Programme
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LECTURES
All meetings are held on Wednesdays at 10.30am in Potten End Village Hall.
Coffee is served 10.00 - 10.20am.
Visitors and Associate Members should make prior application to the Secretary.
A donation is welcome.
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Programme for 2008/09
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2008 |
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Wednesday, 24th September |
Whores, Colourmen and Coffee Houses
A lecture on a rumbustious age, charting the connection between painters, music and colourmen of Covent Garden in the 18th Century. |
James Heard
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Wednesday, 29th October |
A Feast for The Eyes: The Frick Collection, N.Y.
Henry Frick's collection includes superb examples of the greatest paintings, sculpture, porcelain and enamels, which he bequeathed to the City of New York. It also includes rare Renaissance bronzes and French furniture. |
Hilary Williams
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Wednesday, 26th November |
Daring to take Art Deco Seriously
Explores the context and buildings of Art Deco but also looks at the protagonists, for and against.
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Prof. Clyde Binfield
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2009 |
Wednesday, 28th January |
Romano-British Mosaic Pavements
The early mosaics of Britain with particular emphasis on those in the South-east.
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Dr David Neal
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Wednesday, 25th February |
The Fine Art of Crime
Fascinating actual case studies, the lecture examines the trail and repatriation of stolen art.
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Malcolm Kenwood |
Wednesday, 25th March |
What Colour is my Red? The Fascinating World of Colour
Uses his own colour blindness to explore with pictures and other images what we understand about colour.
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John Ericson
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Wednesday, 29th April |
Capital Cities of the Mughal Empire
A tour of the art and architecture of the four capital cities of the Mughal empire - Delhi, Agra, Fatehpur Silkri and Lahore. |
Sue Rollin
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Wednesday, 27th May |
The Venice of Bellini and Carpaccio
These paintings provide an eyewitness account of life in Venice c. 1500. The lecture will also look at buildings and artefacts from printed books to platform shoes to add breadth to this visit. |
Paula Nuttall |
Wednesday, 24th June |
Windsor Castle: Fire, Restorations and the Queen at Windsor.
Discusses both the fire and subsequent restorations. The lecture touches on the way the building and others near to it are used, in particular the Royal Print Room. |
Oliver Everett |
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ADFAS VISITS FOR 2008-2009 |
2008 |
Thursday 9th October |
Lamport Hall |
Wednesday 19th November |
Holdenby Hall and 78 Derngate |
2009 |
January |
to be arranged |
Wednesday 11th February |
Annual Dinner, Berkhamsted Golf Club
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Monday 16th March |
Hylands House and Chelmsford Cathedral |
11th to 15th May |
Residential Trip to Holland |
Thursday 11th June |
Loseley Park |
Wednesday 1st June |
Elton Hall and Taggart Tile Museum
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September date to be advised |
Saffron Walden and Audley End |
The Programme and Outings organisers always welcome
suggestions from members for lectures and places to visit in
2008 and beyond.
Every effort will be made to fit in as many as possible
though this will be subject to limitations imposed by the
rest of the programmes.
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