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  1. Napoli: passato, presente e futuro
    Course start date:  Mon 28 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Veronica De Felice

    Venite a scoprire questa magnifica città attraverso un viaggio multimediale alla scoperta delle sue secolari tradizioni, delle sue bellezze “nascoste”, della sua musica e delle sue specialità gastronomiche. Verranno inoltre fatti cenni alla storia della citta e riferimenti a personaggi napoletani famosi nel mondo e non.

    This seminar is designed for upper intermediate/advanced Italian learners but is also open to native speakers of Italian, who may find it informative.

    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £12.00
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  2. Spanish 5 taster
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 8 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Diego Iudicissa
    Come and discover what an advanced Spanish class feels like.



    This course is suitable if you have studied Spanish for about 5-6 years recently.
    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00
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  3. Spanish 4 taster
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 8 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Diego Iudicissa
    Come and discover what an advanced Spanish class feels like.
    This course is suitable if you have studied Spanish for about 4-5 years recently.
    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00
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  4. Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £12.00
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  5. Spanish 3 lower taster
    Course start date:  Mon 15 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Come and discover what a lower Intermediate Spanish class feels like.



    This course is suitable if you have studied Spanish for about 3 years recently.
    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00
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  6. Art beyond the human: spirits, ecologies, and A.I.
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 15 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Christopher Collier

    To some, art is central to what makes us human, but artists have long engaged more-than-human agencies—spiritual, ecological, now digital. Surrealism appropriated spiritualist and indigenous traditions; Land Art made ecosystems co-authors. Today, as some talk of an ‘Anthropocene’, many artists turn their attention elsewhere. Did ancient hominids make art? Can birds, or even fish? And what about AI? Decentering the Human reshapes what art is—but are we ready?

    This course is part of the 2025 Art History Association Festival.

    Full fee £0.00
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  7. Tuesday Late Latin American History with Dr Anna Grimaldi:  Dirty Wars: Memories of Authoritarian Regimes 
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 22 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Anna Grimaldi

    In the context of the Global Cold War, Latin America experienced a wave of military and authoritarian regimes, some of which lasted decades. As the twentieth century came to a close, most countries had returned to democratic rule. Join Anna Grimaldi to explore how memories of violence and state repression remain strong in Latin America. 

    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00
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  8. Lamp-lit Hampstead
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sun 7 Dec 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Off Site

    Tutors:  Marilyn Greene
    Discover the mysterious atmosphere to Hampstead on a tour after-dark where the streets are lit by old-fashioned lamps. We will wind through the narrow back streets and catch glimpses of its fascinating history from the glow of lamps and lit buildings. This tour is particularly stunning over the Festive season where subtle Christmas lights add to the effect. We will end at the historic Holly Bush Tavern where we can warm up with a drink!



    Tour starts outside Wagamama 58-62 Heath Street, NW3 1EN Ends Hampstead Tube Station.
    Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £23.00 Concession £19.00
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  9. Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00
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  10. South Bank and the Festival of Britain
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 5 Jan 2026

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Diane Burstein
    On this virtual tour we go back to 1951 when the Festival of Britain took Londoners out of post war austerity to marvel at the latest innovations in art, design, industry and technology at a festival to celebrate the centenary of the Great Exhibition of 1851. Find out how this event was a catalyst for the regeneration of the entire South Bank which is today famous for its arts centre. We trace the surviving remnants of the festival including a mural by artist Topolski, two sculptures and the recently restored Royal Festival Hall. We view the post festival arts centres such as the National Theatre and finish with a great riverside panoramic view from the Oxo Tower.
    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00
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  11. Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00
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  12. Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £23.00 Concession £19.00
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  13. A sense of place: Constable’s Hampstead
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    Course start date:  Mon 1 Jun 2026

    Location on this date:  Off Site

    Tutors:  Marilyn Greene
    Explore Georgian and Regency Hampstead walking in the footsteps of John Constable and seeing places he painted and quotes about his thoughts and feelings on Hampstead and his art.
    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £12.00
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