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24 June 2026Joseph Duveen: Charismatic crook or the world’s greatest art dealer?Lecture
11 June 2026Somerset TourTour
03 June 2026Longbarn Gardens SevenoaksVisit
27 May 2026Miniature Portraits - Tiny Treasures close to our heartsLecture
21 May 2026Andrew Davies Walk - Wapping and the River ThamesVisit
12 May 2026Andrew Davies Walk - Wapping and the River ThamesVisit
29 April 2026The Stirling Prize: British Architecture’s OscarsLecture
16 April 2026Restoration House - RochesterVisit
10 April 2026Spring Lunch plus The History and Artworks of Penshurst PlaceVisit
10 April 2026Spring Lunch + talk on The Artworks and History of Penshurst PlaceSpecial Event
25 March 2026How Russia sold off much of its cultural heritage following the revolutionLecture
25 February 2026Temara de LempickaLecture
17 February 2026The Art of the Mughal World by Georgina BexonVisit
03 February 2026Tour of the Royal Albert HallVisit
29 January 2026Dulwich Gallery - Anna Ancher ExhibitionVisit
28 January 2026Visual Magic in the MusicalsLecture
13 January 2026Tate Britain Exhibition - Lee MillarVisit
26 November 2025Gone in a Flash: A History of Firework DisplaysLecture
11 November 2025National Maritime Museum - Pirates ExhibitionVisit
29 October 2025At home everywhere and nowhere. Travelling with John Singer Sargent Lecture
15 October 2025Cartier Exhibition at the V&AVisit
24 September 2025Merchant Ship FigureheadsLecture
18 September 2025Farley’s House and Gallery – Lee MillerVisit
25 June 2025Vermeer and Music – The Art of Love and Leisure Lecture
10 June 2025Visit to St Mary's House and GardensVisit
28 May 2025The Art of Stained GlassLecture
14 May 2025Wallace Collection – Guided Tour of the Collection Visit
30 April 2025Anton Gaudi I Cornet (1852 – 1926) Master Builder of Barcelona – Viv LawesLecture
24 April 2025Andrew Davies 2 x walks – A Kensington CanoodleVisit
15 April 2025Andrew Davies 2 x walks – A Kensington CanoodleVisit
11 April 2025Chairman's Annual Spring LunchVisit
11 April 2025Spring Lunch and Fiftieth AnniversaryLecture
09 April 2025THE ARTS SOCIETY LIMPSFIELD - “EXTRA VISIT” THE GREAT MUGHALS - V&AVisit
31 March 2025The Art and Culture of ValenciaTour
26 March 2025The Frick Collection and the Wallace collection and their connection with Knole Lecture
19 March 2025Lord Leighton’s House Visit
26 February 2025The History of Art in Wallpaper Lecture
18 February 2025The Changing Face of Fashion: Style in a Turbulent World Special Event
29 January 2025Henry VII’s State Bed Lecture
16 January 2025Ballet at the Royal Opera House "Cinderella" Visit
14 January 2025The Silk Road Exhibition at the British Museum replaces The Courtauld Gallery: Monet and London: Views of the ThamesVisit
05 December 2024Naomi Campbell exhibition at the V & AVisit
27 November 2024Behind the Scenes at the National Gallery – Sian Walters Lecture
20 November 2024Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers.Visit
30 October 2024Bandstands: Their History, Decline and Revival Lecture
08 October 2024Tower Hamlets Cemetery – Guided Tour with Sheldon GoodmanVisit
25 September 2024Blondes have more funLecture
12 September 2024London Canal Museum plus canal boat trip (optional)Visit
16 July 2024Visit to Chawton House, Hampshire - home of Jane Austen's brotherVisit
26 June 2024Casablanca: the Making of a LegendLecture
20 June 2024Thursday, 20 June 2024 – Tate Britain: Sargent and FashionVisit
10 June 2024The Historic Houses and Heritage of SuffolkTour
29 May 2024Sorolla: The Master of LightLecture
09 May 2024Visit to Ham House and Gardens, TwickenhamVisit
25 April 2024Belgravia and Pimlico Walk with Andrew DaviesVisit
24 April 2024London's Country Houses: The Villa and the CapitalLecture
12 April 2024Spring Lunch with a talk by Graham Dixon: Frederick Delius - A Tale of Two VillagesSpecial Event
12 April 2024Spring Lunch: Delius - a Tale of Two VillagesVisit
09 April 2024Belgravia and Pimlico Walk with Andrew DaviesVisit
27 March 2024The Culture of UkraineLecture
21 March 2024Visit to the Holbein Exhibition at the Queen's Gallery (replaces the Visit to The Huguenot Museum, Rochester)Visit
28 February 2024Manet's Muse: Berthe Morisot, the first woman ImpressionistLecture
