Lectures

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This strange noise that opera singers make, is it really necessary? And if so, how do they make it? An…

This lecture uses art of the 19th Century to tell the story of the westward expansion of the United States…

Jean, Duc de Berry, born in 1360 and a younger brother of Charles V, Valois King of France, was one…

Throughout the history of European Art, the tree has been of great importance as a punctuation mark within a composition,…

The Judgement of Paris is one of the most enduring stories in art. It is featured on Greek vases from…

We are still living amongst the infrastructure created by Isambard Kingdom Brunel in the 19th Century. He changed the face…

The Great Age of the Shogun: Art and Culture in Edo Period Japan   During the Edo period of rule…

Art Behind Bars: The Role of the Arts in Breaking the Cycle of Crime, Prison and Re-offending A thought-provoking talk:…

Messiah: an Audio-visual Exploration of Handel’s Choral Masterpiece   Composed in 1741 but not first performed until the following year…

Tony has been a writer and director of historic pantomimes throughout England for 30 years. He has researched pantomime, from…

  When Edvard Munch created ‘The Scream’ he was responding to an immense emotional experience, what we would call today…

  From the early sixties, when he left the Royal College of Art more famous than his teachers, Hockney’s paintings…

The art of Piero della Francesca is unique.  Of the Italian Renaissance masters, only Piero viewed the visual arts and…

    Art Deco was considered to be the most glamorous and popular style of the 1920’s and 1930’s.  This…

The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire as you have never seen it before – through the eyes of…