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17 July 2026Undersea: Art Beneath the WavesLecture
19 June 2026Art Inspired by WineLecture
07 June 2026Northumbria & Durham HolidayVisit
02 June 2026The Art of the Newlyn School 1880 -1940Visit
15 May 2026John Constable: Chocolate box Painter or Maverick Artist?Lecture
07 May 2026Stratfield SayeVisit
17 April 2026An English Eye: James Ravilious - the Photography of a forgotten corner of BritainLecture
20 March 2026A Potted History of BritainLecture
06 March 2026A Journey Through the Imperial Wardrobe (Study morning - two lectures)Special Event
20 February 2026The Empty Chair in Contemporary Art from Van Gogh to Ai WeiweiLecture
16 January 2026Wonder Workers and the Art of Illusion (The History of Magic through Art and Pictures)Lecture
12 December 2025Christmas with Giles, Grandma and familyLecture
23 November 2025Blenheim Palace at ChristmasVisit
21 November 2025'Robed in Dreadful Majesty' - music, poetry, & traditions of the Advent seasonLecture
14 November 2025PETRA (Study morning – 2 lectures)Special Event
23 October 2025Seeing Each Other: Portraits of Artists. Pallant House GalleryVisit
17 October 2025The Life and career of Walter SickertLecture
19 September 2025The Irritating and Influential Mr. WhistlerLecture
18 September 2025Chichester Festival Theatre Shows 2025Visit
18 August 2025Chichester Festival Theatre Backstage TourVisit
18 July 2025The Diary and Letters of James and Jane – eating at home with the Georgians.Lecture
20 June 2025A Photographic Odyssey ‘Shackleton’s Endurance Expedition’Lecture
16 May 2025‘Careless Talk Costs Lives “ Art and design on the Home FrontLecture
26 April 2025A trip to Longford Castle (near Salisbury)Visit
11 April 2025A History of the Colour Blue in ArtLecture
21 March 2025Easter Presents (Eggs) from FabergéLecture
18 March 2025A Day Out in ChichesterVisit
21 February 2025Oleksandra Bohomasoz 1880 - 1930 The Lost Futurist UkraineLecture
17 January 2025Thomas Heatherwick a modern Leonardo?Lecture
13 December 2024Grandfather Frost and Old New YearLecture
15 November 2024The Art of AtonementLecture
01 November 2024Art World MysteriesSpecial Event
24 October 2024Othello at the RSCVisit
18 October 2024Anatomy of a Masterpiece – Manet’s 'A Bar at the Folies Bergère'Lecture
11 October 2024Minoan Crete & Stunning SantoriniVisit
20 September 2024The Profitable Art of Flattery: Reynolds, Gainsborough and StubbsLecture
04 September 2024The Crossroads of Europe & AsiaVisit
19 July 2024Joseph Wright of DerbyLecture
21 June 2024Isabella D’EsteLecture
10 June 20242024 UK holidayVisit
17 May 2024A Trip Along The Thames in 1749Lecture
19 April 2024Eric Ravilious; Life and WorkLecture
15 March 2024The Odd Couple: The Gardens of Edwin Lutyens and Gertrude JekylLecture
05 March 2024Haynes Motor Museum: Museum and Workshop guided toursVisit
23 February 2024Listening to a Century of JazzSpecial Event
16 February 2024Now You See It, Now You Don’tLecture
19 January 2024Vanessa Bell’s Art and Her Tangled Bloomsbury RelationshipsLecture
12 January 2024A Tour of St Alban's CathedralSpecial Event
08 December 2023A TUDOR CHRISTMAS Lecture
22 November 2023Christmas at KewVisit
17 November 2023THE QUEEN OF SHEBA - EMPRESS OR ENIGMA? Lecture
03 November 202360 Years On Life In Britain As Seen In 1960s Screening The Novel: Books Into FilmsSpecial Event
03 November 202360 Years On Life In Britain As Seen In 1960s Screening The Novel: Books Into FilmsLecture
20 October 2023
VASES AND VOLCANOES - SIR WILLIAM HAMILTON AND HIS COLLECTION Lecture
26 September 2023Holiday to Transylvania & BucharestVisit
15 September 2023
