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16 July 2026150 years of LibertyLecture
09 July 2026Visit to Hatfield HouseVisit
13 June 2026Tolethorpe Hall - ShakespeareVisit
11 June 2026The art of the movie posterLecture
21 May 2026Royal collectors : Queen Victoria, Prince Albert and their artLecture
16 April 2026Chinese Imperial formal and informal Court costumeLecture
25 March 2026Tour of Cambridge Central MosqueVisit
19 March 2026Tales of ViennaLecture
19 February 2026Pompei and Herculaneum: the final dayLecture
30 January 2026Private Tour of the Old Hall, ElyVisit
20 November 2025The Art of Celebrating ChristmasLecture
09 October 2025Gardens of the RestorationLecture
18 September 2025Pevsner in CambridgeshireLecture
21 July 2025Future visitsVisit
17 July 2025The art of the country house chapel Lecture
19 June 2025L.S. LowryLecture
15 May 2025The Architecture of Mughal IndiaLecture
12 May 2025Stained Glass Tour with Dr Jasmine AllenVisit
26 April 2025Ely Place Walking Tour with Tim KiddVisit
17 April 2025Don't make fun of the FestivalLecture
27 March 2025BRITISH SCULPTURESpecial Event
20 March 2025World famous photographs.Lecture
06 March 2025BRILLIANCE AND INNOVATION FROM HOLBEIN TO HUGUENOTS: EUROPEAN ARTISTS IN TUDOR AND STUART ENGLANDSpecial Event
20 February 2025WedgwoodLecture
21 November 2024Paul Nash and the landscape of mysteryLecture
10 October 2024The world's greatest paintings: 200 years of the National GalleryLecture
03 October 2024Houghton Hall and GroundsVisit
19 September 2024Oak trees. The Royal Navy and the shipyards of East CoastLecture
18 July 2024Medieval animals - loved and fearedLecture
20 June 2024From flea pit to picture palaces: cinema architecture in BritainLecture
05 June 2024Day tour of four Norfolk churches hosted by John Vigar. Visit
16 May 2024Ravenna and the art of mosaicLecture
13 May 2024Pepys Library and 'See Cambridge Differently'Visit
24 April 2024Stained Glass Museum, Ely Cathedral ( 2 dates ) Visit
18 April 2024The Guildhall Art Gallery: from Roman Amphitheatre to civil showpieceLecture
21 March 2024William Powell Frith: painting the Victorian worldLecture
15 February 2024Off the Record - Album covers from 1950-2000Lecture
16 November 2023The Men who made MenswearLecture
19 October 2023Caravaggio - Murderer or Genius?Lecture
21 September 2023Great Lengths - the art and architecture of Britain's historic swimming pools and lidosLecture
13 September 2023Thomas Gainsborough's House, Sudbury and ClareVisit
20 July 2023Nursery Rhymes of London Town: a miscellany of poem, picture and anecdoteLecture
15 June 2023From Medieval to Modern - The Radiant Art of Stained Glass - Lecture
18 May 2023The life and work of May Morris : a remarkable womanLecture
20 April 2023The artists' views of AustraliaLecture
15 April 2023Archaeology and Anthropology Museum, CambridgeVisit
16 March 2023Heaven on EarthLecture
10 March 2023Cezanne Exhibition - Tate ModernVisit
16 February 2023The 3 'grandes dames' of ImpressionismLecture
17 November 2022Angels in ArtLecture
20 October 2022Heaven on EarthLecture
15 September 2022One Westminster - Six Royal PalacesLecture
14 September 2022Sutton HooVisit
21 July 2022Lost SplendoursLecture
16 June 2022A Symphony of Domes and FlowersLecture
13 June 2022All Saints Church, Jesus Lane, CambridgeVisit
19 May 2022Turbulent Times Lecture
26 April 2022Fizwilliam Museum - Dame Magdalene OdundoVisit
21 April 2022A History of Western Painting in 12 MasterpiecesLecture
17 March 2022 From Biscuits to Blouses: Garibaldi and the BritishLecture
17 February 2022Unravelling the Silk RoadLecture
20 January 2022Dining with James and Jane - the Georgians at TableLecture
