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16 September 2026Notre Dame de Paris: its iconic status in France’s historyLecture
15 July 2026John Constable Chocolate box painter or Maverick artist.Lecture
17 June 2026The Silver thread : silver filigree and traditional arts in KosovaLecture
20 May 2026Vincent in Ramsgate: Van Gogh in EnglandLecture
15 April 2026 Masters of Modernism: Paul Cézanne and Paul GauguinLecture
18 March 2026Treasures of the Borghese GalleryLecture
18 February 2026London Bridged 3500 years of crossing the Thames AGMLecture
21 January 2026Carnations, Tulips and Hyacinths: the story of Turkey's Iznik Ceramics Lecture
19 November 2025Merrily on High - the history of English CarolsLecture
06 November 2025Special Interest Day with Antiques Roadshow expert John Benjamin. Special Event
15 October 2025Secret art in the Passport - how we use it to fox the forgerLecture
17 September 2025Murano glass: the jewel of VeniceLecture
16 July 2025Wilde about Oscar famous for being famous (and infamous)Lecture
18 June 2025The Dutch Golden Age in 6 paintingsLecture
21 May 2025The culture of Queen Elizabeth 1 in four aspects - poetry, plays, presents and portraitsLecture
16 April 2025Northern LightsLecture
19 March 2025The genius of Antonio StradivariLecture
07 March 2025The committee are considering a tour to Liverpool in 2026. Please let us know if you would be interestedTour
19 February 2025Recognise the Artist? AGM 10.30amLecture
15 January 2025More than meets the eye: Artists and CamouflageLecture
20 November 2024Gotta Dance: The Hollywood MusicalLecture
07 November 2024Special Interest Day - JazzSpecial Event
16 October 2024Painting Kent: picturing a county from Tudor Knole to Tracey Emin's MargateLecture
18 September 2024Great and small: writers, their pets and other animalsLecture
17 July 2024Grace Darling and the Fine Art of saving lives at seaLecture
19 June 2024Where Have All The Women Gone? Putting Self-Portraits of Women back into the Frame.Lecture
26 May 2024Graffiti Tour and Talk at 2pm on Friday 19th JulyVisit
15 May 2024Portraits of the MaharanisLecture
17 April 2024Oak trees, sailing boats, the Royal Navy and the boatyards of the East CoastLecture
20 March 2024Everywhere the glint of gold, the discovery of Pharoah's tombLecture
21 February 2024The Evolution of Street ArtLecture
17 January 2024A History of Prophecy and DivinationLecture
15 November 2023A Very British Art Form: The Story of PantomimeLecture
02 November 2023Release your inner cartoonistSpecial Event
18 October 2023The Story of England’s Architecture in 10 Great BuildingsLecture
20 September 2023In Paynted Pots is Hidden The Deadliest Poyson - English Delftware Drug Jars Lecture
19 July 2023Murder Most FloridLecture
21 June 2023Through A Glass DarklyLecture
17 May 2023A Bit of a Carry OnLecture
19 April 2023Delacroix’s Liberty – Heroine or Harlot? Lecture
12 April 2023Outing to the British Cartoon library archive at Templeman Library, University of Kent, on Weds 28th June at 14.00 hrsVisit
15 March 2023The Century of Deception: Birth of the Hoax in the 18C Lecture
15 February 2023The art of Winnie-The-PoohLecture
18 January 2023The very model of an English entertainment - The Savoy Operas of W S Gilbert & A SullivanLecture
16 November 2022Murder & Modernism; Walter Richard Sickert & The Camden Town Group Lecture
19 October 2022Architecture through the ages Lecture
21 September 2022The politeness of Princes: The reality of medieval etiquette & table mannersLecture
20 July 2022Hidden Controversies of photo-journalism Lecture
15 June 2022A Decorative Art - The history of Wallpapers from 1500 to the present dayLecture
18 May 2022The Strand Magazine - a social history in 60 yearsLecture
20 April 2022Ways to look at a paintingLecture
16 March 2022The Art of the CartoonistLecture
09 March 2022Report from Special Interest Day 4th November '21Special Event
16 February 2022Never Mind Quantitative Easing, Show Us the Bling: a Peep at the Bank of England’s Art WorksLecture
