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21 October 2026THREADS of HISTORY: The World of the Bayeux TapestryLecture
07 October 2026Visit to Sandham Memorial Chapel (Car Share)Visit
22 September 2026Exploring Northern Ireland's History and CultureVisit
16 September 2026PRINCESS LOUISE: Aesthetic Sculptor Locked Away in the Royal ArchivesLecture
08 July 2026The Strand Magazine: An Illustrated History in 60 Years & AGMLecture
17 June 2026A Village in Heaven:Stanley Spencer's CookhamLecture
20 May 2026A Photographic Odyssey: Shakleton's Endurance Expedition Captured on CameraLecture
15 April 2026Coffee - From Arabia to The Coffee House: The Art and History of Coffee DrinkingLecture
18 March 2026The Glasgow BoysLecture
25 February 2026Tate Modern - Collections & Special ExhibitionsSpecial Event
25 February 2026Tate Modern - Collections & Special ExhibitionsLecture
18 February 2026When We Were Little Lads: William Morris & Edward Burne-JonesLecture
21 January 2026Canal History & HeritageLecture
10 December 2025Glory to the Newborn King: Depictions of the Nativity in European ArtLecture
26 November 2025 Special Interest Day - John C Benjamin: A Day Exploring JewellerySpecial Event
26 November 2025Study Day JewelleryLecture
19 November 2025The Dramatic Art of the London UndergroundLecture
15 October 2025Miniature Masterpieces: Late Antique and Early Christian Ivory CarvingsLecture
17 September 2025Lady Butler Battle ArtistLecture
16 July 2025Chawton House and Gardens (Self Drive)Visit
09 July 2025The Parthenon: a jewelLecture
18 June 2025Viking Gods and Valkyries: The Art of Norse MythologyLecture
11 June 2025The Manor House Garden Upton Grey (Self Drive)Visit
21 May 2025Alphonse Mucha and the Creative ProcessLecture
16 April 2025Elisabeth Frink: The Expressive Power of BronzeLecture
19 March 2025The Life and Art of Marianne North: Victorian Botanical Artist and TravellerLecture
26 February 2025A Day of BaroqueSpecial Event
26 February 2025Study Day A Day of BaroqueLecture
19 February 2025The Legacy of TeaLecture
15 January 2025Death by Wallpaper: Colourful Stories of Chemical Pigments and DyesLecture
11 December 2024Shepard's ChristmasLecture
27 November 2024Ancient Rome in DepthSpecial Event
27 November 2024Study Day: Ancient Rome in DepthLecture
20 November 2024Great Operatic Rivalries - Handbags at Dawn?Lecture
16 October 2024Cornish Maritime History through Paintings and ArtefactsLecture
07 October 2024Italian trip to Umbria 7th - 11th October 2024Visit
18 September 2024Walter Sickert - an artist of modern LifeLecture
10 July 2024AGM followed by Post War Fashion Illustration & Artists of TodayLecture
19 June 2024The Art of the Steal: Nazi Looting During WW11Lecture
22 May 2024Trip to Stratfield Saye House and grounds Visit
15 May 2024The Painting Secrets of Freud and BaconLecture
01 May 2024Highgrove Gardens visit 1st MayVisit
17 April 2024New Dawn - A Memorial for Women's Suffrage. Houses of ParliamentLecture
20 March 2024The Winchester BibleLecture
28 February 2024Curves, Colours and Cool: An Introduction to mid-century modernSpecial Event
28 February 2024Study Day Curves Colours and Cool: An introduction to mid-century ModernLecture
21 February 2024The Manufactured Woman: The Story of PandoraLecture
17 January 2024Northern Lights: The Influence of Netherlandish Art on the Italian RenaissanceLecture
13 December 2023From Tchaikovsky to Tin Pan Alley - Uplifting Music for ChristmasLecture
05 December 2023Trip to see A Christmas Carol at the Haymarket Theatre BasingstokeVisit
22 November 2023Art in Venice - The Lion of the SeaSpecial Event
22 November 2023Art in Venice - The Lion of the SeaLecture
15 November 2023Hidden Canvases Street Art and the CityLecture
18 October 2023George Stubbs (1724 - 1806) 'The English Leonardo'Lecture
25 September 2023Proposed visit: The Art and architecture of Glasgow Visit
20 September 2023Thomas Heatherwick – a modern Leonardo?Lecture
12 July 2023AGM Followed by Bandstands: History, Decline and RevivalLecture
06 July 2023New: Performance at The Royal Shakespeare Company Stratford-upon-AvonVisit
21 June 2023Dorothy Wordsworth: A Hidden LifeLecture
20 May 2023Concert Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Visit
17 May 2023The Art of Hinduism: Religion of 33 Million godsLecture
10 May 2023Visit to Weirs Garden Visit
19 April 2023Dame Laura KnightLecture
15 March 2023Renaissance Cassoni - Wedding chests and the art of marriage in 15th century ItalyLecture
22 February 2023Sicilian Splendours: From Greece to the NormansSpecial Event
22 February 2023STUDY DAY: Sicilian SplendoursLecture
15 February 2023Napoleon and Josephine at MalmaisonLecture
18 January 2023The Green Man in English ChurchesLecture
14 December 2022Christmas and Other Festivals in Modern Mexico Lecture
23 November 2022The Spanish Golden AgeSpecial Event
23 November 2022STUDY DAY The Spanish Golden AgeLecture
16 November 2022David Hockney - 'The Old Master of the Modern World'.Lecture
19 October 2022Agatha Christie: Queen of CrimeLecture
21 September 2022Bruegel: The Seasons of the WorldLecture
01 September 2022Visit to Coventry CathedralVisit
13 July 2022AGM will begin promptly at 10.15am - followed by Field of Cloth of Gold: 6,000 Englishmen in France for 18 days - how did they do it? (500th Anniversary of the Event)Lecture
15 June 2022Great Railway Stations - Evoking the Spirit of Romance and AdventureLecture
18 May 2022Coventry Cathedral - Icon and InspirationLecture
20 April 2022James Gillray: "A Caterpillar on the Green Leaf of Reputation". British Caricaturist and PrintmakerLecture
28 March 2022Holiday to Vienna SOLD OUT Monday 28 March to Friday 1 April 2022Visit
16 March 2022Hybrid Lecture Raphael: Genius of the Renaissance in Rome (cf. 500th Anniversary of his death)Lecture
10 March 2022Spring Evening Virtual Tour: British in Rome Time 7.30pmVisit