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11 June 2026ALBRECHT DURER: the Italian and Northern RenaissanceLecture
20 May 2026Salford Museum and Art Gallery and Howarth Art GalleryVisit
14 May 2026A PIECE OF THE AUCTION - behind the scenes of an International Auction HouseLecture
09 April 2026MODERN ART IN ONE HOURLecture
12 March 2026RECOGNISE THE ARTISTLecture
25 February 2026Vermeer with afternoon teaSpecial Event
12 February 2026A HISTORY OF JEWELLERY - from Elizabeth I to Elizabeth TaylorLecture
15 January 2026THE JOY OF INDIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC (1pm start)Lecture
13 November 2025ROMAN BRITAIN UNEARTHED - What did the Romans really do for art?Lecture
14 October 2025Lunch with Adam PartridgeSpecial Event
09 October 2025THE DAY PARLIAMENT BURNED DOWN and the paintings of JWM TurnerLecture
11 September 2025THE ARCHITECTURE OF LIVERPOOLLecture
12 June 2025EMPEROR QIN SHI HUANGDI (221-209 BCE) China’s First Emperor and his Terracotta AfterlifeLecture
22 May 2025MUCH MORE THAN SOUPCANS: The Life and Work of Andy WarholLecture
08 May 2025SHOPPING ON THE RIALTO IN RENAISSANCE VENICELecture
10 April 2025THE AGE OF JAZZLecture
13 March 2025THE WALLACE COLLECTION'S REMBRANDTS - from Twelve to One, but now Three and Two Halves Lecture
13 February 2025TULIP MANIALecture
07 January 2025CANCELLED: MUCH MORE THAN SOUP CANS: The Life and Work of Andy WarholLecture
14 November 2024PASSIONS, PERSONALITIES AND PATRONAGE: Chatsworth and the Devonshire family Collections Lecture
10 October 2024ANTONI GAUDI: TURNING NATURE INTO STONELecture
18 September 2024Arts Society North West tour of Knowsley Hall, LiverpoolVisit
12 September 2024THE BRILLIANCE OF BRUNELLecture
13 June 2024FROM KITCHEN TO BANQUETING HALL - The history of cooking through art and architectureLecture
13 May 2024Grand Day OutVisit
09 May 2024NEPAL - THE ART AND CULTURE OF THE KATHMANDU VALLEYLecture
11 April 2024SCULPTURE AND NATURELecture
19 March 2024AFTERNOON TEA AND QUIZVisit
14 March 2024WILLIAM HOGARTH - THE ARTIST’S EYE ON GEORGIAN SOCIETYLecture
08 February 2024THE MAYAN CIVILISATION OF CENTRAL AMERICALecture
11 January 2024WILDE ABOUT OSCAR - FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS AND INFAMOUSLecture
13 December 2023Christmas Lunch 2023Visit
09 November 2023MEET THE GLASGOW GIRLSLecture
17 October 2023Lunch at The Deanwater HotelVisit
12 October 2023LIFE AND MUSIC OF GIUSEPPE VERDILecture
14 September 2023GIOTTO - HIS REVOLUTIONS AND HIS LEGACYLecture
09 July 2023The Chairman's Garden PartyVisit
08 June 2023THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY: VERMEER AND THE CAMERA OBSCURALecture
26 May 2023Arts Society North West tour to the NetherlandsVisit
11 May 2023PAINTING NORMANDY - FROM TURNER TO MONETLecture
20 April 2023"Dandy Style" Exhibition at Manchester Art GalleryVisit
13 April 2023MAKING A STAND – SPORTING ARCHITECTURE, LIST IT OR LOSE IT?Lecture
14 March 2023The Tate LiverpoolVisit
09 March 2023THE MEN WHO MADE MENSWEARLecture
09 February 2023THE SUBTLE SCIENCE AND ART OF COLOUR IN ENGLISH GARDEN DESIGNLecture
12 January 2023INTRODUCING THE GLASGOW BOYSLecture
08 December 2022Christmas Lunch 2022Visit
