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25 June 2026Longford CastleVisit
18 June 2026Morocco Blues: why and how the country changed colourLecture
21 May 2026Women Artists in Nineteenth Century ParisLecture
16 April 2026History of American Art in 25 Iconic Works.Lecture
02 April 2026The Art of Land, Wealth and Tulip Fever in the Low CountriesSpecial Event
02 April 2026The Art of Land, Wealth and Tulip Fever in the Low Countries Lecture
19 March 2026PAINTBRUSHES AT DAWN: THE WORLD'S GREATEST ARTISTIC FEUDS, ROWS AND QUARRELSLecture
19 February 2026Sir Christopher Wren rebuilds the City of London out of disasterLecture
22 January 2026Tate Britain Constable and TurnerVisit
15 January 2026The Founders and Treasures of the Wallace CollectionLecture
11 December 2025Winter Wonderland in PaintingsLecture
20 November 2025Viking Gods and Valkyries : The Art of Norse MythologyLecture
06 November 2025The Romanovs : Tyrants and Martyrs of Imperial RussiaSpecial Event
16 October 2025Art Deco : Celebrating the Centenary of the 1925 Paris ExpoLecture
18 September 2025Art Transported : How did it get here from where it was made ? Who owned it before?Lecture
24 July 2025Stonor Park and GardensVisit
19 June 2025London’s Lost Department StoresLecture
15 May 2025The Taste of Splendour : How Dining changed the WorldLecture
01 May 2025Stained Glass in the CityVisit
17 April 2025New Dawn : A Memorial for Women’s Suffrage Houses of ParliamentLecture
20 March 2025John Singer Sargent : The Private RadicalLecture
06 March 2025From Monochrome to Polychrome - how colour transformed the art of garden designSpecial Event
06 March 2025From Monochrome to Polychrome - how colour transformed the art of garden designLecture
20 February 2025take 4 : LANDLecture
16 January 2025Before the Raj: British Life in India c 1775 – 1845Lecture
12 December 2024The Magic of PantomimeLecture
28 November 2024A Visit to Kenwood HouseVisit
21 November 2024Edward Hopper : Painter of LonelinessLecture
07 November 2024Art in the CitySpecial Event
07 November 2024Art in the CityLecture
17 October 2024Art behind Bars: the role of the arts in breaking the cycle of crime, prison and re-offendingLecture
19 September 2024Thomas Heatherwick - A Modern Leonardo?Lecture
20 June 2024The World’s Greatest Paintings: 200 years of the National GalleryLecture
16 May 2024The Making of Landscape PhotographsLecture
25 April 2024Hughenden ManorVisit
18 April 2024Travels with a Trowel: Adventures of an ArchaeologistLecture
11 April 2024The 2024 Tour : The Castles,Gardens and Heritage of North WalesVisit
21 March 2024A Family Affair: Florence and the House of MediciLecture
07 March 2024Unravelling the Silk RoadSpecial Event
07 March 2024Unravelling the Silk RoadLecture
15 February 2024Making a Stand – Sporting Architecture: List it or lose itLecture
18 January 2024Murder and Modernism: Walter Richard Sickert and the Camden Town GroupLecture
13 December 2023A Tudor ChristmasLecture
09 November 2023Diego Velázquez: painter and courtier for Philip IV Lecture
26 October 2023The Kingdom in the Sun: Classical and Medieval SicilySpecial Event
26 October 2023A Special Interest : DayThe Kingdom in the Sun: Classical and Medieval Sicily Lecture
19 October 2023PIcasso and Modern British PaintingLecture
28 September 2023“BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir”better known as the “Neasden Temple”Visit
21 September 2023Creating an Imaginary World: Theatre Design from Temple to Playhouse, Lecture
15 June 2023Michael Harris: Mdina Glass and Isle of Wight Studio Glass Lecture
18 May 2023The Pre-RaphaelitesLecture
07 May 20232023 Tour to Durham and Northumberland Visit
20 April 2023Inn Signia- Pub signs, the Artwork and the Stories behind their names Lecture
30 March 2023The Cult of Gloriana: Art, Music and Personality at the Court of the Virgin QueenSpecial Event
