Programme 2013-14
Lecture Programme
25th September 2013
A Medieval Masterpiece: Hotel Dieu at Beaune
What lay behind Nicolas Rolin’s creation of this medieval hospice? What was the purpose of the Rogier van der Weyden painting in the main ward and what can all this tell us about the medieval mind?
Speaker: Rt Revd Dr Christopher Herbert
30th October 2013
James Gillray, Father of British Political Satire
The greatest political cartoonist who ever lived? Gillray did not invent the art of caricature but made it a sophisticated and innovative aspect of the visual culture of his day.
Speaker: Linda Smith
27th November 2013
Great Photographs of the 20th. Century
The camera has given us some of the most vivid images of modern times. This lecture examines a series of brilliant photographs and explains what makes these images so special.
Speaker: Brian Stater
29th January 2014
Buckingham Palace: its History, Occupants and Contents
How it developed from house to Palace at the centre of British Court life, home to many art treasures from the Royal Collection.
Speaker: Oliver Everett
26th February 2014
Music in the Great Art Collections of Europe
With an eye to important paintings, musical instruments and pictures with musical content from some of the lesser known, but high quality, European galleries, Peter Medhurst illustrates his lecture with live music, sung and played at the piano.
Speaker: Peter Medhurst
26th March 2014
Giants of High-Tech Architecture
The work of Rogers, Foster and Grimshaw is known internationally and they have brought controversy, excitement and interest to architecture.
Speaker: Tim Bruce-Dick
30th April 2014
The Life and Times of Charles Dickens
We discover the tempestuous life of this great figure and explore the importance of “place” to him.
Speaker: Andrew Davies
28th May 2014
A Peep behind the Scenes: the Life and Times of Thomas Rowlandson
Thomas Rowlandson, once thought to be a potential President of the Royal Academy, was more attracted to life in London with its entertainment and vices – as his drawings will show.