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23 October 2026Know Before You Go 3 Must see exhibitionsSpecial Event
08 October 2026The Dramatic Art of the London UndergroundLecture
10 September 2026The Mayan Civilisation of Central AmericaLecture
11 June 2026The Art of the CartoonLecture
14 May 2026The End of Shadows: Light and the PainterLecture
11 May 2026Spring Short holiday to The Weald of KentTour
23 April 2026The Watts Gallery, GuilfordVisit
09 April 2026Colour Imperial Purple to Denim BlueLecture
12 March 2026Becoming Jane Austen-The making of a Literary SuperstarLecture
12 February 2026Art behind BarsLecture
08 January 2026The subtle science and exact art of colour in English Garden DesignLecture
11 December 2025Top 20 Most Popular Artworks in Britain TodayLecture
13 November 2025Making an Old Master: Apprenticeship and Studio Life for would be ArtistLecture
09 October 2025The Age of Jazz in BritainLecture
11 September 2025Caravaggio: Murderer or GeniusLecture
17 June 2025 Rodmarton House & GardenVisit
12 June 2025The Art of the Japanese Garden-from Tradition to ModernityLecture
13 May 2025 Holiday to SuffolkTour
08 May 2025Inspired by StonehengeLecture
23 April 2025Cathedral Close in SalisburyVisit
10 April 2025Wilde about OscarLecture
27 March 2025Ham House and Strawberry Hill & GardenVisit
13 March 2025Sixty Years On: Life in Britain as seen in 1960's filmsLecture
28 February 2025A Cultural Revolution in the Heart of EuropeSpecial Event
13 February 2025A Village in Heaven: Stanley Spencer's CookhamLecture
09 January 2025Tamara de Lempicka - Art Deco DivaLecture
12 December 2024Celebrating the Centenary of Winnie-the-PoohLecture
19 November 2024Van Gogh ExhibitionVisit
14 November 2024How to look slowly: Post ImpressionismLecture
25 October 2024Sicily - a Cultural Crossroads Special Event
10 October 2024The Richest of Legacies :British Colonial Buildings in IndiaLecture
12 September 2024Music at the Courts of Henry VIII and Elizabeth ILecture
19 June 2024Broughton Castle and Upton House in JuneVisit
13 June 2024A History of Arts Criticism from Aristotle to FacebookLecture
21 May 2024North NorfolkTour
09 May 2024Gold of the Gods: Treasures of South America and the search for El DoradoLecture
17 April 2024Two Chichester Places of InterestVisit
11 April 2024The Art of Paula RegoLecture
22 March 2024British Empire and Imperial India Study DaySpecial Event
14 March 2024The British in RomeLecture
08 February 2024Imperial Purple to Denim Blue- the Colourful History of Colour in TextilesLecture
01 February 2024Leighton House plus Sambourne House, the Design Museum and/ or the Japan Cultural CentreVisit
11 January 2024Travels with my Trowel: Adventures of an ArchaeologistLecture
14 December 2023In the Kingdom of the Sweets-- The NutcrackerLecture
16 November 2023Two Major London GalleriesVisit
09 November 2023An Actor's LifeLecture
16 October 2023Ghastly good taste: the highs and lows of British interior design 1880 -1980Special Event
12 October 2023Agatha Christie: Queen of CrimeLecture
14 September 2023The Cotswold School: The Arts and Crafts Movement at its best?Lecture
13 June 2023Wilton HouseVisit
08 June 2023Writers and Relics: A Brief History of Literary TourismLecture
16 May 2023Dorset Day TripVisit
15 May 2023Dorset and Wiltshire Short HolidayTour
11 May 2023Why did Laura Knight become so famous?Lecture
26 April 2023Great Malvern Priory and Madresfield CourtVisit
13 April 2023Dining with James and Jane: The Georgians at TableLecture
31 March 2023Unravelling the Silk RoadSpecial Event
09 March 2023Cartoonist View of Modern ArtLecture
21 February 2023BathVisit
09 February 2023Fashion, Fury and Feminism: Women's fight for changeLecture
12 January 2023Music in ArtLecture
08 December 2022Bombing with Banksy & CoLecture
17 November 2022Victoria and Albert MuseumVisit
10 November 2022Behind the Veil;The Arts of Islamic PersiaLecture
