LECTURE PROGRAMME 2009-2010

[to see a synopsis of a lecture, click on the lecture title]

DATE	LECTURE
April 14^th 2009	THE MAGNIFICENCE OF ANCIENT PERSIA Christopher Bradley worked in Saudi Arabia as a Civil Engineer before becoming a lecturer & writer on the culture of Arabia.
May 12^th 2009	ART DECO AND ITS INFLUENCE ON DESIGN Peter Darty is a founder member of NADFAS & is Head of History of Interior Design at KLC School of Design.
June 9^th 2009	FRANCIS BACON, BEN NICHOLSON & GRAHAM SUTHERLAND: the revival of post WWII painting Nicholas Watkins is Emeritus Reader in the Department of the History of Art and Film, University of Leicester
July 14^th2009	GOURMET ART? CHEERS! Dr Libby Horner’s Gourmet Art is a ragout resulting from a passion for cooking, art, history and travel. Seasonal variations & tastings are likely to make this an unmissable event!
September 8^th 2009 Annual General Meeting 7.30 pm start	ANDREA MANTEGNA: THE THINKING MAN’S PAINTER Shirley Smith is a Fellow of the RSA & specialises in Italian and Northern Renaissance Art & Architecture.
October 13^th 2009	HOUSES AND GARDENS OF BORDEAUX REGION Helen McCabe studied in Bristol and Paris and is particularly interested in those areas of France with close historical links with England.
November 10^th 2009	NOW YOU SEE IT, NOW YOU DON’T – THE ART OF VISUAL DECEPTION Bertie Pearce looks in depth at the “profound mystery of perception .” He is a member of the Inner Magic Circle. ilary Hope GuiseH
January 12^th 2010	THE GOLDEN AGE OF VENETIAN PAINTING Charlotte Clements lectures for the British Museum, Somerset House and the Courtauld. This lecture is in conjunction with St Georges School.
February 9^th 2010	THE IMPACT OF HANDEL AND HIS MUSIC ON 300 YEARS OF BRITISH CULTURE Peter Medhurst studied at RCM and the Mozarteum in Salzburg. He is well-known as a presenter and lecturer on music and the arts.
March 9^th 2010	THE HOWARDS OF ARUNDEL CASTLE AND CASTLE HOWARD William Forrester lecturer for the National Portrait Gallery, British Museum and National Trust. Registered guide for London, City of London, Houses of Parliament, Somerset House, etc.

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