10 November 2022THE CULTURE OF UKRAINELecture
13 October 2022HOLLYWOOD IN THE 1930sLecture
05 October 2022Macclesfield Silk Museum and Paradise MillVisit
08 September 2022THE ARCHITECTURE OF MUGHAL INDIA: PALACES, MOSQUES, GARDENS AND MAUSOLEUMSLecture
14 June 2022THE QUEST FOR THE HOLY GRAILLecture
20 May 2022"Bring your own bottle" BarbecueVisit
10 May 2022SYMPHONIES IN COLOUR: THE MOSAICS OF RAVENNALecture
28 April 2022Tabley HouseVisit
19 April 2022A BRIEF STORY OF WINELecture
19 March 2022Lindow Ensemble ConcertVisit
08 March 2022ART, EMOTION AND THE MIND – THE PSYCHOLOGY OF CREATIVITYLecture
08 February 2022VIENNA THE MELTING POT OF EUROPEAN CULTURELecture
11 January 2022ARCHITECTURE, HISTORY AND MATERIAL CULTURE OF MOORISH SPAINLecture
08 December 2021CHRISTMAS LUNCHVisit
07 December 2021DOWNTON TO GATSBY -JEWELLERY AND FASHION 1890 TO 1929Lecture
09 November 2021TURNER VS CONSTABLE - THE GREAT BRITISH PAINT OFFLecture
12 October 2021ADOLPHE VALETTE: THE MANCHESTER IMPRESSIONISTLecture
14 September 2021SLEEPING BEAUTIES: THE IRISH COUNTRY HOUSELecture
08 June 2021TREASURES OF THE FAN MUSEUM: HISTORY UNFURLEDLecture
13 April 2021A WHITEHALL WANDERLecture
08 September 2020THE BRONZES OF IFE AND BENIN WITH AN HISTORICAL REVIEW OF THE ART AND SCULPTURE OF NIGERIALecture
09 June 2020THE SUBTLE SCIENCE AND EXACT ART OF COLOUR IN ENGLISH GARDEN DESIGNLecture
23 April 2020Behind the Scenes at the Antiques RoadshowSpecial Event
26 March 2020Colour and the Artist's PaletteSpecial Event
10 March 2020RAPHAEL: A MASTER IN THE MAKING Lecture
11 February 2020SENSATION: CHARLES SAATCHI, DAMIEN HIRST AND BRITISH ARTLecture
14 January 2020ALL THE WORLD’S A STAGE - A HISTORY OF THEATRE FROM GREEK AND ROMAN TIMES TO THE PRESENT DAYLecture
12 December 2019Christmas LunchVisit
03 December 2019THE MAGIC OF PANTOMIMELecture
12 November 2019THE POWER AND GLORY OF OUR COUNTRY HOUSES Lecture
17 October 2019The Georgian Country House in NW England and beyondSpecial Event
09 October 2019History & Art of Glasgow and Dundee V&AVisit
08 October 2019 A GALAXY OF STARCHITECTSLecture
10 September 2019CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS: ANTONY GORMLEY & ANISH KAPOORLecture
25 June 2019Renishaw Hall and GardensVisit
11 June 2019LEGENDARY PORCELAIN COLLECTORS: PRINCES, POWER AND A PASSION FOR FRAGILE BEAUTYLecture
14 May 2019ENGLISH CARICATURE FROM HOGARTH TO PUNCHLecture
09 April 2019THE FOUNDERS AND TREASURES OF THE WALLACE COLLECTIONLecture
28 March 2019'Everything you wanted to know about modern art but were too afraid to ask', and The Art of Grayson Perry Special Event
21 March 2019Sudbury Hall, near Ashbourne and St Giles Church, Cheadle (Staffs)Visit
12 March 2019MASTERS OF NORTHERN EUROPE: THE BRUEGHELS, CRANACH AND DÜRERLecture
12 February 2019A PASSION FOR FASHIONLecture
08 January 2019CHILDREN AS ARTISTSLecture
12 December 2018CHRISTMAS LUNCHVisit
04 December 2018The Journey of the Magi from St Matthew to the Medici Lecture
13 November 2018The Imperial Easter Eggs of Carl Faberge Lecture
11 October 2018ROCHDALE TOWN HALL AND THE PIONEERS MUSEUMVisit
09 October 2018Liszt and the Hungarian Natural Style Lecture
