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22 October 2026Day Visit to Eltham Palace and GreenwichVisit
01 October 2026DOUBLE VISION: THE FABULOUS BELLINI BOYSLecture
02 July 2026JOHN CONSTABLE: CHOCOLATE BOX PAINTER OR MAVERICK ARTISTLecture
18 June 2026Extended Visit to Yorkshire - itineraryVisit
15 June 20265 Day Extended Tour to Yorkshire (4 nights)Tour
04 June 2026VISUAL MAGIC IN THE MUSICALSLecture
21 May 2026Day Visit to Highgate Cemetery and V&A East StorehouseVisit
14 May 2026THE HONOURABLE EAST INDIA COMPANY AND EAST-WEST TRADE: CHINTZ, CHINESE EXPORT AND CHINOISERIE 1600-1800Lecture
02 April 2026THE GEORGIAN JEWEL - A WINDOW OPENING ONTO A FORGOTTEN WORLDLecture
09 March 2026MEDIEVAL ARTSpecial Event
05 March 2026THE "GOLDEN AGE" OF BRITISH DANCE BANDSLecture
05 February 2026LONDON'S LOST DEPARTMENT STORESLecture
08 January 2026BANKSY - FRAUD OR GENIUSLecture
18 December 2025Festive Lunch 2025 - The Blue AnchorVisit
04 December 2025THE ART OR TRICKERY: HOW MAGICIANS ARE SEEN IN PAINTINGS, PRINTS AND CARTOONSLecture
10 November 2025WILDE ABOUT OSCAR: FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS (& INFAMOUS) 1854-1900Special Event
06 November 2025DEATH BY WALLPAPER: COLOURFUL STORIES OF CHEMICAL PIGMENTS AND DYESLecture
09 October 2025Petworth House, West SussexVisit
02 October 2025THE ‘GOLDEN AGE’ OF BRITISH COMEDYLecture
03 July 2025STUBBS 1724 – 1806 THE ENGLISH LEONARDOLecture
23 June 2025Extended Visit to Northumbria - itineraryVisit
23 June 2025The Historic Houses, Art & Heritage of NorthumbriaTour
05 June 2025THE OBSESSION FOR SPANISH ART IN BRITAINLecture
22 May 2025Wimpole Hall, Arrington, Nr. Royston, CambridgeshireVisit
08 May 2025A history of British Coins: the treasure we used to keep in our pocketsLecture
28 April 2025Area Day of Special Interest Celebrating the Centenary 1925 Paris Arts Decoratifs Exposition Special Event
03 April 2025ART TRANSPORTED: HOW DID IT GET HERE FROM WHERE IT WAS MADE? WHO OWNED IT BEFORE? Lecture
10 March 2025The Golden Road to Samarkand, Carpet to Khiva, Savisky and the Secret Hoard of Avante Garde Art Special Event
06 March 2025DRESS CODE – TEN ICONIC DRESSES IN ARTLecture
06 February 2025GARDENING AS A FINE ARTLecture
09 January 2025RE-IMAGING THE NATION: 19TH CENTURY DANISH LANDSCAPESLecture
05 December 2024THE HOLIDAY SEASON: FOOD AND FEASTING IN ARTLecture
07 November 2024CALIPHS AND CHRISTIANS – ART AND HISTORY IN ANDALUCIA Lecture
03 October 2024PLAYED IN LONDON – charting the heritage of a city at playLecture
11 July 2024Great Railway Stations - followed by Cheese and WineLecture
24 June 2024The Historic Houses, Art & Heritage of Cheshire & the Welsh BordersVisit
06 June 2024Caravaggio, Painter Extraordinaire, a Flawed Genius and ... A Murderer! How I became a 'Caravaggisti' - Preceded by AGMLecture
09 May 2024The Elizabethan Court: Poetry, Plays, Presents and PortraitsLecture
18 April 2024Waddesdon Manor near Aylesbury, BucksVisit
04 April 2024Monopoly - Uncover the story we know so well - or do we?Lecture
11 March 2024Oriental Painting: Its Mysteries and Influence RevealedSpecial Event
07 March 2024Identifying Forgotten Gems of the Art World - A Conservator's ExperienceLecture
