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09 July 2026BOUND TO LEARN - A BRIEF HISTORY OF BOOKBINDINGLecture
11 June 2026THE MOST DISSOLUTE MAN IN LONDON - THE 1ST DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE AND THE BUILDING OF CHATSWORTHLecture
01 June 2026Residential Tour - DevonVisit
14 May 2026BECOMING JANE AUSTEN: THE MAKING OF A LITERARY SUPERSTARLecture
09 April 2026ADVENTURES AMONG THE NOMADIC TRIBES OF IRAN & AFGHANISTAN - SEARCHING FOR THE WOVEN ART OF THE NOMADSLecture
26 March 2026The History of the MusicalSpecial Event
12 March 2026ST PETER'S BASILICA ROME - 2000 YEARS OF CHRISTIANITY IN ROMELecture
12 February 2026WAYS TO LOOK AT PAINTINGLecture
08 January 2026CEZANNE: THE (UNLIKELY) FATHER OF MODERN ARTLecture
11 December 2025ERIC RAVILIOUS: ART & LIFELecture
27 November 2025A SOCIAL HISTORY OF THE HIGH STREET - AND THE HIGH COST OF FASHIONSpecial Event
13 November 2025GREAT RAILWAY STATIONS - EVOKING THE SPIRIT OF ROMANCE AND ADVENTURELecture
30 October 2025The first lecture in the Jean Bolton Memorial Course organised by TAS Hants & IOW Area Small is Beautiful: The Art of the Miniaturist in the Middle AgesSpecial Event
09 October 2025JOHN SINGER SARGENTLecture
27 August 2025Visit to Longford Castle & MottisfontVisit
30 July 2025Visit to Winchester College and Jane Austen's HouseVisit
23 July 2025Visit to Winchester College and Jane Austen's Winchester HomeVisit
10 July 2025THE ROLE OF MUSIC:FUSIONLecture
18 June 2025Visit to Matt Black BarnVisit
12 June 2025THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN ART IN 25 ICONIC WORKSLecture
18 May 2025Residential Tour - Greenwich & SE LondonVisit
08 May 2025160 YEARS OF LONDON UNDERGROUND DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURELecture
10 April 2025DIAGHILEV AND THE BALLETS RUSSESLecture
13 March 2025THE MEN WHO MADE MENSWEARLecture
06 March 2025THE ART AND SCANDALOUS LIVES OF THE BLOOMSBURY GROUPSpecial Event
13 February 2025WILLIAM MORRIS AND THE ART OF THE HOMELecture
09 January 2025WHAT REALLY HAPPENED AT THE YELLOW HOUSE IN ARLES IN 1888Lecture
12 December 2024HISTORY OF OPERALecture
28 November 2024METHOD OR MADNESS? - JOHN CONSTABLE'S PAINTING TECHNIQUESSpecial Event
14 November 2024CHINESE IMPERIAL COURT COSTUME: A JOURNEY THROUGH THE IMPERIAL WARDROBELecture
30 October 2024Residential Tour - GlyndebourneVisit
10 October 2024JOAQUIN SOROLLA: PAINTER OF LIGHTLecture
11 July 2024Fashion, Fury and Feathers: women's fight for changeLecture
13 June 2024In the Wake of HandelLecture
20 May 2024A Guided Tour of Goodwood HouseVisit
09 May 2024Art of Colour in the GardenLecture
11 April 2024Lost Mansions of New YorkLecture
14 March 2024Coventry CathedralLecture
07 March 2024Textile Renaissance and Revolution in BritainSpecial Event
08 February 2024The Medicis and their ArtistsLecture
11 January 2024"Mad Enchantment" - Claude Monet and the Painting of the WaterliliesLecture
14 December 2023Sing we Yule: a musical portrait of a medieval ChristmasLecture
30 November 2023The Second Sex: Women in Italian Renaissance Art and SocietySpecial Event
09 November 2023Bhutan: the Kingdom of the Thunder DragonLecture
03 November 2023A Guided Tour of the Mary Rose MuseumVisit
12 October 2023Bruegel - the Seasons and the WorldLecture
13 July 2023The Mary RoseLecture
08 June 2023Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera: the Golden Age of Mexican ArtLecture
11 May 2023When Britain clicked - Photography of the Swinging SixtiesLecture
13 April 2023Lucian Freud or David Hockney: who is the greatest?Lecture
09 March 2023Australian ImpressionismLecture
09 February 2023Wonderful things: Tutankhamen's Tomb and Treasures Lecture
