Forthcoming lectures
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Thursday 18th June 2020Lecturer: Pamela Campbell-JohnstonThe Art of 1935 Through this lecture audiences are transported back to this fabulous time and learn about this pivotal year. From the Silver Jubilee celebrations for King George V and Queen Mary; the work of the celebrated portrait photographer, Cecil Beaton; to magazine and poster design and the fashions of the time. (Please click on the blue priint above to continue reading) |
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Thursday 17th September 2020Lecturer: Shirley SmithMan the Measure of All Things: The rise of portraiture in Renaissance Italy We cannot imagine a world where the only faces we recognize are those with whom we have physically come into contact. Yet that was the situation in Medieval Europe when, with power vested in the Church, the glorification of man was frowned upon. (Please click on the blue print above to continue reading) |
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Thursday 15th October 2020Lecturer: Matthew WilliamsGhastly Good Taste: The Highs and Lows of British Interior Design 1880 - 1980 This lecture looks at the enormous changes in our homes over a hundred year period, encompassing aspects of household taste from Victorian clutter to the psychedelic ‘throw away’ furnishings of the 1970s. (Please click on the blue print above to continue reading) |
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Thursday 19th November 2020Lecturer: Amy OrrockBruegel's Winter Scenes One of the first artists to paint snow, Pieter Bruegel the Elder (c1525-1569) is known today for wintery masterpieces, such as The Hunters in the Snow, The Census at Bethlehem and The Massacre of the Innocents. (Please click on the blue print above to continue reading) |
