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11 September 2026TAS Exeter 0ne-week tour to NorwayTour
03 June 2026The Dark Side of the Boom: The Mass Faking of the Soviet Avant Garde Lecture
06 May 2026The Honourable and Dishonourable Art of ActingLecture
26 April 2026The History & Art of Madrid, Toledo, Avila, Salamanca & SegoviaTour
01 April 2026At Home Everywhere and Nowhere – Travelling with John Singer SargentLecture
17 March 2026Special Interest Day- The Art and Culture of fin-de-siecle ViennaSpecial Event
04 March 2026Masterworks of 20th Century PhotographyLecture
04 February 2026The Golden Age of Spanish Painting 1560-1660Lecture
07 January 2026The Art of Art DecoLecture
03 December 2025Winter Tales – Art of Snow and WinterLecture
20 November 2025SPECIAL INTEREST MORNING Thursday 20th November 2025 A Portrait in Stone: The Great Cathedrals of Medieval EnglandSpecial Event
05 November 2025Fun and Games – the Victorians at LeisureLecture
01 October 2025Garden Hunting in ChinaLecture
25 September 2025Day Visit to Ashley Court, TivertonVisit
04 June 2025Ghastly Good TasteLecture
29 May 2025Special Interest Morning at Sidmouth Rugby Football ClubSpecial Event
07 May 2025The Elgin MarblesLecture
02 April 2025Pots and Frocks – the world of Grayson PerryLecture
25 March 2025The Forensic Eye: Study Day at the Blue Ball.Special Event
05 March 2025Art Behind Bars - the Role of the Arts in Breaking Cycles of Crime, Prison and Re-Offending.Lecture
05 February 2025The Golden age of Venetian GlassLecture
08 January 2025The influence of Japanese Art on Impressionism and Post-ImpressionismLecture
04 December 2024Great Operatic Rivalries – Handbags at DawnLecture
06 November 2024Caravaggio is not the only ArtistLecture
02 October 2024Banksy – Fraud or GeniusLecture
05 June 2024​The Subtle Science and Exact Art of Colour in English Garden Design – Why Gardening can rank as a Fine ArtLecture
01 May 2024​Dazzling DufyLecture
10 April 2024The Arts and Crafts Movement: an IntroductionLecture
21 March 2024Art, Beauty, Church & Destruction: The fortunes of High Renaissance Rome, at the turn of the 15th CenturySpecial Event
06 March 2024The Mozart Family Comes to London: Impressions, encounters and a listener’s guide to Mozart’s earliest compositions.Lecture
07 February 2024​Tulipmania – a 17th century passion in art, gardens and collectingLecture
10 January 2024Faber & Faber – Ninety Years of Excellence in Cover DesignLecture
29 November 2023The white mantle of Winter - Impressionist Snow PaintingsLecture
23 November 2023ART OF VENICE: THE LION OF THE SEASpecial Event
01 November 2023Sunken Treasures from the East: Tales of Oriental Shipwreck PorcelainLecture
04 October 2023Down Under: Australian Art from Ancient Times to European ColonisationLecture
07 June 2023Great Railway Stations - evoking the spirit of romance and adventure.Lecture
03 May 2023Whistler v Ruskin.Lecture
05 April 2023The Two Faces of Russia - Moscow and St. Petersburg.Lecture
08 March 2023From Magic Lanterns to Metro Goldwyn Mayer - the Birth of the Silver Screen and the Artists it Inspired.Special Event
01 March 2023Ancient Persia, Modern Iran. The Art of Persepolis, Isfahan and Shiraz.Lecture
01 February 2023An introduction to Abstract ArtLecture
11 January 2023Vincent van Gogh: Madman or Genius? NOTE: This is the SECOND Wednesday of the month.Lecture
07 December 2022The Roaring Twenties: Art, Design and High Society.Lecture
23 November 2022Colour and the Artist's palette - Seeing Red, Feeling Blue, The Peril of Yellow.Special Event
02 November 2022Through a Glass Darkly: A Study of Glass through the Eyes of the ArtistLecture
