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16 September 2026National Treasures - Saving London's Museums and Galleries in WWIILecture
17 June 2026Sorolla - the Master of LightLecture
20 May 2026Nikolaus Pevsner and the Buildings of England, Pevsner in Wiltshire.Lecture
03 May 2026The History and Heritage of MaltaTour
29 April 2026Visit to Sherborne HouseVisit
15 April 2026An Introduction to the Newlyn School of ArtLecture
24 March 2026Jewellery from Elizabeth I to Elizabeth IISpecial Event
18 March 2026She Loves You: 1960s Pop 1960-64Lecture
18 February 2026The Arts of Japan: Highlights of Japanese Arts and CultureLecture
21 January 2026Nicholas Hilliard: The Romantic EnglishmanLecture
10 December 2025Nothing Says Christmas Like an Axe FightLecture
25 November 2025A Day with Mark HillSpecial Event
19 November 2025The Art of BanksyLecture
15 October 2025Murder, Sex and Mayhem in English ChurchesLecture
17 September 2025Alchemy and Adventure: A History of Exotic Colours and Poisonous PigmentsLecture
15 September 2025Royal Holloway College, Egham (part of London University) CANCELLEDVisit
18 June 2025From Downton to Gatsby: Jewellery and Fashion from 1890 to 1925Lecture
13 June 2025All England Wimbledon Lawn Tennis ClubVisit
21 May 2025Wentworth Woodhouse: The Story of a Great Patrician HouseLecture
12 May 2025A Visit to KentTour
16 April 2025Fresh Encounters: Contemporary Sculpture and the Public SpaceLecture
08 April 2025Oscar WildeSpecial Event
19 March 2025From Picturesque to Paxton: The Changing Style of Gardens in the Early 19th CenturyLecture
19 February 2025Peggy GuggenheimLecture
15 January 2025The White House: The Art, Architecture and Gardens of CamelotLecture
11 December 2024'Sing We Yule' - A Musical Portrait of a Medieval ChristmasLecture
26 November 2024Three Royal Palaces: Hampton Court, Windsor Castle and Medieval Westminster PalaceSpecial Event
20 November 2024Raphael in RomeLecture
23 October 2024D Day Museum, SouthseaVisit
16 October 2024The Art of Atonement: How Germany Commemorates the Second World WarLecture
24 September 2024Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire - CANCELLEDVisit
18 September 2024The Borgias, the Most Infamous Family in HistoryLecture
19 June 2024From Errol Flynn to Bottles of Gin: Literary Portraits and Their After LivesLecture
10 June 2024Mapperton House, Beaminster, DorsetVisit
23 May 2024Dyrham Park, near BathVisit
15 May 2024The Ups and Downs in the Lives of the Impressionists along the SeineLecture
12 May 2024The Art & History of Madrid, Toledo & San Lorenzo de El EscorialTour
17 April 2024The Odd Couple: The Gardens of Edwin Lutyens and Gertrude JekyllLecture
26 March 2024Scott, Amundsen and Shackleton: Tragedy and Triumph - the Story of Polar ExplorationsSpecial Event
20 March 2024What Really Happened at the Yellow House in Arles in 1888Lecture
21 February 2024Tantrums and Tiaras - Backstage at the Royal Opera HouseLecture
17 January 2024David Hockney - the Old Master of the Modern WorldLecture
13 December 2023Robed in Dreadful MajestyLecture
21 November 2023Antiques RoadshowSpecial Event
15 November 2023Bruegel, The Seasons and the WorldLecture
18 October 2023Travels with a Trowel - Adventures of an ArchaeologistLecture
21 September 2023The Royal Military Academy, SandhurstVisit
20 September 2023The Subtle Science and Exact Art of Colour in English Garden Design - Why Gardening can Rank as Fine Art.Lecture
05 July 2023Sculpture by the Lakes, Dorchester: A Haven of Peace and tranquillity Cancelled Visit
21 June 2023Posters of the Belle Epoque, The Great Age of the PosterLecture
15 June 2023Great Houses of The Thames – Visit 2: Syon House Visit
24 May 2023Great Houses of The Thames - Visit 1: Marble Hill House and Osterley HouseVisit
17 May 2023L.S. Lowry: A Visionary ArtistLecture
09 May 2023A Tour to Cardiff and South WalesTour
19 April 2023'The Architecture of the British Raj is Remarkable. Let's Celebrate it'Lecture
21 March 2023Bank Rolling the RenaissanceSpecial Event
15 March 2023Booking Information for 2023 VisitsVisit
15 March 2023'The Shakespeare of Dogs'. Sir Edwin LandseerLecture
15 February 2023The Rise and Fall of Napoleon BonaparteLecture
18 January 2023Faberge: Objects of DesireLecture
