Wednesday 10th October The Masterman Lecture by Rupert Willoughby Basingstoke and it's contribution to world culture. A whimsical, yet scholarly attempt to explain the phenomenon that is Basingstoke. |
Wednesday 14th November
Foreigners in London1520-1677: The Artists who changed the Course of British Art. Why were foreigner painters preferred by the aristocracy in London to native-born English painters, why did foreigners come in the first place, what was their motivation, and what was the impact of foreigners in London on English art and art practise? Leslie Primo |
Wednesday 12th December Ragdolls to Robots: World History of Toys by Chloe Sayer followed by mulled wine and mince pies |
Wednesday 9th January Angels: Messengers or Missiles? Angels with glad tidings, doom, gloom or perdition? by Caroline Holmes |
Wednesday 13th February The Georgians: Polite and Not so Polite Society in 18c England by Patsy Erskine-Hill |
Wednesday 8th May Here lies our Sovereign King by Clive Barham-Carter A monarch hunt concentrating on architecture, sculpture and painting. |
Wednesday 12th June A.G.M at 2 pm followed by the lecture at 2.15. From Vincennes to Sevres: The Dawn of the French Porcelain Manufactory by Anne Haworth |