12 January 2023Spitalfields Silks and the Age of EleganceLecture
08 December 2022300 years of Christmas at Covent GardenLecture
10 November 2022Treasures of the Silk RoadLecture
13 October 2022Art of AtonementLecture
14 July 2022Edward James - Patron, Aesthete, CollectorLecture
09 June 2022Tantrums and Tiaras - backstage at the Royal Opera HouseLecture
12 May 2022A Tour of Big BenLecture
29 April 2022A tour of Chawton HouseVisit
14 April 2022The Holland Park Circle - Victorian Painters, Sculptors and Architects living in Holland ParkLecture
10 March 2022Charles Dickens - the Man and his Life through his CharactersLecture
01 March 2022History of the Harp from Mediterranean Antiquity to 20th Century EuropeLecture
10 February 2022The Most Infamous Family in History - the BorgiasLecture
13 January 2022The Sunflower in Art and CultureLecture
09 December 2021Prague - the City of the Winter QueenLecture
11 November 2021The Queen of Instruments, the Lute within Old Master PaintingsLecture
14 October 2021Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven Painters inspired by the Canadian landscapeLecture
08 July 2021AGM followed by Jane Austen, the Knights and 1600 Books: transforming Chawton HouseLecture
10 June 2021Peggy GuggenheimLecture
13 May 2021A Brief Story of WineLecture
08 April 2021Double Dutch: the Secret Language of Dutch Still LifeLecture
11 March 2021Last Supper in PompeiiLecture
24 February 2021Art for Afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Tomb PaintingsSpecial Event
11 February 2021The History of the Harp: from Mediterranean Antiquity to 20th Century EuropeLecture
14 January 2021L S LowryLecture
10 December 2020Is Christmas in Good Taste?Lecture
12 November 2020Ninety Years of Excellence in Cover DesignLecture
08 October 2020River of England: Turner and the ThamesLecture
09 July 2020AGM Edward James, Patron, Aesthete, CollectorLecture
11 June 2020Charles Dickens: the Man and his Life through his CharactersLecture
14 May 2020The Sunflower in Art and CultureLecture
09 April 2020Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven - Painters inspired by the Canadian LandscapeLecture
26 March 2020The Genius of BeethovenLecture
12 March 2020Betty Joel: Glamour and Innovation in 1930s DesignLecture
19 February 2020Behind the London Livery Companies - Objects and StoriesSpecial Event
13 February 2020Franz Schubert: the Piano and the Power of FriendshipLecture
09 January 2020Pearls and Pomegranates, Peacocks and Pipes: the Hidden Language of Renaissance ArtLecture
12 December 2019Grandfather Frost and the Old New Year: Russian ChristmasLecture
20 November 2019Textiles in HistorySpecial Event
14 November 2019Leonardo da Vinci: the Science of Art and the Art of ScienceLecture
07 November 2019Brighton PavilionVisit
10 October 2019The Roaring Twenties: Art, Design and High SocietyLecture
11 July 2019AGM followed by The Work of Making SpaceLecture
13 June 2019Food and Art through the ages.Lecture
05 June 2019Bowood House and Garden, Calne near Chippenham.Visit
15 May 2019East meets West: Japan's Artistic Encounter with Europe.Special Event
09 May 2019Golden Vienna.Lecture
25 April 2019The Historic Houses and Heritage of LincolnshireTour
17 April 2019Stratfield Saye House, near Basingstoke.Visit
11 April 2019The Artists of Montmartre - the Pilgrims of Babylon.Lecture
14 March 2019Inn Signia - Pub signs: the artwork and stories behind their names.Lecture
20 February 2019Mackintosh and The Glasgow Four, combined with Gustav KlimtSpecial Event
14 February 2019Victoria and Albert - Art and Love.Lecture
10 January 2019Charles Darwin and the Voyage of HMS Beagle.Lecture