19 January 2022The dark side of fashionLecture
17 November 2021The Cenotaph - Armistice DayLecture
04 November 2021Were ancient people like their modern descendants?Special Event
20 October 2021Virtual Realities: the Art of FrescoLecture
15 September 2021Paintbrushes at Dawn: The World’s Greatest Artistic Feuds, Rows and Quarrels Lecture
21 July 2021The Ballets Russes: when art danced with musicLecture
16 June 2021In the Mood for Enchantment: Spell-binding Beauty from the House of DiorLecture
19 May 2021A brief story of wine Lecture
21 April 2021Food and Art Through the Ages: From Renaissance Sugar Sculpture to 3D printingLecture
17 March 2021Bodies in Balance: Asian Medicine in Art **Lecture on Zoom Lecture
17 February 2021What have the Huguenots Ever Done for Us? ** Lecture on Zoom Lecture
20 January 2021Beethoven at 250 – Classical Music’s Greatest Revolutionary ** Lecture on Zoom Lecture
18 November 2020Raphael: A Master in the MakingLecture
21 October 2020Grinling Gibbons – Carver to the CrownLecture
16 September 2020A Private Palace of Art: Frederic Leighton’s Studio-HouseLecture
15 July 2020Sadly cancelled - The Field of Cloth of Gold: 6,000 Englishmen in France for 18 daysLecture
17 June 2020Sadly cancelled - Bodies in Balance: Asian Medicine in ArtLecture
20 May 2020Sadly cancelled due to CV crisis In the Mood for Enchantment: Spell-binding Beauty from the House of DiorLecture
15 April 2020Sadly cancelled due to CV crisis A Brief Story of WineLecture
18 March 2020Food and Art Through the Ages: From Renaissance Sugar Sculpture to 3D printingLecture
19 February 2020Gardens of Earthly Delight preceded by the AGM at 10.30amLecture
15 January 2020Stained GlassLecture
20 November 2019Zaha Hadid - Architectural SuperstarLecture
07 November 2019Downton Abbey and the Glamour Years that followed Special Event
16 October 2019Ruskin (200th anniversary)Lecture
18 September 2019PragueLecture
17 July 2019Oh, I do like to be beside the SeasideLecture
19 June 2019The Silk Road – a Journey of Wool, Cotton and SilkLecture
15 May 2019'The Eagle' (comic)Lecture
20 February 2019THOMAS HEATHERWICK - ARCHITECT 21ST CENTURYLecture
16 January 2019CLARA, RHINO SUPERSTAR AND WONDER OF THE GRAND TOURLecture
21 November 2018MUSIC: THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMASLecture
17 October 2018ART UK: UNCOVERING THE NATION'S HIDDEN OIL PAINTING COLLECTIONLecture
11 October 2018MEDICINE AND ART – UNLIKELY BEDFELLOWS?Special Event
19 September 2018250 YEARS OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS LONDONLecture
18 July 2018BASINGSTOKE AND ITS CONTRIBUTION TO WORLD CULTURELecture
20 June 2018WARWICK CASTLE: A FORGOTTEN COLLECTIONLecture
16 May 2018FORM AND FORTUNE: 50 YEARS OF BRITISH SCULPTURE 1968-2018Lecture
18 April 2018"VERY BAD FOR ART" THE IMPACT OF THE GREAT WAR ON THREE ARTISTS - DAVID BOMBERG, CHRISTOPHER NEVINSON AND WILLIAM ORPENLecture
21 March 2018DISCOVERING MACDONALD GILL: ARCHITECT, ARTIST AND MAPMAKERLecture
21 February 2018THE ART OF THE PREHISTORIC POTTERLecture
17 January 2018SPANISH STILL LIFE – looking at the overlooked 1600-1900Lecture
30 November 2017Formed in Fire – 20th Glass and CeramicsSpecial Event
15 November 2017GETTING UNDER THEIR SKINS – finding character and story in Renaissance artLecture
18 October 2017THE NIGHT BEFORE THE MORNING AFTER: hard drink and harlots in artLecture
20 September 2017THINKING BIG – THE COLISEUM: London’s largest theatreLecture
09 September 2017Heritage Open Day at Bekesbourne ChurchSpecial Event
19 July 2017ART BEAT – Crime in ArtLecture
21 June 2017‘NOT BLOODY LIKELY’ – the marketing of Covent GardenLecture
17 May 2017FOREIGNERS IN LONDON 1520-1677; the artists who changed the course of British ArtLecture
19 April 2017BLONDES ARE MORE FUN; the colourful world of David HockneyLecture
15 March 2017CAPABILITY BROWN AND THE ENGLISH LANDSCAPELecture
15 February 2017HIGH TECH ARCHITECTURE: The Famous Five British Architects who built our 21st Century worldLecture