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24 September 2026Hockney - The Old Master of the Modern WorldLecture
25 June 2026Medieval GardensLecture
11 June 2026Our President's Day OutVisit
21 May 2026Urban Geology in the City of LondonLecture
07 May 2026Dorich HouseVisit
30 April 2026Venice: Life Through Carpaccio's EyesLecture
26 March 2026Hot Stuff - The Birth of Studio GlassLecture
12 March 2026Harrow SchoolVisit
26 February 2026The Life and Work of Textile Designer Marion DornLecture
29 January 2026Hilma af Klint - The Pioneer of Abstract ArtLecture
18 December 2025The Music of ViennaLecture
11 December 2025Temple ChurchVisit
27 November 2025The Rivalry of Turner and ConstableLecture
30 October 2025Mr. Barry's War: Rebuilding the Houses of ParliamentLecture
29 September 2025BordeauxTour
25 September 2025Cartier - Jeweller of GeniusLecture
04 September 2025Sargent's American Portraits at Kenwood: Private Tour Visit
26 June 2025George Stubbs 1724-1806 The English LeonardoLecture
20 June 2025President's Day Outing to Euston Hall and Wingfield CollegeVisit
22 May 2025Fresh Encounters- Contemporary Sculpture & the Public SpaceLecture
01 May 2025India in the North West SuburbsVisit
17 April 2025Easter Island and the MoaiLecture
27 March 2025The City of Siena and its ArtLecture
27 February 2025The Men Who Made MenswearLecture
30 January 2025A Carpet Ride to Khiva - Exploring the revival of 15th Century Timurid carpet designs from Persian illuminated manuscriptsLecture
19 December 2024Jan Breughel The Entire World on his panel - the patience of a saint and the industry of an antLecture
05 December 2024The Photography Centre at the V&AVisit
28 November 2024Banksy - Fraud or GeniusLecture
31 October 2024London Bridged - 3,500 years of Crossing the ThamesLecture
03 October 2024Cultural ClerkenwellVisit
26 September 2024A Turning Point - Florence in 1504Lecture
10 September 2024Tour to Antwerp, Ghent and BrugesTour
27 June 2024Cedric Morris: Painter & Plantsman - Irises and BeyondLecture
12 June 2024President's Day Outing - Munnings Art Museum Dedham and Benton EndVisit
23 May 2024Godfrey Kneller: Court Painter or Hasty Slobberer?Lecture
25 April 2024Sir Stamford Raffles - Art Collector and founder of SingaporeLecture
18 April 2024A visit to a Grade II listed Arts and Crafts House in SW London designed by John Sydney BrocklesbyVisit
21 March 2024Matisse - Master of ColourLecture
29 February 2024Follies of the Irish: Mad Buildings for Madder PeopleLecture
25 January 2024Piero della Francesca: Painter of Symmetry and SilenceLecture
11 January 2024Private Tour of 'The Van de Veldes - Greenwich, Art and the Sea" Visit
14 December 2023Dick Whittington: International Man of Myth and MysteryLecture
07 December 2023Private Tour of Crosby Moran Hall and teaVisit
30 November 2023From Negative to PositiveLecture
26 October 2023Rubens and AntwerpLecture
12 October 2023Private Tour of Lambeth Palace LibraryVisit
28 September 2023Gilded GloriesLecture
14 September 2023Tour to Nancy - Art NouveauTour
29 June 2023AGM followed by Boris Anrep and the National Gallery MosaicsLecture
14 June 2023The President's Day Outing to the Fry Gallery, Saffron Walden and Audley EndVisit
25 May 2023Faber and Faber - 90 Years of Excellence in Cover DesignLecture
27 April 2023The Maya Heritge: Ancient and Modern Maya CultureLecture
30 March 2023Piero di Cosimo 1462-1522: Eccentric Florentine Painter of the Bizarre and StrangeLecture
16 March 2023A London Walk Along The Victoria EmbankmentVisit
23 February 2023Discovering MacDonald Gill: Architect, Artist and MapmakerLecture
26 January 2023The Ghent AltarpieceLecture
15 December 2022When Horses Ran LondonLecture
01 December 2022The Victoria and Albert Museum - Glass CollectionVisit
