Our 2005-2006 Lecture Programme

Below is a list of lectures and a brief synopsis of each. You can download a Printable Copy of the lecture programme.

9
September
2005

The Shock of the New: Prizes, Patrons and Publicity in Contemporary Art

Frank Woodgate


14
October
2005

Glass Houses: From Orangery to Conservatory

May Wood


11
November
2005

The World of Carpets

Roderick Taylor


9
December
2005

The Collections of Catherine the Great

Edward Saunders


13
January
2006

The Passion for China: The Demand for Riches from the East

Amanda Herries


10
February
2006

Francis I of France (1494 – 1547): Renaissance Prince and Patron

Fenella Billington


10
March
2006

The Art of Captain James Cook’s Voyages of Discovery

James Taylor


7
April
2006

A Taste for the Exotic

Paul Atterbury


12
May
2006

Images of the Wilderness: Artists in Search of the Sublime

Anne Anderson


9
June
2006

AGM, Treasures from the Royal Collection

Oliver Everett