A lecture by John Whitehead | Wednesday 15 October 2025 | 6:00–7:15pm | Sold out
French interior decoration and decorative arts of the 18th century are universally recognised to have reached a peak of quality and refinement which has never been equaled. Showing mostly contemporary paintings and drawings of interiors, we will travel through the 18th century discovering how interiors were decorated, furnished and inhabited by the Parisian elite. About…
A lecture by John Whitehead | Thursday 16 October 2025 | 6:00–7:15pm
It couldn’t have been a happier coincidence: the discovery of hard paste and the neoclassical revival together drew Sèvres to new heights in the 1770s and 80s. However, this period has not been as appreciated and well-known as the rococo, so that we still need to be reminded about its masterpieces which are possessed of…
A talk by Professor Alastair Blanshard | Thursday 5 November 2025 | 6:00–7:15pm
Since the 19th century, the sunny climes of the Mediterranean have been a haven for gay men and lesbians. Fantasies about the cultures of Greece and Rome offered a form of escapism from the moral oppression that many experienced, while the prestige accorded to classical civilisation provided ammunition against those who treated homosexuality as a…
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