Season Launch
Join us as we launch our exciting 2025–2026 season We’re kicking off the new programme with a relaxed and welcoming event featuring an introduction to The Arts Society…
Carravagio And The Counter Reformation
Carravagio And The Counter Reformation by Alice Foster The Sack of Rome in 1527 brought a dramatic end to an age of humanist optimism, plunging Europe into a…
The Golden Age Of Spanish Painting
The Golden Age Of Spanish Painting by Gail Turner Spain’s Golden Age of painting (1560–1660) blossomed under the powerful rule of Philip II and his successors, blending religious…
Turner; The Cockney Genius
Turner; The Cockney Genius by Jennifer Toynbee-Holmes J.M.W. Turner is best known for his breathtaking paintings of stormy skies and turbulent seas, but there was far more to…
Balenciaga, Dior & Fath: Haute Couture’s Holy Trinity
Balenciaga, Dior & Fath: Haute Couture’s Holy Trinity by Scott William Schiavone Haute couture is more than fashion—it is a true art form, and some of its most…
Art Deco Jewellery
Art Deco Jewellery by Clare Phillips This glittering lecture delves into the world of Art Deco jewellery during the dazzling decades of the 1920s and ’30s, a time…
The Curious History Of Christmas Food
The Curious History Of Christmas Food by Peter Ross Discover the Deliciously Curious History of Christmas Feasting! From medieval boar’s head and brawn to ornate seventeenth-century mince pies…
Women Masters Of Art
Women Masters Of Art by Alejandra Carazo Unveiling Women Masters offers a fascinating journey through the history of art, spotlighting women artists of exceptional talent who were celebrated…
Catherine The Great; The Worlds Greatest Collector
Catherine The Great; The Worlds Greatest Collector by Andrew Prince In 1745, Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst married the heir to the Russian throne—and just 17 years later, she…