13 October 2022The Power of PhotographyLecture
08 September 2022Ways to look at PaintingsLecture
09 June 2022A Portrait of Chopin in Words and MusicLecture
17 May 2022Chatsworth House etc ( Postponed tour from 2020)Tour
12 May 2022Commemorating Scott of the AntarcticLecture
28 April 2022Coventry Cathedral and the Herbert Art Gallery & MuseumVisit
14 April 2022Happy and Glorious: A Thousand Years of CoronationsLecture
24 March 2022Twentieth Century TreasuresSpecial Event
10 March 2022Pantomime: a very British Art FormLecture
10 February 2022Selfies, Self-Expression, Celebrity & the Victorian Carte de VisiteLecture
13 January 2022Murder, Sex and Mayhem in English ChurchesLecture
09 December 2021Christmas at Covent Garden; 300 years of Christmas ShowsLecture
18 November 2021Compton Verney Gallery and ParkVisit
11 November 2021'They make no noise'.. the art of the conductorLecture
14 October 2021Treasures of the Fan MuseumLecture
09 September 2021Looking for Georgia; in the footsteps of Georgia O'KeeffeLecture
06 August 2021Future Visits Visit
10 June 2021Barbaric Splendour- the Devonshire House BallLecture
13 May 2021The Fascination of Jewellery: Important Women CollectorsLecture
08 April 2021Still Loving Still Life: Caterpillars, Lemons and Lobsters. Dutch Still Life from 1560-1650Lecture
11 March 2021Bruegel-discovering the master through his sonsLecture
01 March 2021Twentieth Century Treasures (Postponed)Special Event
11 February 2021Cleopatra: most womanly of woman, most queenly of queensLecture
14 January 2021Dickens, Lawrence and Zhivago: David Leans's Art of the CinemaLecture
10 December 2020A Brief Story of WineLecture
12 November 2020Colour in English Garden DesignLecture
08 October 2020The Empty Chair..Art works from Van Gogh to Ai WeiweiLecture
10 September 2020The Silk Road..a textile journeyLecture
25 June 2020Rodmarton Manor and Gardens ( Cancelled owing to the Covid 19 Virus situation)Visit
11 June 2020The Art of the Hero-Commemorating Scott of the Antarctic (Cancelled owing to the Covid 19 situation)Lecture
19 May 2020Chatsworth House and Derbyshire visit ( now postponed to May 2022) Tour
19 May 2020Chatsworth House, Hardwick Hall, Haddon Hall and more ( postponed to May 2021 because of the Covid 19 situation)Visit
14 May 2020Selfies, Self Expression, Celebrity and Victorian 'Carte de Visite' (Cancelled owing to the Covid 19 Virus situation)Lecture
29 April 2020Malvern visit to Madresfield Court and Malvern Priory ( Cancelled owing to the Covid 19 Virus situation)Visit
09 April 2020A Very British Art Form- The Story of Pantomime (Cancelled owing to the Covid 19 Virus situation)Lecture
12 March 2020'Through a Glass Darkly' A Study of Glass through the Eyes of the ArtistLecture
04 March 2020Chatsworth and the Story of the Devonshire Family Collections 1549 to the PresentSpecial Event
27 February 2020Winchester and ChawtonVisit
13 February 2020Salvador Dali - Draughtsman and DesignerLecture
09 January 2020A Tour of Big BenLecture
12 December 2019Rupert ' The Anthropomorphic' BearLecture
14 November 2019Iconic Images of Art- The Triumphal ArchLecture
13 November 2019Tutankhamum Exhibition and a Guided Tour of the All England Lawn Tennis Club in WimbledonVisit
15 October 2019Jane Austen's House and Garden, Gilbert White's House and Garden and the Oates CollectionVisit
10 October 2019The Holland Park CircleLecture
12 September 2019Foreigners in London 1520-1677: The Artists who changed the Course of British ArtLecture
19 June 2019Chavenge House, TetburyVisit
13 June 2019On the Road to MandalayLecture
21 May 2019Sezincote Mogul Indian Palace and the Gordon Russell Design Museum Visit
09 May 2019The Silver ThreadLecture
24 April 2019Charleston House, Lewes and other sites connected with the Bloomsbury GroupVisit
11 April 2019"Very Bad for Art?" The Impact of the Great War on Three ArtistsLecture
