, KentVisit
22 May 2014Visit by Coach to Charleston and Farley Farmhouse, East SussexVisit
14 May 2014The History of Wallpaper in British Interiors from 1685 to TodayLecture
26 April 2014Five day visit to MaltaTour
15 April 2014Half-day Visit to the Royal Courts of JusticeVisit
09 April 2014Wanderings Amongst the Nomads of Iran & Afghanistan: Searching for Their Woven ArtLecture
17 March 2014Visit to St Pancras Hotel and Guildhall Art GalleryVisit
12 March 2014Inn Signia - The Artwork & Stories behind Pub SignsLecture
12 February 2014From Constantinople to the Park MonceauLecture
08 January 2014Painting In Light - The History of Stained GlassLecture
11 December 2013The Fine Art of CrimeLecture
13 November 2013Conran and the Habitat CatalogueLecture