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Gaudi and Barcelona [more details]
Lecturer: Clyde Binfield
Location: DESY Hörsaal
This lecture provides an opportunity to focus on an outstandingly creative artist, whose work is immediately recognisable and surprisingly demanding. His context, however, is a city which has nurtured a much wider and perhaps more interestingly representative collection of distinctive architects, artists and craftsmen.
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Masterpieces in the National Gallery [more details]
Lecturer: Valerie Woodgate
Location: DESY Hörsaal
The National Gallery contains one of the greatest collections of European paintings in the world. Unusually, the collection is hung in chronological order and this enables the visitor to follow the development of European art from the 13th century to the end of the 19th century. In this lecture we will look in detail at many of the finest works in the collection and, in doing so, study changes in European art over a period of 600 years.
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This lecture will start punctually at 7pm. Doors open at 6:45pm
The Ancient Olympic Games and the True Olympic Spirit [more details]
Lecturer: Stephen Kershaw
Location: DESY Hörsaal
None of the astonishing ancient Greek archaeological sites has quite the appeal to the modern imagination, or is more important to understanding ancient Greek culture, as the sanctuary at Olympia. This talk examines the religious aspects of the ancient Olympics, the concept of ‘sport’, athletics as an inspiration for art, the mythical/historical origins of the Olympics, and provides an overview of the main athletic events of the ancient festival.
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The Graphic Designer Carl Otto Czeschka – a Viennese Artist in Hamburg [more details]
Lecturer: Rüdiger Joppien
Location: DESY Hörsaal
Carl Otto Czeschka (1878-1960) is one of Hamburg’s most illustrious and probably most forgotten artists of the 20th century. He was a member of the Wiener Werkstätte and from 1907 professor for graphic design, as well as for textile design and interior decoration at the Kunstgewerbeschule Hamburg (now Hochschule für Bildende Künste).
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Laura Ashley: the woman who changed the way we thought about houses and clothes in the 1970’s [more details]
Lecturer: Anne Sebba
Location: DESY Hörsaal
"Laura Ashley" - the name that has become an international byword for the classic English countrywoman living in bliss. But what was Laura Ashley, the woman, really like, behind the facade of the family-based company that not only used her name, but also was moulded on her personal image?
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The History of Windsor Castle and its Royal Occupants [more details]
Lecturer: Oliver Everett
Location: DESY Hörsaal
Windsor Castle is the oldest and largest continuously occupied castle in the world. It has been enlarged and modified throughout its 900-year history to reflect the needs, ambitions and styles of various monarchs. As such the castle has evolved from an impregnable fortress into a royal country residence which is the Queen's favourite home.
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Most Excellent Tree: the changing image of the cross through the centuries [more details]
Lecturer: Christopher Herbert
Location: Anglican Church of St Thomas Becket
The cross is a symbol which has had a massive effect upon the cultural and religious life of the world. From being a simple reminder for a beleaguered minority, it has become a treasured symbol for millions. Why did this happen? How have artists explored and developed its meaning?
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AGM followed by
History of English Fairs, Markets and Shops [more details]
Lecturer: Andrew Davies
Location: DESY Hörsaal
From Bartholomew Fair to Marks and Spencer via Petticoat Lane and market crosses, we will explore the lively 1000-year history of “shop till you drop”. The lecture is illustrated with a profusion of vintage posters, packaging and old shop fronts.
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