DIDO ELIZABETH BELLE AND THE BEGINNINGS OF ABOLITION Lecture
21 July 2023THOMAS CROMWELL, THE GOLDSMITHS’ COMPANY AND THE MINT Lecture
16 June 2023William Morris at homeLecture
15 June 2023Chichester Festival Theatre - BackstageVisit
19 May 2023IMPERIAL GARDENS OF CHINA Lecture
12 May 2023Fakes & Forgeries in ArtSpecial Event
21 April 2023THE DARK SIDE OF THE BOOM: THE MASS FAKING OF THE SOVIET AVANT GARDE Lecture
17 March 2023Artists of the Cirque MedranoLecture
17 February 2023HOW NAPIER BECAME THE ART DECO CAPITAL OF THE WORLD Lecture
03 February 2023A Virtual Tour of Khiva in UzbekistanVisit
20 January 2023 ENGLISH ARCADIA: THE HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH GARDEN Lecture
09 December 2022The Art of Snow & Ice; How Artists Transformed the Winter LandscapeLecture
02 December 2022A virtual tour along the river Tiber. RomeVisit
18 November 2022The Borgias: The Most Infamous Family in History?Lecture
04 November 2022The Art of the CartoonistSpecial Event
21 October 2022The Role of the Arts in the Cycle of Crime, Prison & ReoffendingLecture
16 September 2022Pevsner in HampshireLecture
15 July 2022Royal Patrons, Royal Loans, and Restored Royal PavillionLecture
17 June 2022The Jurassic World of Mary AnningLecture
20 May 2022Pots & Frocks: The World of Grayson Perry from Essex Punk Potter to Superstar National TreasureLecture
06 May 2022The Huguenot Silk Weavers of London - The Huguenots' LegaciesSpecial Event
25 April 2022Spring 2022 UK HolidayVisit
22 April 2022A Rebel with a CauseLecture
18 March 2022Why Roy Lichenstein MattersLecture
18 February 2022Mind The Gap: Graphic & Poster Design on London UndergroundLecture
16 February 2022Gainsborough's Blue BoyVisit
04 February 2022Nick Jackson in BerlinSpecial Event
21 January 2022A Brief History of Wine Lecture
07 January 2022A Virtual Tour of The Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel of RomeSpecial Event
10 December 2021A Dickens of a Christmas & God Bless us Every OneLecture
19 November 2021Matisse, Simple BeautyLecture
05 November 2021Visual Illusions - Are you visually literate?Special Event
15 October 2021Diaghalev and The Ballets RussesLecture
17 September 2021Japonism to Modernism:Japanese Influence on Western ArtLecture
26 August 2021Epic Iran –Exploring 5,000 years of art, design and cultureVisit
16 July 2021The Genius of BeethovenLecture
18 June 2021English Women in The French Revolution Lecture
21 May 2021Edward Burne-Jones and The Pre-Raphaelite LegacyLecture
16 April 2021World Famous Photographs: Images That Shaped Our CultureLecture
19 March 2021The Hidden World of Canal ArchitectureLecture
19 February 2021With a Little Help From Their Friends: The Beatles & The Art WorldLecture
29 January 2021A Virtual Tour of Shakespeare's LondonSpecial Event
15 January 2021The Art of 1935Lecture
11 December 2020Kingdom of SweetsLecture
20 November 2020From Downton to Gatsby Jewellery and Fashion 1890-1929 Lecture
16 October 2020Dispelling and Preserving the Moors in Spain Lecture
18 September 2020Georgia O’Keeffe in New Mexico Lecture
22 July 2020The Field of Cloth of Gold exhibitionVisit
17 July 2020 Royal Patrons, Royal Loans & the Restored Royal Pavilion Lecture
16 July 2020Shakespeare's Comedy Of Errors -Stratford upon AvonVisit
23 June 2020Nuffield Place/Greys CourtVisit
19 June 2020 Musical Adventures in Russia: Graham Griffiths In search of the ‘Snow Maiden’ Leokadiya Kashperova Lecture
15 May 2020Mind the Gap- Graphic & poster design on the London Underground Lecture
14 May 2020Champs Hill/Chichester Visit
17 April 2020Why Roy Lichtenstein matters Lecture
07 April 2020Neasden Hindu Temple/ Lords Cricket Ground Visit
