Lectures 2024-25
Programme Secretary Bryan Temple
You can view the programme for the whole year, by clicking here.
All lectures start at 10.30 with coffee available from 10am
The lectures are free to members of TASLA. The charge per lecture for Visitors is £10.
September 10th 2024
The Classical Re-invented - The Brilliant Legacy Of Sir Christopher Wren
By
Ian Swankie
Wren was primarily a mathematician and astronomer and we’ll see
how these disciplines are harnessed in his work. We will also look at
the origins of the classical orders of architecture and discover how
Wren’s love of this ancient system is everywhere to be seen in his
legacy.
October 8th 2024
Thr Trials and Tribulations of Vincent Van Gogh as seen through his works
by
Carole Petipher
Van Gogh’s adult life was in grim reality a constant struggle against
poverty, misery, ill health, both physical and mental, and lonelinss.
Art provided his only outlet. In his own words, “I believe that pictures
will tell you what I am not able to express in words”.
November 12th 2024
Matisse-Master of Colour
by
Lydia Bauman
In a bid to banish the mid-winter blues, let's immerse ourselves in the
work of the master for whom colour was everything.
10th December 2024
Gotta Dance: The Hollywood Musical
by
Colin Shindler
The evolution of the Hollwood musical from the beginnings of the
sound revolution in 1929 through the glory years in the golden age
of Hollywood to its near disappearanceat the end of the studio era
and its occasional revival in recent years through the Producers and
Chicago.
14th January 2025
A Renaissance Art in England: Henry V111. Elizabeth 1 and the Greenwich Armourers
by
Tobias Capwell
In 1515 King Henry VIII founded a new armour workshop in England.
Henry was in many ways a medieval king, but he yearned to become a
Renaissance prince as well. By bringing Flemish and German craftsmen
into his service, Henry established a new continentalism in England
which defined his style of kingship.
11th February 2025
The Wallace Collection:
A Palace of Genius
Paintings by Titian, Rembrandt, Rubens, Hals and Velazquez sit
alongside Sevres porcelain, French eighteenth century furniture and
princely armour. This lecture will relate the history of the collectors,
the wealthy and eccentric Hertford family, from the scandalous third
Marquess, to Sir Richard Wallace, illegitimate son of the fourth
Marquess.
11th March 2025
The Story of Jewellery in Scotland
by
Clare Blatherwick
From Mary Queen of Scots and her attendants (the 'Four Marys’)
to the modern day, this talk looks at the jewels of a nation made
famous through Queen Victoria’s love of the country and
its applied arts.
15th April 2025
Fashion, Feathers & Feminism: Women’s Fight for Change
by
Tessa Boase
I shine a light on the intriguing story of women’s love affair with
plumage – and of the brave eco feminists who fought back on behalf
of the birds. Moving from a polite Victorian tea party to an egret hunt
in a Florida swamp, you’ll be taken back in time to a world where every
woman, of every class wore a hat.
13th May 2025
Painting Is Dead… Long Live Photography!
by
Aliki Braine
When the new process of photography was demonstrated to the 
Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris in January 1839, the history painter
Delaroche is reported to have exclaimed “from today painting is dead!”.
Far from sounding the death knell of painting, photography in fact gave
rise to a fascinating dialogue between both art forms.
10th June 2025
Pierrot Heroes - The Evolution Of British Seaside Entertainment
by
Tony Lidington
Pierrot troupes and concert parties were ubiquitous throughout the 
seaside resorts of Britain, but what is a Pierrot troupe? Where did
they come from? How do they impact us today? Find out in this
lively and intriguing talk - featuring unique archive materials from
Tony’s vast personal collection
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