11 September 2018A History of Photography in 10 Great Pictures Lecture
25 June 2018The Hepworth Gallery, Wakefield Art Fund Museum of the Year 2017Visit
12 June 2018Vivaldi in VeniceLecture
10 May 2018Tissington Hall and Well Dressing, Tissington, DerbyshireVisit
08 May 2018 The Sumptuous World of Indian Textiles Lecture
19 April 2018250 Years of The Royal AcademySpecial Event
10 April 2018Masters of Art Nouveau – Galle, Tiffany & Lalique Lecture
13 March 2018Art & Architecture along the Silk Road Lecture
13 February 2018The Battle of the Giants - Matisse and PicassoLecture
08 February 2018Salmsbury Hall, Lancashire and the Haworth Art Gallery, AccringtonVisit
09 January 2018Bernini and the Baroque Lecture
07 December 2017Christmas Luncheon Visit
05 December 2017 Charles Dickens and the Imagery of ChristmasLecture
14 November 2017The Art of Piero della FrancescaLecture
18 October 2017Liverpool trip to the Mucha exhibition at the Walker Gallery plus the Liverpool and Victoria Gallery at the University.Visit
10 October 2017 Undressing AntiquesLecture
12 September 2017 Mars and Muses: The Renaissance Art of ArmourLecture
17 August 2017Proposed trip: The Art and History of BaselVisit
13 June 2017The art of the steal: Nazi looting during World War IILecture
18 May 2017 Combermere Abbey, Whitchurch and Dorfold Hall, near NantwichVisit
09 May 2017 Versailles and the Politics of PorcelainLecture
11 April 2017 Triumph or disaster? An exploration of the art of Mark Rothko.Lecture
29 March 2017Visit to Harewood House near Leeds and Salts Mill, SaltaireVisit
14 March 2017 Edgar Degas: Scenes of Modern LifeLecture
16 February 2017Riviera ParadiseSpecial Event
14 February 2017 Peggy Guggenheim - art addictLecture
24 January 2017Visit to the Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight and the Tate LiverpoolVisit
10 January 2017TO THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD: Captain James Cook and the Age of Enlightenment. Lecture
08 December 2016Christmas Lunch Stanneylands Hotel, WilmslowVisit
06 December 2016The Inventors of ChristmasLecture
08 November 2016TENNIS, CRICKET and FOOTBALL from the Medieval Tournament to the 19th century games pitch.Lecture
14 October 2016Guided tour of the Wedgewood Museum and Factory, followed by a visit to the Italian Garden, Trentham Visit
11 October 2016In the realm of OsirisLecture
13 September 2016Temples, Tombs & Treasures: In Search of the Queen of ShebaLecture
14 June 2016The Splendour & Magnificence of Hampton Court PalaceLecture
18 May 2016Tatton Park's Mansion and Adlington Hall Visit
10 May 2016 Pevsner – The Buildings of EnglandLecture
12 April 2016The Fascinating World of Playing CardsLecture
17 March 2016Visit - "Springtime in the Lakes" - Brantwood & BlackwellVisit
08 March 2016A Pot of Paint in the Public’s Face: Whistler v Ruskin Lecture
09 February 2016 The Great 12: An Introduction to the Senior Livery Companies of the City of LondonLecture
19 January 2016The Barber Institute, The Library of Birmingham, Birmingham Museum & Art GalleryVisit
12 January 2016The Life & Work of Thomas ChippendaleLecture
03 December 2015Christmas Party LunchVisit
