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Monday, 21 September 2026
Mucha and the Slav epic
Kathy McLauchlan

A series of 20 enormous canvases first shown in 1928, which presented a visual history of the Slavs from their mythical past to a visionary future.


Monday, 12 October 2026
Three Renaissance Rivals
Charlie Hall

How competition between Leonardo, Michelangelo and Raphael provided the fuel that drove the Italian Renaissance.


Monday, 16 November 2026
Tchaikovsky and The Royal Ballet
Sarah Lenton

Tchaikovsky, though presumably he doesn't know this, has a special relationship with the Royal Ballet


Monday, 18 January 2027
Creating an Imaginary World from Temple to Playhouse, into the picture frame and out again
Bertie Pearce

Bertie explores how actor and audience relationships shaped theatre architecture through the ages


Monday, 08 February 2027
The Legendary Lee Miller
Anthony Penrose

A definitive view by her son and biographer, exploring key moments in art and photography


Monday, 15 March 2027
The Rise and Fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire 1867-1918
Nicholas Henderson

Illustrated with architecture and personalities this most romantic of eras is brought to life


Monday, 19 April 2027
David Hockney: Britain's Greatest Painter
Frank Woodgate

From Bradford to 1960s London, California and the Yorkshire Wolds


Monday, 17 May 2027
Vincent in Ramsgate
Jacqui Ansell

How Vincent van Gogh found himself working in a small school in Ramsgate on the Kent coast


Monday, 21 June 2027
Modern British Sculpture: Moore, Hepworth, Caro, Frink and others
Raymond Warburton

A study of leading British sculptors and their impact in the 20th century

Click here for previous lectures

21 September 2026Mucha and the Slav epic
12 October 2026Three Renaissance Rivals
16 November 2026Tchaikovsky and The Royal Ballet
18 January 2027Creating an Imaginary World from Temple to Playhouse, into the picture frame and out again
08 February 2027The Legendary Lee Miller
15 March 2027The Rise and Fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire 1867-1918
19 April 2027David Hockney: Britain's Greatest Painter
17 May 2027Vincent in Ramsgate
21 June 2027Modern British Sculpture: Moore, Hepworth, Caro, Frink and others

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Mucha and the Slav epic Kathy McLauchlan Monday 21 September 2026

A series of 20 enormous canvases first shown in 1928, which presented a visual history of the Slavs from their mythical past to a visionary future.