17 November 2022Curating the Contemporary : JewelleryLecture
27 October 2022Barnsley and Gimson Furniture - the Good LifeLecture
06 October 2022The Queen's Diamond Jubilee GalleriesVisit
29 September 2022Paul Cezanne - The Pure PainterLecture
05 September 2022Tour to GlasgowTour
23 June 2022The influence of Japanese Art on Manet and Van GoghLecture
07 June 2022President's Day out to Christ Church OxfordVisit
26 May 2022Packing up the Nation – Saving London’s museums and galleries in WW2Lecture
05 May 2022Theatre Royal Drury LaneVisit
28 April 2022The Huguenot silk-weavers of Spitalfields – from riches to ragsLecture
31 March 2022James Whistler - “ the gentle art of making enemies.”Lecture
03 March 2022Museum of the HomeVisit
24 February 2022The Camden Town GroupLecture
27 January 2022Out of the silent ground: The music of BabylonLecture
16 December 2021The Field of Cloth of Gold – 6,000 Englishmen in France for 18 days Lecture
25 November 2021Rock of Ages – Medieval stonemasons: architects of EuropeLecture
28 October 2021Raphael - Genius of the Renaissance in RomeLecture
21 October 2021Roman LondonVisit
03 October 2021Tour to Cardiff and South WalesTour
30 September 2021Coventry Cathedral - Icon and InspirationLecture
17 June 2021AGM followed by Grinling Gibbons - Carver to the Crown Lecture
20 May 2021Life and art of Marianne North: Victorian botanical artist and travellerLecture
13 May 2021A Canal Walk from Camden Town to Primrose HIllVisit
06 May 2021A Canal Walk from Camden Town to Primrose HillVisit
29 April 2021Unravelling the Silk RoadLecture
22 April 2021Walk 1 from Mornington Crescent to Lewis Cubitt ParkVisit
15 April 2021Walk 1 from Mornington Crescent to Lewis Cubitt ParkVisit
25 March 2021Zaha Hadid - Architectural SuperstarLecture
25 February 2021The Bayeux Tapestry: The world’s oldest cartoon-stripLecture
18 February 2021Walk 2 from Camden Town to Primrose Hill Visit
11 February 2021Walk 2 from Camden Town to Primrose HIllVisit
28 January 20215000 Years of GlassLecture
21 January 2021Walk 1 from Mornington Crescent to Lewis Cubitt ParkVisit
14 January 2021Walk 1 from Mornington Crescent to Lewis Cubitt ParkVisit
10 December 2020 The queen of instruments: The lute within Old Master paintingsLecture
26 November 2020Insiders/ outsiders: Refugees from Nazi Europe and their contribution to British visual cultureLecture
12 November 2020Autumn 2020 Walk 2 - 2nd timeVisit
05 November 2020Autumn 2020 Walk 2Visit
29 October 2020Durer and Venice on the eve of the Golden Age.Lecture
08 October 2020Autumn 2020 Walk 1 - 2nd timeVisit
01 October 2020Autumn 2020 Walk 1Visit
24 September 2020Artemisia GentileschiLecture
25 June 2020The Art of the Japanese GardenLecture
28 May 2020The Field of the Cloth of GoldLecture
13 May 2020Royal College of Physicians Architecture and Garden TourVisit
30 April 20205,000 years of Glass in 60 minutes ish! Lecture
27 March 2020Earthworks ExhibitionVisit
26 March 2020Edward LearLecture
27 February 2020The Art of Greek & Roman MosaicsLecture
30 January 2020In the Footsteps of Georgia O'KeeffeLecture
12 December 2019One Hundred Years of Deception: Hoaxes and Swindles in the 18th CenturyLecture
28 November 2019Underground CathedralsLecture
21 November 2019Backstage Tour of the National TheatreVisit
31 October 2019The Art and Life of William BlakeLecture
07 October 2019Cultural Capitals of the Baltic StatesTour
26 September 2019The Sculpture of Antony GormleyLecture
19 September 2019​Guided tour of Pitzhanger Manor and Gallery, Mattock Lane, W5 5EQVisit
20 June 2019“The Art of the Hero”: commemorating Scott of the Antarctic. Followed by our AGM Lecture
18 June 2019The President's Day Outing to Stanway House, Cheltenham and Russell House, BroadwayVisit
