• Henley DFAS

Forthcoming lectures

The Art of Atonement: How Germany Commemorates WW2 19th October 2023 at 10.45am and 2.15pm at The Henley Rugby Club

Lecturer: Angela Findlay


The Art of Atonement: How Germany Commemorates WW2
In the context of our World War centenaries, anniversaries and the current debate about statues and monuments, the subject of this talk is hugely relevant. In this country, relatively little is known about Germany’s complex post-WW2 process of ‘coming to terms with’ the atrocities of its recent past and the counter memorial movement that started in the eighties and continues to this day.
 
 
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Wednesday 8th November at 2.15pm at The Henley Rugby Club

Lecturer: John Benjamin


President's Welcome Talk: Carl Fabergé
Following the Annual General Meeting and lunch there will be a special ‘President’s Welcome Talk’. John Benjamin will start his Presidency with a talk on Carl Fabergé. The talk will start at 2.15pm and is open to all TASH members. Again, this talk will be held in the main (larger) room in the Rugby Club.
 
 
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With a Little Help from their Friends : The Beatles and their Artists Wednesday 8th November 2023 at 10.30am. Annual General Meeting followed by the lecture. Please note morning only. At Henley Rugby Club

Lecturer: Barry Venning


With a Little Help from their Friends : The Beatles and their Artists
This is a journey through the 60s in music and images, following the Beatles from the Hamburg Reeperbahn in 1960 to Abbey Road in 1969.
The Beatles in Hotorgscity, Sweden, in 1963
 
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Dickens and Christmas: Dickens was the first novelist to use the phrase ‘Merry Christmas’ Thursday 7th December 2023. Our Christmas lectures at 10.45am and 2.15pm at The Henley Rugby Club

Lecturer: Jane Tapley


Dickens and Christmas: Dickens was the first novelist to use the phrase ‘Merry Christmas’
A Christmas version of his life and times. Dickens was often referred to as Jolly Old Christmas because of his highly popular short stories especially written for the festive season.
 
A Summary of 'A Christmas Carol'
 
He was also the first novelist to use the words Merry Christmas thus starting a trend that is still popular today.
 
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Caravaggio Painter Extraordinaire, a Flawed Genius and… a murderer! How I became a Caravaggisti 18th January 2024. 10.45am and 2.15pm.

Lecturer: Keith Bonser


Caravaggio Painter Extraordinaire, a Flawed Genius and… a murderer! How I became a Caravaggisti
My presentation is a very personal account of how Caravaggio came into my life.
Theatre Illusions 15th February 2024 10.45am and 2.15pm

Lecturer: Simon Rees


Theatre Illusions
Theatre has always been known for its capacity for creating illusion and suspending disbelief.
Thursday 21st March 2024 at 10.45am and 2.15pm

Lecturer: Sandy Burnett


Exploring Bach’s St Matthew Passion

21 March

Sandy Burnett - Exploring Bach’s St Matthew Passion

Thursday 18th April 10.45am and 2.15pm

Lecturer: Will Korner


Art Crime: Myth & Reality

 

Thursday 16th May 2024 at 10.45am and 2.15pm

Lecturer: Mary Alexander


Dazzling Dufy: An Invitation to a Luminous Feast with Raoul Dufy
Raoul Dufy (1877-1953) was a key player in early twentieth century avant garde art, design and literary
Thursday 20th June 2024 1045am and 2.15pm

Lecturer: Graham Jones


The Art of State Ceremonial Music
The UK provides some of the biggest Ceremonial Events in the world and arguably the best in the world b
Thursday 19th September 2024 10.45am and 2.15pm

Lecturer: Jane Angelini


The Glories of Byzantium
The importance of the role played by Byzantium as a link in the great chain of world history is an impo
Thursday 17th October 10.45am and 2.15pm

Lecturer: Emily Chappell


‘I saw a New Heaven and a New Earth’ (Rev 21) : The Gothic Cathedral as the Heavenly Jerusalem
This lecture will consider the aims and motivations of the master masons who built the great Gothic cat
The Invention of Photography and its Impact on Early Modern Painting Thursday 21st November 2024 (post AGM) at 10.30am. Please note earlier time.

Lecturer: Dr Caroline Levisse


The Invention of Photography and its Impact on Early Modern Painting
Invented at the end of the 1830s, photography triggered a visual revolution.
Thursday 12th December 2024 10.45am and 2.15pm

Lecturer: Sarah Ciacci


The Christmas Story in Art
In this talk we will look at works of art that depict episodes from the story of Christmas.