Lecture programmes

Joseph of Nazareth: Best Supporting Actor. The Quiet Man Behind the Christmas Crib and His Changing Face in Art

Category: 2019-2020 season

Wednesday 4 December 2019 Amina Wright Amina Wright is a curator of historic art…

The Roaring Twenties: Art, Design and High Society

Category: 2019-2020 season

Wednesday 6 November 2019 Joanna Banham Jo Banham is a freelance curator, lecturer and…

The Gate of Heroes: How Chinese Porcelain Was Made and Delivered to Europe

Category: 2019-2020 season

Wednesday 2 October 2019 Lars Tharp For our 10th year anniversary celebration lecture, we…


Frank Matcham’s Masterpieces: Theatre Design & Architecture in Britain

Category: 2019-2020 season

Wednesday 4 September 2019 Simon Rees Simon Rees studied at Colchester Royal Grammar School…

Where Leonardo Meets Picasso: The World’s Most Expensive Art

Category: 2018-2019 season

Wednesday 3 July 2019 Ian Swankie A Londoner with a passion for art and…

From Venice to Sheffield: John Ruskin’s Passion for Art, Craft & Social Justice

Category: 2018-2019 season

Wednesday 5 June 2019 Simon Seligman Simon Seligman studied art and architectural history at Warwick University,…


Movers and Shakers: The Women Who Built American Institutions

Category: 2018-2019 season

Wednesday 1 May 2019 Deborah Jenner Deborah Jenner is an American-born art historian; she…

Breeches, Bonnets and Bags: Fashion in Art

Category: 2018-2019 season

Wednesday 3 April 2019 Rosalind Whyte Rosalind Whyte has a BA and MA from…

The Artist As a Reporter

Category: 2018-2019 season

Wednesday 6 March 2019 Jo Walton Jo Walton has combined teaching and lecturing with…