A deeply personal story of a remarkable cultural resurrection - bringing 15th-century Timurid carpets back to life.
Social history & fine art collide along the journey of the humble poppy from fragile flower to catalyst of conflict, vice & creative genius
Beyond wistful nostalgia, discover the true, innovative genius of Ivor Novello with acclaimed cultural historian John Snelson.
How did a turn-of-the-century Italian opera composer become the soundtrack to our modern lives?
An evocative journey through time, landscape, & music in this brilliant lecture-recital, with multi-talented speaker, Peter Medhurst.
Henry VIII was an enthusiastic patron of the arts and his palaces, tapestries and paintings enriched the Tudor court and began the Royal Collection
LS Lowry found his defining subject matter – the industrial north-west – in 1916, when he missed his train into Manchester one day.
Lecturer: Robert Samuels.
Lecturer: Matthew Morgan.
Lecturer: Sarah Burles