14 December 2022The Journey of the Magi: Origins, Myth and RealityLecture
24 November 2022Why Paris? The Allure of the City of Light 1900 -1947Special Event
16 November 2022Edwin Lutyens: Architect to Dolls, Dukes and DynastiesLecture
19 October 2022The Culture of the UkraineLecture
21 September 2022The Ming Dynasty: Power, Craftsmanship and Tea in China's Empire of BrightnessLecture
08 September 2022Weald and Downland Open Air Museum, Singleton, ChichesterVisit
20 July 2022The Post War New Towns, Stevenage and Harlow to Milton Keynes - Heroic Architecture or a Concrete Mess?Lecture
14 July 2022Uppark House and Gardens, near PetersfieldVisit
15 June 2022Ancient Egyptian Treasures in the Ashmolean MuseumLecture
13 June 2022Athelhampton House, DorchesterVisit
19 May 2022Hughenden Manor, High WycombeVisit
18 May 2022From Peasants to Tzars: A Portrait of 19th Century RussiaLecture
09 May 2022The History and Art of Budapest - The Pearl of the DanubeTour
09 May 2022The History and Art of Budapest - The Pearl of the DanubeTour
20 April 2022The Model and the Muse in 19th century ArtLecture
29 March 2022Jewellery in the Age of Queen VictoriaSpecial Event
16 March 2022The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: German Art 1900-1940Lecture
16 February 2022Sex and the CityLecture
19 January 2022First Catch a SquirrelLecture
08 December 2021A Right Royal Christmas: how our Royal Families have celebrated Christmas though the agesLecture
24 November 2021How to Look After Your AntiquesSpecial Event
17 November 2021The Healing Power of Plants: Why Plant derived treatments are not an alternative, instead they are the real thingLecture
20 October 2021Peggy GuggenheimLecture
29 September 2021Blenheim PalaceVisit
22 September 2021Paintings Conservation RoadshowSpecial Event
15 September 2021Cleopatra: The Most Womanly of Women the Most Queenly of QueensLecture
25 August 2021Ravilious: Life and WorksLecture
21 July 2021Treasures of the Black Tent: Antique Tribal Rugs and Dowry Weavings of the Persian and Central Asian NomadsLecture
07 July 2021Berkeley Castle, I High Street, Berkeley GL13 9BQVisit
30 June 2021St Giles House, Wimborne St Giles BH21 5NAVisit
16 June 2021Curves, Colours and Cool - An Introduction to Mid Century Modern.Lecture
09 June 2021Forde Abbey, Chard, Somerset, TA20 4LUVisit
19 May 2021Art and Architecture: Estranged BedfellowsLecture
21 April 2021The Model and the Muse in 19th Century Art - CANCELLEDLecture
21 April 2021Catherine the GreatLecture
17 March 2021A Brief Story of WineLecture
17 February 2021Treasures of the Fan MuseumLecture
20 January 2021Catherine de Medici, Poor Queen: The Story of Three in a MarriageLecture
09 December 2020Angels - Not just for the top of the tree: Celestial Beings in ArtLecture
18 November 2020A Collector's Eye for Narrative Paintings - Lecture presented by zoomLecture
11 November 2020Images of the British EmpireLecture
10 November 2020Why Paris? The Allure of the City of Light 1900 - 1947 - CANCELLEDSpecial Event
21 October 2020The Civic and Livery Company: Arms of the City of LondonLecture
23 September 2020Forde Abbey, Chard, SomersetVisit
16 September 2020Sex and the City: Hogarth and 18th Century LondonLecture
15 July 2020Berkeley Castle, 1 High Street, BerkeleyVisit
10 June 2020Hampton Court PalaceVisit
21 May 2020St Giles House, Wimborne St GilesVisit
20 May 2020Ancient Egyptian Treasures in the Ashmolean MuseumLecture
15 April 2020From Peasants to Czars: A Portrait of 19th Century RussiaLecture
24 March 2020Jewellery in the Age of Queen Victoria. Appraisal of Members' JewellerySpecial Event
18 March 2020The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: German Art 1900 - 1940Lecture
19 February 2020Silk Road: A journey of Wool, Cotton and SilkLecture
15 January 2020Drawn from Life: The Extraordinary Art and Life of Augustus JohnLecture
11 December 2019Norman Rockwell's Christmas WishLecture
26 November 2019The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - The Inside ViewSpecial Event
20 November 2019Turner vs Constable: The Great British Paint OffLecture
16 October 2019"Sweet Swan of Avon" - William Shakespeare and his Turbulent WorldLecture
01 October 2019A Visit to LiverpoolTour
18 September 2019The Art of the Steal: Nazi looting during WW11Lecture