16 December 2021The World of Art NouveauLecture
18 November 2021Interior Design from Empire to Edward VIILecture
21 October 2021Through a glass darkly - the study of glass through the eyes of an artistLecture
16 September 2021Faber & Faber - 90 years of excellence in cover designLecture
15 September 2021The Munnings Art Museum, Dedham and Flatford MillVisit
15 July 2021 Diaghilev and the Ballet RoussesLecture
17 June 2021Treason. Triangles and Thomas TreshamLecture
20 May 2021Great railway stations - evoking the spirit of romanceLecture
15 April 2021The Art of 1935Lecture
18 March 2021The Art of Trickery - how magicians have appeared in art throughout the centuriesLecture
18 February 2021Britain with BetjemanLecture
17 December 2020A Virtual Tour of Shakespeare's LondonLecture
19 November 2020Eric Ravilious and the Lure of the EverydayLecture
15 October 2020The Master Masons - the men who built our CathedalsLecture
17 September 2020Ocean Liner Art, 1800-1950Lecture
25 February 2020Visit to the Fitzwilliam MuseumVisit
20 February 2020Man and Animals in ArtLecture
21 November 2019Norfolk's Power HousesLecture
17 October 2019James McNeill WhistlerLecture
19 September 2019Women Artists of the Second World WarLecture
11 September 2019A Day Visit to LavenhamVisit
18 July 2019A Decorative Art - History of WallpapersLecture
20 June 2019The Huguenot Silk WeaversLecture
05 June 2019Visit to the Henry Moore StudioVisit
16 May 2019Fresh EncountersLecture
18 April 2019The Golden Age of British Landscape Painting 1750-1850Lecture
21 March 2019Maps and British PaintingLecture
21 February 2019From Coalbrookdale to the Crystal PalaceLecture
19 July 2018As Good as Gold - The story of gold. In celebration of The Arts Society golden anniversaryLecture
21 June 2018Time for tea - the history of British teapots and tea drinkingLecture
17 May 2018A century of change - Jewellery and metalwork 1850 - 1950: treasures from the Fitzwilliam MuseumLecture
19 April 2018The world's most expensive art - where Leonardo meets PicassoLecture
15 March 2018The country house library - a grand tourLecture
15 February 2018Let there be light - the art and science of light in paintingLecture
16 November 2017Eat, sink and be merry - Dining on the TitanicLecture
19 October 2017Murder sex and mayhem in English churches - surprising depictions of the macabre in stone, wood and glass and the stories behind them.Lecture
21 September 2017Jan van Eyck - artist and ambassadorLecture
20 July 2017In spite of bombs and broken windows - Queen Elizabeth and the arts in wartimeLecture
15 June 2017The rise of the Renaissance staircase - going round in circlesLecture
18 May 2017Things that go bump in the night - why medieval buildings fall downLecture
20 April 2017Red White and Blue - A story of three colours in artLecture
16 March 2017The Day Parliament Burned DownLecture
17 November 2016'Oh Yes it is' : The history of Pantomime from ancient to modern timesLecture
20 October 2016Rebel in Glass: The art of Louis Comfort TiffanyLecture
12 October 2016The Golden Age of the Royal NavySpecial Event
15 September 2016The creation of framesLecture
21 July 2016Who wrote Shakespeare?Lecture
16 June 2016Architecture, music and the invention of linear perspectiveLecture
19 May 2016Men Behaving BadlyLecture
21 April 2016Photography as fine artLecture
17 March 2016Behind the scenes at The Fitzwilliam MuseumLecture
09 March 2016Picture Hanging and Interior Design - paintings and murals in the home from Rome to the present daySpecial Event
18 February 2016The World of FabergeLecture
21 January 2016New Work in old places: continuity and changeLecture
13 October 2015A Visual History of TapestrySpecial Event