30 March 2023A Special Interest Day :The Cult of Gloriana: Art, Music and Personality at the Court of the Virgin QueenLecture
16 March 20238 Buildings for 8 FaithsLecture
16 February 2023Antony Gormley and the New Face of TraditionLecture
19 January 2023Ways to look at paintingLecture
14 December 2022A very Ceremonial ChristmasLecture
10 November 2022Britain as Workshop of the World: The Great Exhibition of 1851 and the establishment of the Victoria and Albert MuseumLecture
27 October 2022Art in Venice: The Lion of the SeaSpecial Event
27 October 2022Special interest day : Art in Venice: The Lion of the SeaLecture
20 October 2022Abyssinia: 3000 years of Ethiopian Art and History from Solomon and Sheba to Haile SelassieLecture
15 September 2022Bruegel: The Seasons and the WorldLecture
16 June 2022Cleopatra: Images of a Dream WomanLecture
19 May 2022‘A Painted Ocean' : Seascapes, Ship Portraits and Life by the Sea in Marine ArtLecture
24 April 2022Tour to the Lake District Visit
21 April 2022Imperial Purple to Denim Blue: The Colourful History of TextilesLecture
31 March 2022Looking at Portraits: A very English TasteSpecial Event
31 March 2022Looking at Portraits : A very English TasteLecture
17 March 2022John Piper: Master of DiversityLecture
17 February 2022A Portrait of Jewels: Following Missing Treasures through CanvasLecture
20 January 2022Charles Saatchi - a modern Medici?Lecture
08 December 2021The Story of Christmas in Renaissance ArtLecture
25 November 2021“Are you sitting comfortably : History of the Chair from Ancient to Modern Times”.Special Event
25 November 2021“Are you sitting comfortably : History of the Chair from Ancient to Modern Times”Lecture
11 November 2021Great Railway Stations – Evoking the Spirit of Romance and AdventureLecture
21 October 2021The Architecture, History and Material Culture of Moorish Spain Lecture
16 September 2021“Drink thy wine with a merry heart’’- A Pictorial History of Drinking GlassesLecture
17 June 2021Magnificent Mosaics: Windows into the Colourful Roman WorldLecture
20 May 2021The Art of 1935Lecture
15 April 2021"THE ARCHITECTURE OF MUGHAL INDIA: PALACES, MOSQUES, GARDENS AND MAUSOLEUMS"Lecture
25 March 2021 “Turner vs. Constable – The Great British Paint – Off”.Special Event
25 March 2021 “Turner vs. Constable – The Great British Paint – Off”. Thursday Lecture
18 March 2021When Britain Clicked: Photography of the Swinging SixtiesLecture
18 February 2021Caravaggio: Rebel on the RunLecture
21 January 2021The Healing Power of PlantsLecture
09 December 2020Christmas with Giles, Grandma & the FamilyLecture
26 November 2020“Are you sitting comfortably : History of the Chair from Ancient to Modern Times”.Special Event
12 November 2020 “Art in the Garden of God: a New Look at Dutch Painting”Lecture
15 October 2020FICTION , FALLACY & FAKE NEWS - Spin and propaganda in art throughout the ages Lecture
17 September 2020“A Brief Story of Wine” Lecture
25 August 2020VELAZQUEZ AND MURILLO TWO GREAT ARTISTS OF THE SPANISH GOLDEN AGESpecial Event
09 July 2020Prized Possessions, Dutch 17th century art in National Trust Houses Lecture
18 June 2020Photography as Fine ArtLecture
21 May 2020“Cleopatra: the Most Womanly of Women and the Most Queenly of Queens”Lecture
16 April 2020Islamic Art : Exploring the Decorative Arts of the Islamic WorldLecture
05 April 2020an exploration of Botticelli's Venus and Mars"Lecture
19 March 2020“John Piper: Master of Diversity”Lecture
20 February 2020The Role of the Arts in Germany's Postwar Culture of Apology and AtonementLecture
23 January 2020A backstage tour of the Royal Opera House Covent GardenVisit
16 January 2020“The Queen of Instruments: the Lute in Old Master Paintings”Lecture
11 December 2019From Rag Dolls to Robots: A World History of ToysLecture