23 May 2019Jacob Epstein Lecture
12 May 2019Tour of North Yorkshire Tour
18 April 2019“The Frick Collection New York, The Wallace Collection London, and the Knole connection.” Lecture
21 March 2019 “Imperial Calcutta: Arts & Architecture” Lecture
28 February 2019“Women behind the lens: “outstanding female photographers and their contribution to the art of photography. Lecture
31 January 2019“The History of Embroidery”Lecture
24 January 2019A backstage tour of Royal Opera HouseVisit
13 December 2018“A Northern Renaissance Triumvirate : Mantegna, Bellini and LottoLecture
29 November 2018 “The Vienna Secession” 1918-2018 - Gustav Klimt & Egon SchieleLecture
01 November 2018The Lost Treasures of Strawberry HillVisit
25 October 2018 “Embracing brokenness” 1904-1914Lecture
08 October 2018Tour of Malta and GozoTour
27 September 2018 “Frida Kahlo- the Golden age of Mexican painting”Lecture
20 September 2018Guided Tour of Eltham PalaceVisit
28 June 2018The Design MuseumLecture
12 June 2018President's Day OutingVisit
31 May 2018Burned, bombed and bulldozed - Lost Houses of BritainLecture
17 May 2018King's Cross in the 21st CenturyVisit
26 April 2018Vernacular Furniture 1600-1800Lecture
29 March 2018"The Annals of Dover" - Let the Games Begin!Lecture
22 February 2018"Travellers among mountains and streams" Masterpieces of Chinese Landscape PaintingLecture
25 January 2018The Joys of Impressionism "Artists in Exile"Lecture
14 December 2017Rachel Whiteread - sculptorLecture
07 December 2017The Impressionists in London ExhibitionVisit
30 November 2017Kandinsky, Pioneer of Abstract PaintingLecture
26 October 2017Reflections - Van Eyck and the Pre-RaphaelitesLecture
08 October 2017Tour of Liverpool and surrounding places of interestTour
28 September 2017The historical use of wallpapers in the British Interior 1685 - to todayLecture
14 September 2017John Singer Sargent watercolour exhibition at the Dulwich Picture GalleryVisit
29 June 2017Wish you were here: The seaside holiday in ArtLecture
14 June 2017Stanley Spencer Gallery and Stonor ParkVisit
25 May 2017King George IV, the greatest collector of ArtLecture
04 May 2017President's Day Out to Hughenden and Waddesdon. Two Treasures from the 19th CenturyVisit
27 April 2017The Art of Edward HopperLecture
30 March 2017"Pots and Frocks" - The world of Grayson Perry, Britain's favourite transvestite.Lecture
23 March 2017The CharterhouseVisit
23 February 2017"Donatello" and the Sculpture of the Italian RenaissanceLecture
03 February 2017Guided Tour of the Clothworkers' Hall and collections Dunster Court, Mincing Lane EC3R 7AH 2 p.m. to 3.30 p.m.Visit
26 January 2017Frans Hals and HaarlemLecture
15 December 2016"A Likeness of Paradise" Stained Glass, the Sublime Art.Lecture
24 November 2016Marvels in Silver - Georg Jensen JewelleryLecture
17 November 2016College of ArmsVisit
27 October 2016Caravaggio 1571-1610Lecture
09 October 2016 TRIP TO PORTO & GALICIATour
29 September 2016Cannibals in Art, myth and realityLecture
15 September 2016Guided Tour of the Garrick ClubVisit
30 June 2016Eric Ravilious and the lure of the everydayLecture
16 June 2016Street Art Walking Tour of East EndVisit
26 May 2016Disturbing Constructions in Space: the sculpture of Alberto GiacomettiLecture
19 May 2016President's Day Out to Down House and Penshurst PlaceVisit
28 April 2016English Delftware drug jars: "in paynted pots is hidden the deadliest poison"Lecture
24 March 2016This is Wren: the Classical, the Baroque and the City of London ChurchesLecture
25 February 2016Ruins & Romance : early women travellers in the Near EastLecture
28 January 2016Satirist to insanity: celebrating the life and works of James Gillray 1756-1815Lecture
21 January 2016Tour of 18 Stafford Terrace, W8 7BHVisit