27 March 2020 Seeing is believing – The fascinating World of Colour and Visual Illusion Special Event
20 March 2020Caravaggio: A rebel with a causeLecture
04 March 2020British Museum "World Tour"Visit
21 February 2020Field of the Cloth of GoldLecture
06 February 2020Royal Opera House / Covent Garden MarketVisit
17 January 2020The Magic of PantomimeLecture
06 December 2019Zaha Hadid – Architectural Superstar Prof. Colin DaviesLecture
20 November 2019Stratford visit to see "King John"Visit
15 November 2019“The Black-Browed Cantor” – Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel Karin FernaldLecture
25 October 2019 Christopher Chanter. How to look after your Antique furniture. Special Event
18 October 2019“In the National Interest”: Art, the Sun King and the Academic Revolution Richard WhincopLecture
15 October 2019Visit to Ashmolean Museum , OxfordVisit
23 September 2019Visit to Royal Pavilion, BrightonVisit
20 September 2019The art of the steal: Nazi looting during WWII Shana IsaacLecture
02 September 20196 Day Holiday to YorkshireVisit
19 July 2019The Guggenheims: A Dynasty of Art Collectors Andrew Hopkins PhD.Lecture
18 July 2019Hughenden Manor National TrustVisit
25 June 2019Southampton Art Conservation DepartmentVisit
21 June 2019Faber and Faber – its history and designs Toby Faber MBALecture
17 May 2019Power, Propaganda and Men in tights: Art under the Tudors Linda Smith MALecture
26 April 2019Leonardo da Vinci : The Science behind the Art Lecture
09 April 2019The Arts Society Sarisbury Green Holiday to Lisbon and the Silver CoastVisit
04 April 2019Tate Britian - Van Gogh Exhibition Visit
29 March 2019VICTORIA & ALBERT AND THE ARTS Friday March 29th 2019Special Event
29 March 2019VICTORIA & ALBERT AND THE ARTS Lecture
20 March 2019 Christchurch College Oxford Cathedral and possible Bodleian LibraryVisit
20 March 2019‭Christchurch College Oxford Cathedral aLecture
15 March 2019The Trembling StringsLecture
18 February 2019Mansion House London Monday 18h February 2019Visit
15 February 2019Plants in Art and Science- How Plants created society Dr Mark Spencer FLSLecture
18 January 2019The Power and Glory of our Country House Anthony Russell BALecture
10 January 2019Southampton Art Gallery and SeaCity Museum. Visit
07 December 2018The Art of Christmas Lecture
16 November 2018Thinking Big: The Ups and Downs of the London Coliseum Lecture
09 November 2018 From Troy to Mycenae: In Search of Homer’s Heroes. Special Event
09 November 2018From Troy to Mycenae: In Search of Homer’s Heroes A Special Interest Day by Louise SchofieldLecture
07 November 2018Brooklands Motor and Aviation MuseumVisit
19 October 2018Votes for Women! Art and the Suffragettes Lecture
17 October 2018Longford CastleVisit
21 September 2018The Orpheus Legend In Music and Art Jeremy Barlow MA ARCM ARAMLecture
06 September 2018ANDREW DAVIES WALKING-TALKVisit
03 September 2018HEART of ENGLAND TOUR -5 daysVisit
20 July 2018The Silver Thread; silver filigree and traditional arts in Kosovo Lecture
11 July 2018Rousham House and GardenVisit
15 June 2018Laurence of Arabia: tortured hero of troubled times Lecture
13 June 2018Royal Holloway CollegeVisit
18 May 2018Masquerades, Music Lessons and Monkeys Lecture
16 May 2018Loseley ParkVisit
20 April 2018Sir Stanford Raffles: Art Collector and Discoverer of Singapore Lecture
18 April 2018Holiday to Vienna and Bratislava 18th April 2018 7 days - 6 nightsVisit
18 April 2018Royal Ascot Race CourseVisit
13 April 2018The Golden Age Of The Royal Navy.Special Event
16 March 2018Basingstoke and its Contribution to World Culture Lecture
15 March 2018Tate Britain- Impressionists in London, French Artists in Exile (1870-1904)Visit