28 November 2019Banks,Fitzroy, Cook,Flinders and Darwin - The Art and Science of Pacific Exploration..Special Event
14 November 2019Poet in Paint: the Art and Life of Paul Nash 1887-1946Lecture
17 October 2019Modern Art & the Old Masters: the New Approach to Familiar Themes in 20th Century ArtLecture
19 September 2019Undressing AntiquesLecture
20 June 2019Georgia O'Keeffe & Her Unique Artistic VisionLecture
19 May 2019The History and Heritage of the West RidingVisit
16 May 2019The Punch & Judy Show: A Subversive Symbol from Commedia Dell' Arte to the Present DayLecture
25 April 2019Shakespeare’s London -a Tony Tucker walk.Visit
18 April 2019A Tour of Big BenLecture
04 April 2019Monet and the ImpressionistsSpecial Event
21 March 2019The Glories of Byzantium AD 330 - 1453Lecture
28 February 2019Visit to the "new" Mary Rose Exhibition and the D-Day Story featuring the Overlord EmbroideryVisit
21 February 2019The Rivalry between Leonardo and MichelangeloLecture
17 January 2019' Passionate Potters '- William de Morgan to Bernard LeachLecture
12 December 2018Norman Rockwell's Christmas WishLecture
22 November 2018Treasures of the Square MileSpecial Event
15 November 2018250 Years of the Royal AcademyLecture
18 October 2018Lawrence of Arabia: Excavating a LegendLecture
20 September 2018“The Sincerest Form of Flattery”: Great Images and Those Who borrow ThemLecture
21 June 2018Stained Glass 1180 – 1960Lecture
17 May 20183 Great Families and their GardensLecture
11 May 2018TOUR: The Treasures of the Kingdom of Mercia - 11 to 14 May 2018Visit
19 April 2018Hockney at 80: Britain's Greatest Living ArtistLecture
05 April 2018VISIT: “Romans to Rogers”: A City of London walk led by Mr Tony TuckerVisit
22 March 2018Milord Abroad: The British Grand TourSpecial Event
15 March 2018Children's Book IllustrationsLecture
15 February 2018Art and Architecture in Docklands - Past and PresentLecture
18 January 2018Sunflowers and Lumiere: the Art of Vincent van GoghLecture
13 December 2017The Adoration of the Magi: from Catacomb to Christmas card, who were the Wise Men of Christian Art?Lecture
23 November 2017Great Tarts in Art: High Culture and the Oldest ProfessionSpecial Event
16 November 2017Eric Ravilious: A Life in PicturesLecture
19 October 2017Here's One They Prepared EarlierLecture
28 September 2017VISIT: Emmett's Garden and Knole HouseVisit
21 September 2017The Honourable East India Company: East - West Trade 1600-1800, Chinese Export and ChinoiserieLecture
15 June 2017From Pageant to Pop; The History of Music in LondonLecture
18 May 2017Riviera Paradise: Art, Design and Pleasure in the 1920sLecture
20 April 2017The Wilton Diptych EnigmaLecture
06 April 2017VISIT: City of London Wren Churches WalkVisit
23 March 2017Art and Architecture in the American WestSpecial Event
16 March 2017Pots and Frocks: the World of Grayson Perry. From Essex Potter to Superstar National Treasure.Lecture
16 February 2017Furnishing the Arts and Crafts House: William Morris and his ContemporariesLecture
19 January 2017The Mystery of Holbein's "Ambassadors"Lecture
14 December 2016Mrs Beeton's ChristmasLecture
17 November 2016Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera: The Golden Age of Mexican PaintingLecture
20 October 2016Gothic Revival*Lecture
15 September 2016The Art and many Crafts of Medieval ManuscriptsLecture
16 June 2016The Elgin Marbles: A History of Meaning Lecture
19 May 2016The Dollar Princesses*Lecture
21 April 2016The Historic Organs of the City of London ChurchesLecture
17 March 2016Artists and the Theatre Lecture
18 February 2016Architects as DesignersLecture
21 January 2016Cotman in Normandy*Lecture
09 December 2015The Art of MagicLecture
19 November 2015Robert Adam’s Practice in LondonLecture
15 October 2015Sandro Botticelli: Painter of Florence.Lecture