01 February 2024The Art of Durer: A Journey into The Man and His WorldLecture
04 January 2024Medieval Embroidery: Bayeux Tapestry to Opus AngelicumLecture
07 December 2023The Art of Celebrating ChristmasLecture
02 November 2023Cremona & The Golden Age of Violin MakingLecture
05 October 2023The Aztec Legacy: - Continuity and ChangeLecture
06 July 2023Cantiones Sacrae 2575 - The Lives and Music of Tallis and ByrdLecture
08 June 2023Gainsborough House, Sudbury and Little Hall, LavenhamVisit
01 June 2023Time For Tea: A History of British Teapots and Tea DrinkingLecture
22 May 2023The Historic Houses & Heritage of DevonVisit
11 May 2023The Pre-RaphaelitesLecture
06 April 2023Beautiful, Beastly, Bizarre: The Art of Hieronymous BoschLecture
13 March 2023William Morris: The Man Behind the Famous Floral DesignsSpecial Event
02 March 2023The Coronation Banquets of Three Kings - Richard III, James II and George IVLecture
02 February 2023Art & PlagueLecture
05 January 2023Graveyards To Die For - How 19th Century London Buried its DeadLecture
01 December 2022Christmas at Covent Garden: 300 Years of Christmas Shows at one of London's Great TheatresLecture
03 November 2022"Pearls & Pomegranates, Peacocks and Pipes" : The Secret Language of Renaissance ArtLecture
06 October 2022Paris and the Belle EpoqueLecture
07 July 2022La Serenissima - The Golden Era of Music in VeniceLecture
23 June 2022Hatfield House, HertfordshireVisit
09 June 2022The Art of William Hogarth: Gin and HarlotsLecture
12 May 2022Renaissance Cassoni - Wedding Chests and the Art of Marriage in 15th Century FlorenceLecture
07 April 2022Faberge: Objects of Desire: A look at the enduring appeal of the House of Faberge, the busisness visionary at its helm and the imperial patronage that ensured its prestige.Lecture
03 March 2022Great Gardens of the 18th Century: Landscape Gardening from Ha-has to HermitsLecture
03 February 2022Grinling Gibbons, Carver to the CrownLecture
06 January 2022Creating the Golden Era of Transatlantic LinersLecture
02 December 2021Art and IllusionLecture
04 November 2021Painter of Sunlight - Joaquin SorollaLecture
07 October 2021What's in a Crack?" A closer look at the paintings of Stanhope Forbes RA and The Newlyn School of Painters.Lecture
01 April 2020LOCKDOWN - APRIL 2020 UNTIL JULY 2021Lecture
23 March 2020From Downton to Gatsby, Jewellery & Fashion 1890-1929Special Event
05 March 2020Pots And Frocks - The World of Grayson Perry from Essex Punk Potter to Superstar National TreasureLecture
06 February 2020From The Mazarin Chest to Madame Butterfly: Fashion for Japan in EuropeLecture
09 January 2020The Astonishing Master Mozart comes to LondonLecture
05 December 2019The Magic of PantomimeLecture
14 November 2019Ely Cathedral Christmas Fayre and LunchVisit
07 November 2019The Paintings and Wit of Winston Churchill and Noel CowardLecture
17 October 2019Livery and Company Halls, Guilds in the City of LondonVisit
03 October 2019A Tour of Big BenLecture
30 April 2019Extended Visit to Isle of WightVisit
01 April 2019Design, Invention, Creation: The Multiple Lives of Leonardo Da VinciSpecial Event
12 December 2018Christmas Lunch at The Lion, BorehamVisit
10 October 2018Henry Moore FoundationVisit