13 December 2018The Grand Tour: the Perils and Pleasures of 18th century travellers' journeys to Italy.Lecture
15 November 2018The Houses of Parliament.Special Event
08 November 2018Pots and Frocks - the world of Grayson Perry.Lecture
11 October 2018AntiquesLecture
12 July 201813.45 - AGM followed at 14.00 by A Brief History of the King's TheatreLecture
20 June 2018Summer outing to DorsetVisit
14 June 2018Thomas Heatherwick - 'The Leonardo da Vinci of our Times'Lecture
06 June 2018The Paintings Restoration RoadshowSpecial Event
10 May 2018Basingstoke and its contribution to World CultureLecture
27 April 2018Northern Ireland - a tasterTour
12 April 2018Inspired by StonehengeLecture
08 March 2018Buried Treasures - Spectacular Hoards of Late Roman SilverLecture
21 February 2018The Glittering Canvas: Jewellery in Portraits 1850-1950Special Event
08 February 2018The Art of Cameo GlassLecture
23 January 2018The Charterhouse in London: a 'Brother's Tour'Visit
11 January 2018Hidden Canvasses - Street Art and the CityLecture
14 December 2017Norman Rockwell's Christmas WishLecture
22 November 2017The Inside Stories: The real stories behind the most intriguing cases of Stolen Art and Nazi Looted ArtSpecial Event
09 November 2017Making History in BronzeLecture
31 October 2017The Charterhouse in London: a 'Brother's Tour'Visit
12 October 2017Goodwood - a house of ducal splendourLecture
13 July 201713.45 - AGM followed at 14.00 by The Adventures of an Artist in CalabriaLecture
08 June 2017Plants in art and culture - how plants created societyLecture
11 May 2017The Role of the Arts in the Cycle of Crime, Prison and Re-offendingLecture
01 May 2017Longford Castle near Salisbury - art collection - date to be confirmed Visit
27 April 2017Kelmscott Manor and AveburyVisit
26 April 2017Cambodia: the sacred Art of Angkor and Living ArtsSpecial Event
20 April 2017The Historic Houses and Heritage of Cumbria and the Lake DistrictTour
13 April 2017Virginia Woolf on Life and ArtLecture
09 March 2017An Introduction to Art Nouveau ArchitectureLecture
16 February 2017British and American Artists in Venice from 1815 to the presentSpecial Event
09 February 2017Fra Filippo LippiLecture
12 January 2017The Ups and Downs in the Lives of the Impressionists along the SeineLecture
08 December 2016Traditions of the MagiLecture
23 November 2016Regency LondonSpecial Event
10 November 2016James Gillray - a caterpillar on the green leaf of reputationLecture
13 October 2016The Sculpted Horse: themes in equine sculptureLecture
14 July 201613.45 AGM followed at 14.00 by A Sailor's life and death on the Mary RoseLecture
09 June 2016Robert Adam, 'Athenian' Stuart and William Chambers: three British architects at the dawn of NeoclassicismLecture
12 May 2016Capability Brown and the gift of landscapeLecture
14 April 2016Searching for Shakespeare 1616-2016Lecture
17 March 2016Victoria's Glorious Reign: 19th century English paintingSpecial Event
10 March 2016Easter presents from FabergeLecture
11 February 2016The Romantic Spirit: the effect of the Napoleonic Wars on German culture 1800-1850 (with musical snippets)Lecture
04 February 2016Islamic ArtSpecial Event
14 January 2016Andalusia: the Arabs in SpainLecture
10 December 2015In the Bleak Midwinter - artists' responses to snowLecture
25 November 2015Paintings inspired by Music and Music inspired by PaintingsSpecial Event
12 November 2015Napoleonic style and its creator - Vivant DenonLecture
08 October 2015Travellers among Mountains and Streams, Masterpieces of Chinese LandscapesLecture
09 July 2015Edward Barnsley WorkshopLecture
11 June 2015Art DecoLecture
14 May 2015Pockets of HistoryLecture