11 September 2019Selborne, Gilbert White's House and the Oates CollectionVisit
26 August 2019Visit to Longford Castle - Downton, SalisburySpecial Event
11 July 2019Rodmarton Manor and Owlpen ManorVisit
19 June 2019Imperial Purple to Denim Blue - The Colourful history of TextilesLecture
12 June 2019Sudeley CastleVisit
15 May 2019Modigliani and Bohemian Paris 1906-1920Lecture
08 May 2019Liverpool - City of DelightSpecial Event
02 May 2019Sherborne Castle and Minterne GardensVisit
17 April 2019From Garbo to Garland - The Magical Art of HollywoodLecture
26 March 2019Ceramics and Glass: revealing the skills of Restoration and exposing the fakes of forgers.Special Event
20 March 2019Pop Art on both sides of the AtlanticLecture
20 February 2019The Queen of Instruments - The Lute within Old MastersLecture
16 January 2019Whistler, Wilde and Sargent - The Talent in Tite StreetLecture
12 December 2018Giles: His life, times and cartoonsLecture
21 November 2018Les Parisiennes: How women lived, loved and died in Paris.Lecture
06 November 2018London's Sacred Palaces: St Pauls and Westminster AbbeySpecial Event
17 October 2018Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts. Makers and UsersLecture
11 October 2018Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum, BournemouthVisit
19 September 2018The Silver Thread and Silver Filigree. Traditional Arts in KosovoLecture
05 July 2018Wells Cathedral, the Bishop's Palace and GardensVisit
20 June 2018From Paris to New York, the story of American ImpressionismLecture
07 June 2018Farrs, the home of John Makepeace - Furniture Designer, and Hooke ParkVisit
22 May 2018The Art and History of Dresden and MeissenTour
17 May 2018Frampton Court, Frampton on SevernVisit
16 May 2018Women Behind the LensLecture
18 April 2018Artists and EspionageLecture
12 April 2018Southampton City Art Gallery and Sea CityVisit
21 March 2018Indians, Buffalo and Storms - the American West in 20th Century ArtLecture
13 March 2018'How is it made?' A Close Look at Silver with a Huguenot Perspective'Special Event
21 February 2018Art and Architecture of TravelLecture
17 January 2018Undressing AntiquesLecture
09 January 2018Dresden today - Art and ArchitectureSpecial Event
13 December 2017O Yes it is! History of Pantomime from Ancients to Modern TimesLecture
22 November 2017Powder and Poison: Cosmetics, Beauty and the Art of PortraitureLecture
07 November 2017Catherine the Great: Empress of All the Russias 1762-1796Special Event
18 October 2017Four Females - Great ArtistsLecture
11 October 2017Basildon Park and Nuffield PlaceVisit
03 October 2017Treasures of the Kingdom of MerciaTour
20 September 2017The Power of Jewellery: Adornment and Ritual from Prehistory to the PresentLecture
21 June 2017Edouard Manet “ A Bar at the Folies-Bergère”Lecture
15 June 2017WaddesdonVisit
17 May 2017Leonardo Da Vinci - Pathfinder of ScienceLecture
11 May 2017Chavenage Manor and Chedworth Roman VillaVisit
19 April 2017The Art of Della Francesca: The Light of the North Meets the Logic of the SouthLecture
04 April 2017Lydiard Park and Swindon Railway MuseumVisit
28 March 2017Tribal Rugs: Treasures of the Black TentSpecial Event
15 March 2017A Galaxy of StarchitectsLecture
15 February 2017Betty Joel: Glamour and Innovation in 1930's DesignLecture
18 January 2017The Collections of Napoleon and Josephine at Chateau de Malmaison: an insight into one of history's most famous couples Lecture
14 December 2016Golden Gobblers – The Turkey in Art and LifeLecture
16 November 2016The Art of Cuisine and the Cuisine of ArtLecture
08 November 2016Bankrolling the Renaissance - a History of the Medici Family of FlorenceSpecial Event
19 October 2016A Great and Glorious Victory: Nelson’s Victory at Trafalgar Lecture
05 October 2016Bristol SS Great Britain, Bristol Museum and Art GalleryVisit
21 September 2016Bringing Back the Needle, the Story of an Obelisk Lecture
15 June 2016Salisbury Cathedral- the making and unmaking of a masterpieceLecture
23 May 2016The Palaces & Art of Bologna, Ravenna, Mantova & FerraraTour
18 May 2016Double Dutch: Symbols, Emblems and ‘Double-entendre’ in Dutch Genre Painting Lecture
05 May 2016New York, New York A 'Virtual' Time Travel Special Event
26 September 2015UK Tour - Lincoln & YorkTour