05 October 2022The Age of JazzLecture
20 June 2022Area Spring/Summer Special Interest Day. Magicians of Spanish Art - Velazquez, Goya and PicassoSpecial Event
01 June 2022The market for Antiques in the UK today – or – why no one wants to buy your wardrobe anymore!Lecture
04 May 2022Masters of America from Copley to BellowsLecture
06 April 2022Arsenic and Old Wallpaper: the Darker Side of William Morris. Lecture
17 March 2022Why Paris? - the Allure of the City of LightSpecial Event
02 March 2022The Car in Art and the Car as ArtLecture
02 February 2022Klimt and the Viennese Secession: "A kiss for all the world'Lecture
05 January 2022A Rebel on the Run: Caravaggio's Final YearsLecture
01 December 2021Snakes, Saints and Pawnbrokers - the Truth about ChristmasLecture
18 November 2021The Power and Glory of our Country HousesSpecial Event
03 November 2021Moorish architecture: the Legacy of a Vanished KingdomLecture
06 October 2021Figures in the City: Picturing People in Post-War LondonLecture
16 June 2021The arts and crafts of KashmirLecture
05 May 2021Women in Art: Virgin, Venus or 'Vamp'? Lecture
14 April 2021An embarrassment of riches: painting in the Dutch Golden Age Lecture
03 March 2021Bricks, sheds, unmade beds: is it art?Lecture
10 February 2021Fiction, fallacy and fake news: spin and propaganda in art throughout the agesLecture
06 January 2021Passionate Potters: from de Morgan to LeachLecture
02 December 2020Bruegel's Winter ScenesLecture
04 November 2020Joaquin Sorolla, Painter of Light Lecture
07 October 2020Titian – ‘The First Modern Artist’Lecture
03 June 2020CANCELLED: ‘The most perfect painter of his age’: Understanding Bruegel’s Enyclopaedic PicturesLecture
13 May 2020CANCELLED: Paul Durand Ruel, the madman who ‘made’ the impressionistsLecture
01 April 2020CANCELLED: Figures in the City: Picturing People in Post-war LondonLecture
09 March 2020Treasures of the Silk Road - from China to the MediterraneanSpecial Event
04 March 2020Christina Rosetti and her artistsLecture
05 February 2020Gilbert and Sullivan the birth of English operettaLecture
15 January 2020Portraiture of 18 century BritainLecture
04 December 2019100 years of deception: hoaxes and swindlers in the 18th centuryLecture
26 November 2019Bankrolling the Renaissance: A history of the Medici familySpecial Event
06 November 2019 The Founders and treasures of the Wallace CollectionLecture
02 October 2019Europe’s Best Kept Secret - The Painted Monasteries of BulgariaLecture
05 June 201920th Century Glass - New MarketsLecture
01 May 2019From Garbo to Garland – the Magical art of HollywoodLecture
25 April 2019An Introduction to 20th Century ArtSpecial Event
10 April 2019Zaha Hadid – Architectural Superstar Lecture
06 March 2019Doctor, what is wrong with me? Art and DiagnosisLecture
06 February 2019Norman Wilkinson – A Dazzling Artistic CareerLecture
16 January 2019Amedeo Modigliani and Bohemian Paris 1906-1920Lecture
05 December 2018Shaken by an Earthquake- Igor Stravinsky, the Ballet Russe and the Astonishing 1913 premiere of the Rite of Spring Lecture
13 November 2018The Arts of Japan and Europe: Fascinating parallels and contrasts throughout historySpecial Event
07 November 2018German Art and Film between the Wars 1919-1939 Lecture
17 October 2018Plants in Art and Culture – How Plants Created SocietyLecture
24 June 2018Cornwall - 5 day tourTour
06 June 2018Gender and the Body, Kept behind the Curtain – the story of the NudeLecture
30 May 2018Hauser & Wirth, BrutonVisit
02 May 2018The Making of Landscape Photographs Lecture
18 April 2018Castle Hill Gardens, DevonVisit