16 February 2018Velazquez: In Search of Status Lecture
19 January 2018Inspired by Stonehenge Lecture
11 January 2018Queens Gallery- Charles II Art and PowerVisit
08 December 2017The Christmas Story in Stained GlassLecture
17 November 2017 Windsor, A Castle RestoredLecture
10 November 2017Treasures of the Silk Road (Comprised three talks and presentations)- China, Central Asia, and The LevantSpecial Event
01 November 2017Wells Cathedral in (including Stained Glass Tour)Visit
20 October 2017The History of the Royal Academy: People, Places, Pictures Lecture
19 October 2017Visit to Bath and the story of Jane Austen with a backstage tour of the Theatre RoyalVisit
15 September 2017Cumberland Art Gallery, at Hampton Court PalaceLecture
12 September 2017Andrew Davies' "City Nooks and Crannies, Churches and Pepys" - Walking TalkVisit
04 September 2017Holiday to North Wales 4th to 8th SeptemberVisit
21 July 2017 The Frome Hoard: The largest pot of Roman coins found in the UKLecture
05 July 2017Chenies Manor (Private House)Visit
21 June 2017Visit to Prince Charles' Garden at HighgroveVisit
20 June 2017Special Interest Day to St. Andrews Church - Hamble 10am to 12.30pmSpecial Event
16 June 2017The Genius of Antonio StradivariLecture
19 May 2017Like Mother, Like Son- Lives and Work Of Suzanne Valadon & Maurice UtrilloLecture
17 May 2017Visit to Champs Hill and the exhibition of paintings from the Newlyn School of ArtVisit
12 May 2017Vivaldi in Venice with Peter Medhurst, acclaimed singer, pianist and lecturer-recitalistSpecial Event
02 May 2017 7 day - 6 nights Holiday for May 2107 to see Hilltop Towns and Art in Umbria, Central ItalyVisit
02 May 2017Holiday to Umbria 6 days 2nd May to 8th MayVisit
27 April 2017Royal Chelsea HospitalVisit
21 April 2017Tapestry: The Ultimate Wall DecorationLecture
03 April 2017Cultural Visit by Coach to Paris 5 Days ( 4 Nights)Visit
17 March 2017Nature makes Paintings: A look at Anthropomorphic LandscapesLecture
17 February 2017Legends of Czech GlassLecture
15 February 2017Royal Albert Hall - Grand TourVisit
20 January 2017The Mystery of Holbein's "Ambassadors"Lecture
12 January 2017Royal Shakespeare Company Stratford-on Avon to see THE TEMPESTVisit
09 December 2016The Ox and the Ass - Silent Watchers at the CribLecture
30 November 2016Waddesdon Manor and Christmas LunchVisit
18 November 2016The Founders and Treasures of the Wallace CollectionLecture
11 November 2016Jewellery Study DaySpecial Event
21 October 2016Secret Art in the Passport How we use it to fox the ForgerLecture
13 October 2016The Bank of England MuseumVisit
16 September 2016Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei "Everything is Art, Everything Politics"Lecture
15 September 2016Morgan Motors Factory Tour and Museum, Malvern WorcestershireVisit
29 August 2016HOLIDAY TO SHROPSHIRE Monday -Friday 29th August 2nd September 2016 Visit
15 July 2016Adventures amongst the Nomadic Tribes of Iran and AfghanistanLecture
06 July 2016Street Art Guided Walk in Bristol NOW CANCELLED due to lack of supportVisit
20 June 2016Great Chalfield Manor (NT), Lacock Abbey, Lacock VillageVisit
17 June 2016Discover the Paintings you (and the Nation) owns.Lecture
26 May 2016Thames Panorama "Walking Talk" with Andrew DaviesVisit
20 May 2016William Bankes: the exiled Collector and the man behind the creation of the Country House Lecture
25 April 20165 Day Coach Tour to THE NETHERLANDSVisit
18 April 2016The Houses of Parliament Guided TourVisit
15 April 2016Searching for ShakespeareLecture
08 April 2016Riviera Paradise: The fusion of Art, Design and Pleasure on the Côte d'Azur in the 1920s and 30sSpecial Event