13 February 2024Study Day: The Grit and Glamour: Art in the Jazz AgeSpecial Event
13 February 2024Study Day at the URC: The Grit and Glamour: Art in the Jazz AgeVisit
31 January 2024The Evolution of Street ArtLecture
10 January 2024Visit to the V&A - Gabrielle Chanel: Coco Chanel's Fashion ManifestoVisit
13 December 2023Behind the Seams, CroydonVisit
29 November 2023Water, Shade and Light: The Persian Paradise GardenLecture
16 November 2023Behind the Scenes Tour, Royal Opera HouseVisit
25 October 2023AGM and Lecture: The Art of the CartoonistLecture
18 October 2023The extraordinary architecture and history of London's most unique public housesVisit
27 September 2023Jennie Churchill - Winston's American Mother: Style Icon and Seductress Lecture
05 September 2023Dulwich Gallery Visit- Berthe Morisot: Shaping ImpressionismVisit
27 July 2023Visit to Strawberry Hill House and Gardens, TwickenhamVisit
28 June 2023William Morris & Edward Burne-JonesLecture
20 June 2023The Cinema Museum, LambethVisit
07 June 2023The History and Hidden Art of Umbria 7th June to 12th June 2023Tour
31 May 2023MarathonLecture
17 May 2023National Gallery Exhibition: After ImpressionismVisit
27 April 2023Andrew Davies Walk: Camden Town, Regents Park and Primrose HillVisit
26 April 2023The Art of TrickeryLecture
18 April 2023Andrew Davies Walks: Camden Town, Regents Canal and Primrose HillVisit
14 April 2023Spring Lunch with a talk from Alexandra SheldonVisit
14 April 2023The Titsey CanalettosSpecial Event
29 March 2023Emeralds – Romancing the StoneLecture
16 March 2023Tour of The Royal Opera HouseVisit
22 February 2023John Peter Russell - Australian ArtistLecture
14 February 2023"What have the Hugueonots ever done for us?"Visit
14 February 2023"What have the Huguenots ever done for us?"Special Event
26 January 2023Royal Academy Exhibition: Spain and the Hispanic WorldVisit
25 January 2023Medina Glass & Isle of Wight Studio GlassLecture
08 December 2022V&A - Beatrix Potter - Drawn to NatureVisit
30 November 2022Joseph of Nazareth – Best Supporting ActorLecture
16 November 2022Shoreditch – Street Art TourVisit
27 October 2022Courtauld Gallery - Fuseli and the Modern Woman: Fashion, Fantasy, FetishismVisit
26 October 2022August Rodin & 19th Century SculptureLecture
28 September 2022Bach & Handel – Separated by BirthLecture
20 September 2022Chiddingstone Castle, collection and groundsVisit
13 July 2022Loseley Park House and GardensVisit
29 June 2022The Rebuilding of YpresLecture
14 June 2022Sissinghurst Castle and Gardens and Union Mill, CranbrookVisit
25 May 2022The Woman Who Told Us Where to Go!Lecture
12 May 2022Japan: Court and Culture at the Queen's Gallery Visit
28 April 2022Bermondsey Walk with Andrew DaviesVisit
27 April 2022The Housekeepers Tale - The Women who really ran the Country HouseLecture
20 April 2022Bermondsey Walk with Andrew DaviesVisit
05 April 2022Spring Lunch and talk on The Harrison Sisters and the Nightingale Broadcast Special Event
05 April 2022Spring Lunch and talk on The Harrison Sisters and the Nightingale Broadcast Visit
30 March 2022Painted Pleats: A History of European Fan PaintingLecture
15 March 2022Fan Museum and Cartoon MuseumVisit
23 February 2022The Story of the Cullinan Diamond MineLecture
26 January 2022Rembrandt and the Writing on the WallLecture
13 January 2022Hidden London at The London Transport MuseumVisit
15 December 2021A Musical Portrait of Medieval ChristmasLecture
02 December 2021Glow Wild at Wakehurst PlaceVisit
24 November 2021Beguiled by WomenLecture
17 November 2021Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser at the V & A MuseumVisit
28 October 2021Geometric Joys - Art Deco C1920 - 1939, with Viv LawesVisit
28 October 2021Geometric Joys - Art Deco C1920 - 1939Special Event
27 October 2021A Carpet Ride to Khiva – exploring the revival of 15th C. Timurid Carpet designsLecture
29 September 2021William Hogarth - Rise of English National ldentityLecture
21 September 2021Standen House and GardensVisit
15 July 2021Lullington Castle and World GardensVisit
30 June 2021The Two Gustavs: Mahler and KlimtLecture
09 June 2021A Virtual Tour of the Latin Quarter of ParisVisit
26 May 2021The Talent in Tite StreetLecture
