Henley DFAS

Forthcoming lectures

	Thursday 16th October 2025 10.45am repeated 2.15pm at The Henley Rugby Club. Live transmission morning only. For more information on all lectures please contact Sarah Barry on SarahBarry63@yahoo.co.uk or 07879 611782. Lecturer: Angela Findlay The Empty Chair in Contemporary Art from van Gogh to Ai Weiwei We all use chairs!
	Thursday 20th November 2025 10.45am repeated 2.15pm at The Henley Rugby Club. Live transmission morning only. . For more information on all lectures please contact Sarah Barry on SarahBarry63@yahoo.co.uk or 07879 611782. Please note the Annual General Meeting for 2025 has been deferred to April 2026 Lecturer: Henrietta Hammant A History of Inuit Art in the Canadian Arctic
	Thursday 11th December 2025 10.45am and 2.15pm at The Henley Rugby Club. Simultaneous transmission 10.45am only. For more information on all lectures please contact Sarah Barry on SarahBarry63@yahoo.co.uk or 07879 611782. Lecturer: Chris Bradley Who is Santa Claus? Art from St Nicholas to Father Christmas Nicholas was the Greek Bishop of Myra, a 4th century port in Anatolia.
	Thursday 11th December 2025 Lecturer: Chris Bradley Who is Santa Claus? Art from St Nicholas to Father Christmas Nicholas was the Greek Bishop of Myra, a 4th century port in Anatolia.
	15th January 2026 Lecturer: Chris Aslan Banned: Savitsky and the Secret Hoard of Avant-Garde Art
	19th February 2026 Lecturer: Val Woodgate Picasso and his Women Picasso told his biographer, John Richardson, that his work was like a diary – “To understand it, you h
	19th March 2026 Lecturer: Lois Oliver Eduard Manet and Music Music was a constant theme in Edouard Manet’s life and art.
	AFTERNOON 16th April 2026. 1.45pm Lecturer: Nicola Moorby Turner versus Constable: The Great British Paint Off This is the story of the alleged epic rivalry between the two giants of British art, J.M.W.
	MORNING: 16th April 2026. This lecture follows the Annual General Meeting which commences at 10.30am. Lecturer: Nicola Moorby As If By Magic: The Secrets of Turner's Watercolour Techniques J.M.W.
	21st May 2026 Lecturer: Dr Sam Moorhead The Port of Ostia - Rome's Best Kept Secret? About 18 miles west of Rome, at the mouth of the River Tiber, stand the impressive ruins of Ostia, Rome
	18th June 2026 Lecturer: Simon Whitehouse Wilde About Oscar: Famous for being famojs and Infamous
	Thursday 17th September 2026. 10.45am Lecturer: Stella Lyons Charles Rennie Mackintosh: More than just a Tea Room!
	15th October 2026 Lecturer: Sandy Burnett Lecture on Handel's Messiah Handel’s Messiah plays a central part in every Christmas celebration.
	19th November 2026 Lecturer: Vick Bailey Ancient Egypt at the British Museum From pyramids to hidden tombs and pharaohs to mummies, uncover the stories behind the statues; and the wa
	10th December 2026 Lecturer: Dr Geri Parlby Snakes, Saints and Pawnbrokers: The Truth about Christmas Why do we bring a tree into our homes at Christmas?