20 March 2019Music In spired by Painting and Painting Inspired by MusicSpecial Event
14 March 2019The Antiques RoadshowLecture
28 February 2019The Royal Mint, CardiffVisit
14 February 2019The Art of the Steal: Nazi looting during World War 2Lecture
10 January 2019The First Atlantic Liner: Brunel's "Great Western"Lecture
13 December 2018Clara: Rhino, Superstar and Wonder of the Grand TourLecture
27 November 2018Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, including Borough Market, Tate Modern and Millennium Bridge optionsVisit
08 November 2018A Decorative Art: The History of WallpapersLecture
30 October 2018Kew GardensVisit
11 October 2018"Debo" Mitford, Cavendish, Devonshire, Duchess, housewife 1920-2014Lecture
01 October 2018Belgium and the Netherlands. October 2018Tour
13 September 2018"The Art of Partying"; a Feast for the Eyes!Lecture
20 June 2018Portsmouth Historic Dockyard including the Mary Rose, HMS Victory, and HMS WarriorVisit
18 June 2018The Pennines. 18th-22nd June 2018Tour
13 June 2018"Wild Men of the North": Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven.Lecture
24 May 2018SS Great Britain, with lunch on board, and Bristol Museum and Art Gallery Visit
09 May 2018The Origins of the "Tudor Rose".Lecture
17 April 2018The Faringdon Collection at Buscot ParkSpecial Event
11 April 2018The Country House Library: a Grand Tour.Lecture
14 March 2018To Please the Palate, Charm the Eye: 400 years of food as ephemeral art.Lecture
22 February 2018A Guided Tour of Wells Cathedral followed by the Bishop's Palace and beautiful gardens. Visit
14 February 2018Giles; his life, times and cartoons.Lecture
10 January 2018Children's Book IllustrationsLecture
13 December 2017The Imperial Easter Eggs of Carl Faberge - Before the RevolutionLecture
21 November 2017The Banqueting House, Whitehall and a tour of The Royal Hospital, Chelsea. Visit
08 November 2017Beautiful Monsters: The Heroic, the Grotesque, and Renaissance "Costume" Armour.Lecture
18 October 2017The National Memorial Arboretum, Burton on Trent, followed by Lichfield Cathedral Visit
11 October 2017Toulouse-Lautrec and the Music Halls of ParisLecture
13 September 2017India:important British contributions to its history, archaeology, architecture, topography and languages.Lecture
12 September 2017Stratfield SayeVisit
22 June 2017Frampton Court Estate followed by Frampton Manor Gardens Visit
14 June 2017Coronation: Majesty, Myth, Music - The development of a national ritualLecture
04 June 2017Emerald Escape: a Tour of Ireland's Ancient South-East. 4-9 June 2017Tour
25 May 2017Sudeley CastleVisit
10 May 2017PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A CHANGE FROM THE PRINTED PROGRAMME Women in Art: Virgin, Venus or "Vamp"?Lecture
26 April 2017Apsley House: No. 1, London; Home of the Duke of Wellington. David Hockney at Tate BritainVisit
12 April 2017Underground Cathedrals - the world-class art, architecture and design of London UndergroundLecture
08 March 2017PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A CHANGE FROM THE PRINTED PROGRAMME. Mother Nature's Second Husband: Lancelot Brown and the shaping of the English landscape.Lecture
01 March 2017Old Father Thames: The River in ArtSpecial Event
23 February 2017Hampton Court Palace, including a guided tour of the Chapel RoyalVisit
08 February 2017Inspired by StonehengeLecture
11 January 2017The Art and Culture of Fin de Siecle ViennaLecture
14 December 2016Life and Art in Georgian DublinLecture
23 November 2016Stationers' Hall and the Museum of London at the BarbicanVisit
09 November 2016The Road to the Crown: Great Britain and the Hanoverian MonarchyLecture
20 October 2016Windsor Castle: "Fashioning A Reign".Visit
12 October 2016The Day Parliament Burned DownLecture
01 October 2016Porto and Galicia 1-6 October 2016Tour
14 September 2016Standing on the Shoulders of GiantsLecture