19 May 2021 The David Parr House, An Extraordinairy Cambridge HomeVisit
28 April 2021The Architecture of Mughal IndiaLecture
21 April 2021 A VIRTUAL TOUR OF THE GRAÇA AND ALFAMA DISTRICT OF LISBON Visit
31 March 2021Gold in Japanese Art: Sacred and ProfaneLecture
17 March 2021Velvet, Glamour and Gilt - Backstage at the Royal Opera HouseVisit
24 February 2021Making Visions - The Jewellery of Artist Charles RickettsLecture
27 January 2021Prinny and the Excesses of Regency Period StyleLecture
13 January 2021London Transport Museum - Hidden LondonVisit
16 December 2020A Brief History of WineLecture
10 December 2020Wakehurst - Glow Wild, Christmas Lights and Art InstallationsVisit
25 November 2020Turner vs Constable - The Great British Paint OffLecture
28 October 2020The Subtle Science and Exact Art of Garden DesignLecture
08 October 2020Exhibition: George IV - Art and SpectacleVisit
30 September 2020London Underground by DesignLecture
26 August 2020Banned: Savitsky and the Secret Hoard of Avant-Garde ArtLecture
29 July 2020'In paynted pots is hidden the deadliest poyson'Lecture
09 July 2020Marble Hill House and Ham House and GradensVisit
24 June 2020The Civic and Livery Company Arms of the City of LondonLecture
01 June 2020Major Art ExhibitionVisit
27 May 2020Gardens of Earthly Delight: The Art of the Garden Lecture
19 May 2020Sissinghurst House and Gardens and Union Mill, CranbrookVisit
29 April 2020The Relevance Today of Ford Maddox Brown's Painting "Work"Lecture
22 April 2020Reprise of Bermondsey WalkVisit
02 April 2020Bermondsey WalkVisit
01 April 2020Annual Spring LunchSpecial Event
25 March 2020The Astonishing Master Mozart comes to LondonLecture
01 March 2020Titian: Love, Desire, Death - National GalleryVisit
26 February 2020The Roaring Twenties: Art, Design and High SocietyLecture
18 February 2020Study Day on Art NouveauSpecial Event
29 January 2020Who done it: Hitchcock - Master of SuspenseLecture
01 January 2020Tutankhamun: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh - Saatchi GalleryVisit
18 December 2019Santa Claus - The Art that turned him from St Nicholas to Father ChristmasLecture
04 December 2019King's College Cambridge and Manuscript Museum, Tour with EvensongVisit
27 November 2019The Rise and Fall of Napoleon BonaparteLecture
14 November 2019Wilton's Music Hall Tour and MatinéeVisit
30 October 2019Tantrums and TiarasLecture
17 October 2019William Blake: The Artist, Talk and Tour - Tate BritainVisit
25 September 2019Vita Sackville West and SissinghurstLecture
30 July 2019Highgrove Organic Gardens.Visit
27 June 2019Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.Visit
26 June 2019Pots of Art from Grayson PerryLecture
29 May 2019Servant, Mistress, Scoundrel and Princess. Kensington Palace- creating a royal residence Lecture
28 May 2019Spitalfields WalkVisit
07 May 2019Spitalfields WalkVisit
01 May 2019Tour of Exbury Gardens (near Beaulieu)Visit
28 April 2019Classical Sicily TourTour
24 April 2019Leonardo da Vinci: the Science behind the ArtLecture
09 April 2019Annual Spring LunchSpecial Event
27 March 2019The Dowager Empress Cixi (1835-1908) - Ruling from Behind the Yellow Silk ScreenLecture
12 March 2019Christian Dior at the V & A MuseumVisit
27 February 2019The Anatomy of Collecting - The History of Collecting and Great Collectors Through HistoryLecture
21 February 2019Study Day on Greek Art. Special Event
30 January 2019Frida Kahlo & Diego Rivera - The Golden Age of Mexican PaintingLecture
17 January 2019I am Ashurbanipal King of the world, King of Assyria’ - British MuseumVisit
19 December 2018A Cornucopia of Christmas CustomsLecture
04 December 2018Winchester Cathedral tour, town and EvensongVisit
28 November 2018The Art Of Medicine - Medical GoldLecture
23 November 2018Lorenzo Lotto Portraits – National GalleryVisit
31 October 2018Ritual Protection Marks at KnoleLecture
10 October 2018Study Day - Knole at KnoleSpecial Event
26 September 2018Faber And Faber - 90 Years of Excellence in Cover DesignLecture
17 July 2018More Churches of Romney MarshVisit
27 June 2018Lee Miller: Witnessing Women at War Lecture
13 June 2018Tour of Tower BridgeVisit
30 May 2018Sacred Art of BurmaLecture
24 May 2018The Vyne House & Gardens and Guided Tour of BasingstokeVisit
04 May 2018Tour of the Royal Courts of Justice/Sir John Soane’s MuseumVisit
25 April 2018Basingstoke & Its Contribution to World CultureLecture
15 April 2018The History & Art of Madrid & Central SpainTour
13 April 2018Annual Spring Lunch: Romantic Skies with Andrew WiltonSpecial Event
28 March 2018The Art and Architecture of TravelLecture
22 March 2018Charles 1: King and CollectorVisit
28 February 2018Votes for Women! Art and the SuffragettesLecture
14 February 2018Study Day on the Art and Architecture in Armenia and Georgia.Special Event
31 January 2018Getting under their Skins: finding character and story in Renaissance artLecture
10 January 2018Monochrome Art: Painting in Black and White Exhibition, National Gallery.Visit
12 December 2017Christmas Customs & TraditionsLecture
29 November 2017That Woman or the Duchess of StyleLecture
28 November 2017Limehouse and the Isle of Dogs Walk Visit
15 November 2017Limehouse and the Isle of Dogs WalkVisit
31 October 2017European Porcelain Illustrated talks and a guided tour by Lars TharpSpecial Event
25 October 2017The Sword & the StaffLecture
17 October 2017Poetry Walk along the Thames.Visit
11 October 2017Glyndebourne Touring Opera Company – ‘The Barber of Seville’ @ GlyndebourneVisit
28 September 2017Great Dixter House and Gardens in East SussexVisit
27 September 2017The Horse & Modern Art from Stubbs to WallingerLecture
20 July 2017Highclere Castle and GardensVisit
28 June 2017Impressionists and the Painting of Modern LifeLecture
14 June 2017Hampstead Tour and WalkVisit
31 May 2017Mr Barry’s WarLecture
08 May 2017Houses and History of NorfolkTour
26 April 2017Art Deco and the Golden Age of TravelLecture
25 April 2017Parham House and Amberley Museum & Heritage CentreVisit
11 April 2017Queen’s House Greenwich and Emma Hamilton ExhibitionVisit
29 March 2017A Portrait of Lord NelsonLecture
09 March 2017David Hockney a RetrospectiveVisit
22 February 2017Temples, Tombs and TreasuresLecture
25 January 2017Russian 19th Century PaintingLecture
13 December 2016Charles Dickens ConjurorLecture
08 December 2016Canterbury Cathedral and Christmas FairVisit
30 November 2016René LaliqueLecture
27 October 2016Glyndebourne – Don GiovanniVisit
26 October 2016At the Sign of the FalconLecture
28 September 2016The Splendours of the City Churches – before and after the Great FireLecture
07 July 2016Chatham Dockyard Guided Tour including lunch on HMS CavalierVisit
29 June 2016Undressing AntiquesLecture
21 June 2016Historic Churches of Romney MarshVisit
25 May 2016A Photographic Odyssey: Shackleton’s Endurance Expedition Captured on CameraLecture
27 April 2016Gertrude Jekyll: Artist, Craftswoman and GardenerLecture
20 April 2016Stonor Park and the Rowing MuseumVisit
30 March 2016The Lost PrincesLecture
17 March 2016Apsley House and the Wellington ArchVisit
26 February 2016Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to MatisseVisit
24 February 2016Machu Picchu Great Citadel of the Incas: beauty and mystery.Lecture
27 January 2016Everything Very FineLecture
15 December 2015Wonder workers and the Art of IllusionLecture
04 December 2015Hampton Court and the BBC Good Food Festival FayreVisit
25 November 2015Lest we ForgetLecture
28 October 2015The Art of Vienna 1890 – 1914Lecture
23 October 2015Glyndebourne – Don PasqualeVisit
15 September 2015Salisbury, the Cathedral, Magna Carta and Flower Festival openingVisit
23 July 2015Dulwich Picture Gallery and Eric Ravillious ExhibitionVisit
07 July 2015Guided Tour of Kenwood HouseVisit
24 June 2015Dido Elizabeth Belle and the Beginnings of AbolitionLecture
27 May 2015Henry Purcell, The English OrpheusLecture
29 April 2015British Neo-Romanticism between the WarsLecture
16 April 2015Eltham PalaceVisit
25 March 2015Appearing to Advantage – The Art of Dining in Georgian EnglandLecture
25 February 2015Meet me at the WaldorfLecture
28 January 2015Recent Architectural Transformation of LondonLecture
16 December 2014Art Deco and All that JazzLecture
27 November 2014Bletchley ParkVisit
26 November 2014History of Forgotten Moorish SpainLecture
29 October 2014The History of the Harp – Lecture/RecitalLecture
17 October 2014Glyndebourne – La TraviataVisit