Wonder Workers and the Art of Illusion
Wonder Workers and the Art of Illusion: The History of Magic Through Art and Pictures by Bertie Pearce From the beginning of time the fascination with magic and…
Vikings in Al Andalus: the Normans discover the South
Vikings in Al Andalus: the Normans discover the South by Manuel Parodi In the 10th Century A.D. the Normans, the men of the North, reached the coasts of…
Banksy: Fraud or Genius
Banksy: Fraud or Genius by Pepe Martinez The lecture will trace the story of Banksy’s humble beginnings as a tagger on the streets of Bristol in the 1980’s…
Music in Art
Music in Art by Sophie Matthews So many of our historical references for musical instruments can be found in works of art. Not only can these windows into…
Fantasy comes from the Ghosts: Gaudi and other Catalan Artists
Fantasy comes from the Ghosts: Gaudi and other Catalan Artists by Jacqueline Cockburn Antoni Gaudí is well known and much loved. In this lecture, his work will be…
Unveiling Women Masters of Art
Unveiling Women Masters of Art by Alejandra Cazaro “Unveiling Women Masters” Offers an interesting journey through the history of art over the centuries, explaining different examples of women…
From Negative to Positive: Photography’s Long Road to Recognition
From Negative to Positive: Photography’s Long Road to Recognition by Brian Slater John Ruskin, the leading critic and aesthete, wrote in the 1850s that photography could never be…
Celebrating 200 years at The National Gallery
Celebrating 200 years at The National Gallery by Lydia Bauman 2024 marks the bicentenary of our much loved national treasure – the National Gallery. Home to one of…