29 April 2015King George III - Art Collector and friend of America and Treasures from the Royal CollectionSpecial Event
09 April 2015A History of Stained Glass WindowsLecture
12 March 2015The Old Vic - the story of a great theatreLecture
25 February 2015The History of the English GardenSpecial Event
12 February 2015Further Dusty RamblingsLecture
08 January 2015Meissen/Sevres and their influence on ChelseaLecture
11 December 2014The Art of ChristmasLecture
27 November 2014Learning to look at ArchitectureSpecial Event
13 November 2014The Pier Head Painters: a study of the naïve ship portrait painters in Europe and America 1780-early 20th centuryLecture
09 October 2014Elegance and repose: the Garden SeatLecture
10 July 2014Calligraphy - By AppointmentLecture
12 June 2014Behind the London Livery Companies: Objects and storiesLecture
08 May 2014Diaghilev's Ballets RussesLecture
10 April 2014The Glorious TreeLecture
02 April 2014The British Seaside Holiday: history, architecture and entertainment - £30Special Event
13 March 2014Two English Porcelain Factories - Chelsea and Bow: a study in contrastsLecture
27 February 2014The Changing Face of London - £30Special Event
13 February 2014Temples, Tombs and Treasures: in search of the Queen of ShebaLecture
09 January 2014Libya uncovered - the magnificence of Leptis Magna, Sabratha and Cyrene.Lecture
12 December 2013Illuminated Manuscripts, Books of HoursLecture
28 November 2013The Post-Impressionist Rebellion: Cezanne, Seurat, Gauguin and Van Gogh - £31Special Event
14 November 2013From the Workshop to the Studio: Images of the artist at workLecture
10 October 2013The Fascinating World of Playing CardsLecture
11 July 201313.45 AGM followed at 14.00 by Stansted Park Buffet lunch at 12.30 - see under 'News'Lecture
13 June 2013The Life-Enhancing GardenLecture
09 May 2013Thomas Chippendale and his contemporariesLecture
17 April 2013Photography - an overviewSpecial Event
11 April 2013Tribal Rugs - treasures of the Black TentLecture
14 March 2013Clearly Obscure - 30 years and just scratching the surfaceLecture
21 February 2013Bankrolling the Renaissance: a history of the Medici familySpecial Event
14 February 2013Hindu mythology in the temple sculpture of South IndiaLecture
10 January 2013With just a needle and threadLecture
13 December 2012Klimt and the Viennese SecessionLecture
20 November 2012Chinamania - British ceramics 1800-1914Special Event
08 November 2012Iconography: the hidden stories in artLecture
11 October 2012Ceramics of the Islamic WorldLecture
12 July 2012Parsonage DownLecture
14 June 2012The Bayeux Tapestry – the world’s oldest comic strip: the historical aspects of this unique masterpiece.Lecture
17 May 2012The Legendary Lee MillerSpecial Event
10 May 2012Mathematics and Art in the Work of Piero della FrancescaLecture
12 April 2012Now you see it, now you don’t – the art of deceptionLecture
14 March 2012Iran: land of great Kings, Shahs and AyatollahsSpecial Event
08 March 2012Beautiful, Beastly, Bizarre: the Art of Hieronymus BoschLecture
09 February 2012Sir Kenneth Clark: a one man NADFASLecture
12 January 2012Grinling Gibbons, carver to the CrownLecture
08 December 2011Glory to the New Born King: depictions of the nativity in European artLecture
20 November 2011The Romanovs: tyrants and martyrs of Imperial RussiaSpecial Event
10 November 2011A Tonic for the Nation: Design and decorative arts in post war Britain Lecture
13 October 2011The History of the Royal Academy of Arts in LondonLecture
16 March 2011A Journey through the History of Map-makingSpecial Event
17 February 2011Patience: Gilbert and Sullivan’s Aesthetic Opera Special Event