04 April 2018‘...a little revolution.”: Eric Gill, Jacob Epstein and the Revival of the Romanesque tradition of direct carving of stone Lecture
07 March 2018The Silver Thread work of Kosovo Lecture
07 February 2018"A Load of Old Balls"Lecture
17 January 2018The Avant-Garde of the GPO Film UnitLecture
06 December 2017 David Hockney - The Old Master of Modern ArtLecture
21 November 2017The Lives and Works of Lee Miller and Roland PenroseSpecial Event
21 November 2017STUDY DAY - The Lives and Works of Lee Miller and Roland PenroseLecture
01 November 2017Indians, Buffalo and Storms – the American West in 19th Century ArtLecture
04 October 2017The Interiors of Jane Austen's HeroinesLecture
07 June 2017 Paul & John Nash : Brothers in ArtLecture
21 May 2017The Houses and History of Cambridge & SurroundsTour
03 May 2017Alphonse Mucha & the Creative ProcessLecture
11 April 2017Cothay ManorVisit
05 April 2017Auguste Rodin - The First Modern Sculptor?Lecture
15 March 2017STUDY DAY - The Marketing of Covent Garden 1600-2000Lecture
14 March 2017"Not Bloody Likely" - The Marketing of Covent Garden 1600-2000Special Event
01 March 2017Children's Book IllustrationsLecture
01 February 2017Vermeer and His WorldLecture
04 January 2017Frank Matcham's Masterpieces - Theatre Design & Architecture in BritainLecture
07 December 2016The Paintings of the Newlyn & Lamorna ArtistsLecture
29 November 2016The American Museum near BathVisit
17 November 2016PUBLIC LECTURE: British Seaside PiersLecture
08 November 2016The Treasures and Palaces of St PetersburgSpecial Event
08 November 2016STUDY DAY: The Treasures and Palaces of St PetersburgLecture
02 November 2016Visions of the World: The Art and Meaning of MapsLecture
05 October 2016Italian Gardens: Their Beauty, Meaning and Relevance TodayLecture
21 September 2016Farrs - the home of John and Jennie MakepeaceVisit
15 June 2016Farrs - the home of John and Jennie MakepeaceVisit
01 June 2016Augustus John and Gwen JohnLecture
22 May 2016The Houses & Heritage of the Peak DistrictTour
17 May 2016Rosemoor and Hartland AbbeyVisit
04 May 2016 The Elgin MarblesLecture
06 April 2016 Enigmatic Art: famous paintings that keep us guessingLecture
02 March 2016Life & Art of Marianne North: Victorian Botanical ArtistLecture
01 March 2016New York, New YorkSpecial Event
03 February 2016 Satirist to Insanity: Celebrating the Bicentennial of James GillrayLecture
06 January 2016Canaletto and The Grand TourLecture
02 December 2015Singe We Yule - A Musical Celebration of ChristmasLecture
24 November 2015 Mozart - Salzburg - ViennaSpecial Event
04 November 2015 Eduard Manet - The Rebel in a Frock CoatLecture
07 October 2015 Who Says? Can We Trust The Experts On Good And Bad In Art?Lecture
02 October 2015Three Day Tour of Sussex Tour
15 September 2015 Trip to Bath and Corsham CourtVisit
07 June 2015History and Heritage of Kent Tour
03 June 2015JMW Turner: Airy Visions painted with Tinted SteamLecture
06 May 2015Venice: The Architecture of a Renaissance CityLecture
01 April 2015Tribal Rugs: Treasures of the Black TentLecture
24 March 2015The Wallace Collection Special Event
04 March 2015Posters of the Belle EpoqueLecture
04 February 2015 Kandinsky and the Rise of AbstractionLecture
07 January 2015Eric Ravilious: Artist, Designer and IllustratorLecture
03 December 2014Smallhythe Place and Other Hidden Gems: the Intimate Jewels of Dame Ellen TerryLecture
25 November 2014 The Art and Scandalous Lives of the Bloomsbury Group Special Event
05 November 2014A.W.G. Pugin: A Passion for GothicLecture
14 October 2014Visit to Wells Cathedral and Bishops PalaceVisit
01 October 2014The Art and Artifice of Fleet StreetLecture