18 March 2016A child of six could do it! Cartoons and Modern ArtLecture
03 March 2016Visit to the Royal Academy to see exhibition "Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse"Visit
19 February 2016Salisbury Cathedral: The Making and Unmaking of a Masterpiece Lecture
11 February 2016Visit to the Queens's Gallery at Buckingham Palace to see exhibition "Masters of the Everyday: Dutch Artists in the Age of Vermeer"Visit
21 January 2016Behind the Scenes at Glyndebourne Visit
15 January 2016Carl Dolmetsch -The Recorder was His LifeLecture
11 December 2015The Christmas Tree- from Forest Fir to Festive FeatureLecture
04 December 2015Christmas Lunch at Polesden LaceyVisit
20 November 2015Charles Dickens-The Man, his life through his characters Lecture
06 November 2015Folded Secrets Keepsake WorkshopSpecial Event
20 October 2015Arundells and Mompesson House, SalisburyVisit
16 October 2015Ghastly Good Taste! The highs and lows of British Interior DesignLecture
18 September 2015Wessex Explored - The World of Thomas Hardy Lecture
14 September 2015Holiday to SE Wales Visit
17 July 2015Windsor Castle from Medieval Fortress to Royal PalaceLecture
16 July 2015Art in Action held at Waterperry Gardens, near Oxford Visit
19 June 2015The Knight in Shining Armour Dressed: Art Battle and Pageant Lecture
12 June 2015Windsor Castle Visit
20 May 2015No 1 Royal Crescent, Bath Visit
15 May 2015Copenhagen and the Wonderful Palaces of Denmark Lecture
21 April 2015A walking tour of Soho and Bloomsbury with Andrew DaviesVisit
17 April 2015Iconography: The Hidden Stories in ArtLecture
20 March 2015Art and the Napoleonic WarLecture
11 March 2015A tour behind the scenes of Broadcasting House, Portland Place LondonVisit
06 March 2015The Painting Conservation Road ShowSpecial Event
20 February 2015Controversial Art Lecture
19 February 2015A visit behind the scenes to Southampton Art GalleryVisit
03 February 2015A visit to the The Royal Academy to see the ‘Rubens and His Legacy’ - Van Dyck to Cezanne ExhibitionVisit
16 January 2015That Woman or the Duchess of Style – Time to Re-assess Wallis Simpson Lecture
14 January 2015A visit to Tate Britain to see the EY ExhibitionVisit
05 December 2014Christmas at Covent GardenLecture
21 November 2014Hans Christian Andersen: Wit, Artist and TravellerLecture
14 November 2014International Arts and Crafts from Morris to Frank Lloyd WrightSpecial Event
13 November 2014Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre Visit
17 October 2014 Beau Brummell, Life as Art: Dandyism and the Birth of the West EndLecture
09 October 2014Basildon Park near Reading (NT)Visit
19 September 2014Houses and Gardens of NormandyLecture
10 September 2014Cabinet War Rooms and Imperial War Museum Visit
02 July 2014Dyrham Park , Nr Bath (NT) Visit
20 June 2014The War to end all Wars: the Art of World War 1 Lecture
12 June 2014Kingston Bagpuize House and Buscot Park (NT), Oxfordshire Visit
21 May 2014Cothay Manor, SomersetVisit
16 May 2014 Toulouse-Lautrec and Post Impressionism in Paris Lecture
29 April 2014Walking Tour Spitalfields & Whitechapel with Andrew Davies Visit
11 April 2014 Charles Saatchi: A Modern Medici ? Lecture
21 March 2014Child: Portraits of Artists’ Own ChildrenLecture
14 March 2014Treasures of the Black TentSpecial Event
05 March 2014Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum Visit
21 February 2014Michelangelo: Paper, Stone and Flesh Lecture
12 February 2014The New Mary Rose Museum, PortsmouthVisit
17 January 2014The Art of Photography: Great Photographers, 1840 to Today.Lecture
14 January 2014Victoria and Albert Museum - ‘Pearls’ ExhibitionVisit