01 December 2015We Three KingsLecture
20 November 2015From Berlin to Bridlington: Lucien Freud and David HockneySpecial Event
10 November 2015Signs of the TimesLecture
16 October 2015Stokesay Castle and Court in ShropshireVisit
13 October 2015THE ART OF MAGNA CARTALecture
08 September 2015 THEATRICAL PERSONALITIES: GARRICK TO IRVINGLecture
31 August 2015The Cultural Heart of GermanyTour
31 August 2015Tour - The Cultural Heart of GermanyVisit
12 June 2015Tabley House & gardens, Knutsford plus Peover Hall, gardens & churchVisit
09 June 2015SCALING THE HEIGHTS – THE CLOTHING STRATEGIES OF EARLY MOUNTAINEERS The lecture is preceded by the AGM at 19-15pm.Lecture
12 May 2015THE ANATOMICAL DRAWINGS OF LEONARDO DA VINCI – A SURGEON’S VIEW.Lecture
14 April 2015WONDERFUL COPENHAGEN: THE STORY OF FOUR OF ITS MAGNIFICENT ROYAL PALACES. Lecture
13 April 2015BBC Media City and the Lowry CentreVisit
10 March 2015THE ART OF WATERLOOLecture
24 February 2015Visit to Bolton Museum and Hall I th Wood Visit
10 February 2015FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT – TRANSCONTINENTALISTLecture
13 January 2015“WHAT DID THE EGYPTIANS EVER DO FOR BOLTON?”Lecture
05 December 2014 WDFAS Silver Anniversary LUNCHEON and after-luncheon talk: 'Quest of the Magi and Nativity Scene History.'Visit
02 December 2014HAVE YOU SEEN MY HOBBY HORSE? A MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR OF SOME OF BRITAIN’S ANCIENT CUSTOMS.Lecture
11 November 2014 FROM FARMHOUSE TO FANTASY: THE EVOLUTION OF THE ROYAL PAVILIONLecture
15 October 2014LYME HALL, Silver Study Day 15th October.Special Event
15 October 2014LYME HALL, Silver Study Day Visit
14 October 2014SILVER FOR DAZZLING & ENTERTAINING – ITS HISTORY & USE IN THE ARISTOCRATIC HOUSEHOLD.Lecture
13 September 2014OVERSEAS TOUR 2014 WILL NOT TAKE PLACE ********************************************* ARRANGEMENTS ARE IN HAND FOR A TOUR starting in August 2015 -- on 'The art and architecture of Weimar and Leipzig'. Tour
09 September 2014 THE JEWELLERY OF RENE LALIQUELecture
10 June 2014CONTEMPORARY STAINED GLASS WORLD WIDELecture
13 May 2014THE INFLUENCE OF THE JAPANESE PRINT ON WESTERN PAINTINGSLecture
08 April 2014UNROLLING A SECRET HISTORY: THE EAST BEDROOM AT HAREWOOD HOUSE INCLUDING THE CONSERVATION OF THE 18TH CENTURY CHINESE WALLPAPER Lecture
20 March 2014 PEOPLE'S HISTORY MUSEUM, ManchesterVisit
11 March 2014FAKES AND FORGERIESLecture
11 February 2014THE DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE’S ELYSIUM FIELDS - THE EVOLUTION OF THE DESIGNED LANDSCAPE AT CHATSWORTH.Lecture
14 January 2014MANET – A MOST SOPHISTICATED REBELLecture
06 December 2013CHRISTMAS LUNCH AT THE STANNEYLANDS HOTELVisit
03 December 2013THE PUNCH AND JUDY SHOWLecture
14 November 2013LADY LEVER GALLERY AND SUDLEY HALL.Visit
12 November 2013MEET THE MASTERS: LEONARDO DA VINCI Lecture
08 October 2013THE ART TREASURES OF ST PETERSBURGLecture
10 September 2013INTRODUCTION TO THE GARDENS & TEA HOUSES OF JAPANLecture
13 June 2013 Archived information: MANCHESTER ART GALLERY Visit
18 April 2013Archived information: BOUGHTON HALL and ESTATEVisit
15 November 2012Archived information: JACKFIELD TILE MUSEUM, IRONBRIDGEVisit