Lecture Programme 2026-27
2nd September 2026 The Science of Art at the National Gallery Aaron Hunter
7th October 2026 Caravaggio : Murder or Genius? Julia Musgrave
4th November 2026 Women Artists in Britain 1620-1920 Dr Amy Lim
2nd December 2026 Christmas and Other Festivals in Modern Mexico Chloe Sayer
6th January 2027 Noel Coward: The Man behind the Mask Simon Whitehouse
3rd February 2027 Cartoons and Contraptions:
The Wonderful World of W Heath Robinson Barry Venning
3rd March 2027 Highlights of the Vatican Museum and the Sistine Chapel Stuart Harvey
7th April 2027 Anna Karenina, Tolstoy and Russia Rosamund Bartlett
5th May 2027 The Fabulous World of London’s Lost Department Stores Tessa Boase
2nd June 2027 Sir Henry Wood:
Founder of the Proms and Master Musician Raymond Holden
14th November 2026 Special Interest Day
Venice, Prosperity, Pageantry and Portraiture Antonia Gatward Cevizli
15th May Friday 2026 Banstead Arts Festival lecture
Street Art Uncovered: From Rebellion to Recognition Roger Mendham
14th May Friday 2027 Banstead Arts Festival Lecture
Food and Art through the Ages Natasha Marks