The Arts Society Falmouth
Our 2025-2026 Discovery Days
During Discovery Days (Study Days) members have the opportunity to look at a subject in more depth than is possible in a lecture. The group size is often smaller which can allow for a more informal approach.
Future Discovery Days
16
January
2026
FROM COALBROOK DALE TO THE CRYSTAL PALACE
Jo Walton
Synopsis:
In 1709, in a small riverside town in Shropshire a Quaker Industrialist, called Abaraham Darby, became a pioneer of the industrial Revolution and inaugurated the building of the world’s first ever iron bridge, over the River Severn.
In this discovery Day we will explore how inventors and designers like the Darbys, Josiah Wedgwood, Matthe Bourne and the Stephensons are reflected in the art of the 19 Century. The apogee was the Crystal Palace Great Exhibition of 1851.
We will look at the Palace, its buildings and contents as well as the legacy for art and design and architecture through the 19 Century and beyond.
10.00 Registration opens
10.30 Lecture 1:
11.30 Coffee
12.00 Lecture 2:
13.00 Lunch
14.15 Lecture 3:
15.15 Q & A
15.30 Close
(Regretfully no refund for non-attenders)
Venue: The National Maritime Museum Cornwall
Organised by: The Arts Society Falmouth
Cost: TBA
Time: 10.30 a.m. - 3.15 p.m.
Contact: Email dd@theartssocietyfalmouth.org
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