29 July 2014SOUTH WEST NADFAS AREA VISIT to Derbyshire. Six Days and Five nights for £495. NOW FULLY BOOKED. Tour
08 June 2014The Historic Houses and Gardens of Oxfordshire and the Cotswolds. NOW FULLY BOOKED!Tour
04 June 2014Dame Barbara HepworthLecture
13 May 2014Visit to Sherborne and Minterne House and Garden, DorsetVisit
07 May 2014Treasures of the English Church: 1000 Years of Gold and SilverLecture
02 April 2014Meet Me at the WaldorfLecture
18 March 2014Treasures from the Royal CollectionSpecial Event
05 March 2014The Glasgow Boys: Painting in Scotland 1875 - 1914Lecture
05 February 2014Michelangelo - A Troubled GeniusLecture
08 January 2014 "A mound of treasures from far countries was fetched aboard her" - The Story of the Sutton Hoo Ship Burial.Lecture
04 December 2013Medieval Illuminated Books of HoursLecture
26 November 2013Theatrical Personalities of the 20th Century : Evans, Gielgud, Richardson, Olivier and Ashcroft Special Event
21 November 2013S W Area Study Day. Art Inspired by WarSpecial Event
06 November 2013The Artist out of Doors: from Claude to MonetLecture
15 October 2013Visit to Tetbury and Highgrove Gardens, GloucestershireVisit
02 October 2013Linley, the continuing tradition of English Cabinet MakingLecture
05 June 2013Jennie Churchill: Winston’s American mother: Style Icon or Ambitious Seductress?Lecture
19 May 2013The History and Heritage Houses of Norfolk (see Gallery for photos!)Tour
01 May 2013The Medieval Palaces of EnglandLecture
19 April 2013Visit to Hestercombe Gardens and Cothelstone Manor, Somerset (see Gallery for photos!)Visit
18 April 2013SW Area Study Day: Let there be Light Special Event
03 April 2013Chopping up the Chiffonier! The Changing Taste for VictorianaLecture
19 March 201318th Century English Porcelain Special Event
06 March 2013LECTURE CHANGE: Fine Art Forgery: Craftsmanship or Conjuring Trick?Lecture
06 February 2013Edward Elgar: The Music and Architecture of the Three Choirs FestivalLecture
09 January 2013Celebration in Ancient Egyptian ArtLecture
05 December 2012Five Centuries of Blue and White: an International HistoryLecture
21 November 2012Jewellery: Art Deco and BeyondSpecial Event
15 November 2012The Grand Tour and the Influence of Italy on English GardensSpecial Event
07 November 2012Three Dutch Masters: Franz Hals, Rembrandt and VermeerLecture
17 October 2012Arundells, Salisbury (See Gallery for Photos)Visit
03 October 2012Tiffany, the first great American glassmakerLecture
06 June 2012Klimpt and the Viennese SecessionLecture
02 May 2012The Exotic in English ArchitectureLecture
01 May 2012The Castles and Gardens of North WalesTour
25 April 2012Longleat HouseVisit
04 April 2012A Certain Generosity of Spirit: The Art of David HockneyLecture
22 March 2012The River ThamesSpecial Event
07 March 2012Bars Bedsits and Bordellos: the low life of ancient PompeiiLecture
01 February 201219th Century British Marine PaintingLecture
04 January 2012The Emperor and the Prostitute. Lecture
07 December 2011The Book of Kells: The Work of AngelsLecture
24 November 2011The Culture of ChinaSpecial Event
02 November 2011The Sun KingLecture
05 October 2011From Morris to Frank Lloyd Wright: The International Arts and Craft MovementLecture
14 September 2011Lacock Abbey and Corsham Court, Wiltshire.Visit
01 May 2011Houses and Gardens of Co. Durham and NorthumberlandTour
13 April 2011Antony House and Port Eliot, CornwallVisit
15 March 2011Twentieth Century English GardensSpecial Event
12 November 20105000 Years of GlassSpecial Event
22 October 2010Stourhead, WiltshireVisit
01 May 2010The History and Historic House of Chichester and Southern EnglandTour