09 June 2016Satirist to Insanity: Celebrating James GillrayLecture
08 June 2016Croome Park and Stanway House Visit
31 May 2016A Norfolk Adventure 31st May - 3rd June 2016Tour
17 May 2016Hughenden ManorVisit
12 May 2016The Beauty of FramesLecture
14 April 2016Those crazy years: Life and Art in Paris during the Jazz AgeLecture
12 April 2016Beaulieu Palace House and the National Motor MuseumVisit
10 March 2016Undressing AntiquesLecture
03 March 2016The Art and Craft of Early Musical InstrumentsSpecial Event
11 February 2016The Lure of IvoryLecture
03 February 2016Somerset House, the Courtauld Gallery and 2 Temple PlaceVisit
14 January 2016Romancing the Rails: British Railway PostersLecture
10 December 2015"Glory to God in the highest": The Christmas Story in Stained GlassLecture
16 November 2015The burial site of Richard III and Leicester CathedralVisit
12 November 2015"Paint Brushes at Dawn": Great World Art Feuds Lecture
20 October 2015Stonehenge and Breamore HouseVisit
08 October 2015Secret Art in the Passport: How we use it to fox the forgerLecture
03 October 2015 The Treasures of Italy (based in Bologna) 3-7 October 2015 Tour
10 September 2015Painters in Paradise: Visions of French IndochinaLecture
16 June 2015GREAT CHALFIELD MANOR AND BOWOOD HOUSEVisit
11 June 2015FABER AND FABER......Its Designs and History Lecture
01 June 2015The Art and Architecture of Dublin and its Environs 1-6 June 2015Tour
20 May 2015LECTURE AT THE ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM, OXFORD AND A TOUR OF ROUSHAM HOUSE AND GARDENSVisit
14 May 2015ANCIENT EGYPTIAN TREASURES IN THE ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM.Lecture
14 April 2015CARDIFF CASTLE AND THE NATIONAL MUSEUM, CARDIFFVisit
09 April 2015'IN PAYNTED POTS IS HIDDEN THE DEADLIEST POYSON.' English Delftware Drug Jars.Lecture
02 April 2015The Two Faces of Russia: Moscow and St PetersburgSpecial Event
12 March 2015'DRINK THY WINE WITH A MERRY HEART.' A Pictorial History of Drinking GlassesLecture
26 February 2015HOGARTH'S HOUSE and the new BBC BROADCASTING HOUSE HEADQUARTERSVisit
12 February 2015WHEN BRITAIN CLICKED: Fab Photographs from the Swinging SixtiesLecture
08 January 2015THE ELGIN MARBLESLecture
11 December 2014SINGE WE YULE: A Musical Portrait of a Medieval ChristmasLecture
25 November 2014IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUMVisit
13 November 2014ROYAL JEWELS, FROM TSARS TO MAHARAJAHSLecture
13 October 2014LORDS CRICKET GROUND and KENWOOD HOUSEVisit
09 October 2014RUSSIAN AND SOVIET ART: FROM ICONS TO SOCIALIST REALISMLecture
30 September 2014Northern FranceTour
11 September 2014"GUERRA! GUERRA! : MUSIC, THE ARTS AND WAR 1800-2000. The Kay Melvin Memorial LectureLecture
17 June 2014BROUGHTON CASTLE and UPTON HOUSE AND GARDENSVisit
12 June 2014NOW YOU SEE IT; NOW YOU DON’T: The Art of IllusionLecture
02 June 2014Study Tour of South DevonTour
21 May 2014BERKELEY CASTLE and DR. EDWARD JENNER’S HOUSEVisit
08 May 2014THE ELIZABETHAN COUNTRY HOUSE: Its Architecture and ContentsLecture
30 April 2014 BLETCHLEY PARK and WOBURN ABBEYVisit
10 April 2014SHOCK! HORROR! PROBE!: The Art and Artifice of Fleet Street Lecture
13 March 2014HENRY VIII AND THE FIELD OF THE CLOTH OF GOLD Lecture
24 February 2014DRAPERS’ HALL Livery Company and THE WALLACE COLLECTION: LondonVisit
13 February 2014THE FOUNDERS & TREASURES OF THE WALLACE COLLECTIONLecture
09 January 2014BUCKINGHAM PALACE: Its History, Occupants, and Contents Lecture
12 December 2013GOLD, FRANKINCENSE & MYRRH - Why those gifts? Lecture
21 November 2013ROYAL ARTILLERY LARKHILL and SALISBURY CathedralVisit
14 November 2013THE CAPTAIN AND THE DUCHESS Lecture
10 October 2013THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE SUNDIAL Lecture
01 October 2013THE LOWRY EXHIBITIONVisit
12 September 2013THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLDLecture