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- Lunchtime lecture: Yoko Ono - viewer as participantCourse start date: Wed 12 Jun 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sarah JaffrayGet to know the art of Yoko Ono from performance art to installation. We explore how the artist works in collaboration with the participant to create communal art for all.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £7.00 - Friday lates: Agnes Martin - pioneer, painter, iconCourse start date: Fri 14 Jun 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Henry MartinThis course examines the unconventional life and artworks of Agnes Martin (1912–2004), regarded as one of the great artists of the Twentieth Century. Topics covered include Abstract Expressionism, Minimalism, LGBTQ artists, and the role of the biography in Art History.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00 - London's smaller galleries: Apsley HouseCourse start date: Wed 12 Jun 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Julie BarlowExplore the home and art collection of Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £12.00 - Aubrey Beardsley and the art of queer decadenceCourse start date: Wed 19 Jun 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sarah JaffrayDiscover the subversive and wildly successful art of illustrator Aubrey Beardsley. Explore his illustrations and how his depictions of gender challenged the status quo of late Victorian Britain.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £7.00 - Art Deco London walkCourse start date: Thu 20 Jun 2024
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Diane BursteinTravel back to the 1930s to explore the Art Deco style that influenced a variety of designs, from radios and cutlery to places related to travel, entertainment and commerce. In addition to looking at the architecture of the period, your guide will tell stories of life in London from the time these buildings were being erected.
Meeting outside St James’s Park tube station (Broadway exit) and finishing at the coach station. Meeting outside St James’s Park tube station (Broadway exit) and finishing at the coach station. - The Ottomans and the Sublime Porte (1299-1922): Istanbul's control of the Mediterranean and the BalkansCourse start date: Fri 21 Jun 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Roberta MarinThis course will offer an insight into the long and complex history of the Ottoman empire and of Istanbul, its iconic capital.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00 - Friday lates: Pacific portraits - British artists, Pacific sitters and their impact on 18th century portraitureCourse start date: Fri 21 Jun 2024
Location on this date: Online
From Joshua Reynold's portrati of Omai to portraits made during the voyages of Captain James Cook, discover how encounters with Pacific Islanders changed the course of British eighteenth-century.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00 - Snapshot Queers: Nan Goldin and Wolfgang TillmansCourse start date: Tue 25 Jun 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Henry MartinThis course explores how photographers Nan Goldin (b. 1953) and Wolfgang Tillmans (b. 1968) employ the aesthetic of the snapshot to document queer communities, with a focus on their early careers and unique installation and photographic practices.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £7.00 - Homosexuality in Greek vascular paintingCourse start date: Thu 27 Jun 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Simone ChisenaDiscover the ways in which homoeroticism found its way onto Ancient Greek vases and how its depiction flourished in the ancient world.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00 - Women in Ancient GreeceCourse start date: Fri 28 Jun 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: William SterlingIn this course we shall examine women in myth, women in religion and the everyday life of women. It will conclude with a visit to the British Museum.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00 - Global History Friday Lates: CoffeeCourse start date: Fri 28 Jun 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Vanessa KingSince the seventeenth century, coffee has had a mixed reputation. Discover how coffee has transformed from being seen as subversive and emasculating to, allegedly, replacing tea as the nation’s most popular beverage.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00 - The Ugandan AsiansCourse start date: Fri 28 Jun 2024
Location on this date: Online
Using oral history we ask what we can learn from the personal testimony of individuals who were expelled from Uganda in the 1970s and what unique insights this gives us.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £12.00 - The Mamluks (1250-1517) and the endless war against the Crusaders in the Holy LandCourse start date: Wed 3 Jul 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Roberta MarinThis course will trace the political history of the Mamluks, from humble beginnings to the golden age of the sultanate. Special attention will be dedicated to their role as fierce opponents of the Crusaders.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00 - Writing for blogsCourse start date: Sun 7 Jul 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Terry FreedmanGot a passion, a journey or an obsession to share? Blogging is the perfect medium through which to share your interests with the world. This workshop teaches the essential skills required to write blogposts that will resonate.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £35.00 - Lunchtime lecture: Van Gogh's art historyCourse start date: Mon 8 Jul 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sarah JaffrayWhat influenced the art of Vincent van Gogh? From 17th century Dutch still lives to symbolist poetry, Japanese prints and French realist painting we explore how van Gogh’s study of art history shaped his art practice and subject matter.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00
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