17 December 2015Angels in ArtLecture
26 November 2015Thomas Heatherwick: "The Leonardo of our times"Lecture
19 November 2015Tour of the William Morris Gallery, WalthamstowVisit
29 October 2015GoyaLecture
22 October 2015Guided tour of Apsley House and visit to Wellington Arch, Hyde Park CornerVisit
24 September 2015Sumptuous world of Indian textilesLecture
25 June 2015"Their name liveth for ever" : Grief and politics in the memorials to the Great WarLecture
23 June 2015Summer Excursion to CambridgeVisit
28 May 2015Sicilian Splendours : from Greece to the NormansLecture
14 May 2015President's Day Out: Chartwell and Hever CastleVisit
07 May 2015Southside House, Wimbledon CommonVisit
30 April 2015The Shakespeare of Art : William Hogarth and the London theatre of the 18th CenturyLecture
26 March 2015Getting Plastered - The art and conservation of English decorative plasterworkLecture
14 March 2015St Petersburg: City of the TsarsTour
26 February 2015Sargent and the ArtsLecture
29 January 2015Windsor Castle : Fire, restoration and the Queen at WindsorLecture
19 January 2015Guided Tour of the Goldsmith's HallVisit
11 December 2014BestiariesLecture
04 December 2014Guided Tour of the magnificent Art Deco RIBA BuildingVisit
27 November 2014Ivory and tortoiseshell - Past uses to present bansLecture
06 November 2014Major Ming Exhibition at the British MuseumVisit
30 October 2014Porcelain for Chinese EmperorsLecture
25 September 2014A Painter looks at Berthe Morisot Lecture
26 June 2014Palampores and Pullicates: The exotic world of The East India Company Lecture
19 June 2014The Royal Naval College, GreenwichVisit
05 June 2014Ashmoleum Museum and Merton College Library, OxfordVisit
29 May 2014Love and loss. Jewels of remembrance, mourning and honour. Lecture
14 May 2014President's Day Out Kelsmscott Manor & Buscot ParkVisit
17 April 2014Henri Matisse and the gift of joy Lecture
27 March 2014The artist as a reporter: British artists and World War One Lecture
10 March 2014The Vikings Exhibition at the British Museum Visit
27 February 2014From posset pots to pew groups Lecture
30 January 2014Oscar Nemon and his development as a sculptor Lecture
16 January 2014Paul Klee at the Tate ModernVisit
12 December 2013The Christmas Story through medieval art Lecture
28 November 2013El Greco “ The burial of the Count of Orgaz” Lecture
04 November 2013Spencer House, St James's Place, SW1Visit
31 October 2013London’s changing skyline: Past, present and future Lecture
17 October 2013Contemporary Architecture in the City of LondonVisit
13 October 2013Treasures of IstanbulTour
26 September 2013The World of Ottoman ArtLecture
27 June 2013Rembrandt - Family, faces and friendsLecture
12 June 2013Burghley House, Stamford, LincolnshireVisit
30 May 2013The Baltic States – Estonia, Latvia and LithuaniaLecture
15 May 2013President's Day Out with Richard OrmondVisit
09 May 2013City Gardens WalkVisit
25 April 2013Laos: A little Paradise. From Historic Buddhist Temples to Modern Silk Weaving.Lecture
11 April 2013British Museum Exhibition: Pompeii and Herculaneum Lecture by Curator and Exhibition EntranceVisit
21 March 2013Archaeological Adventures in AlbaniaLecture
28 February 2013Henry Moore: A revolution in British SculptureLecture
14 February 2013Visit to Two Temple Place and Art Exhibition: Amongst Heroes: the artist in working CornwallVisit
31 January 2013The Arts of Bloomsbury and Omega 1913-1919Lecture
13 December 2012The Christmas Story in Renaissance ArtLecture
29 November 2012The Artists of Montmartre: “The Pilgrims of Babylon”Lecture
25 October 2012Goldwork: The Story of Britain and GoldLecture
08 October 2012Exploring Umbria Perugia, Assisi, Gubbio, Urbino, OrvietoTour
27 September 2012Shakespeare in Performance and Art (1590-2012)Lecture