- National Gallery
Course start date: Thu 8 Jan 2026 (and 1 other date)Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Leslie PrimoDiscuss a differently themed group of paintings each week in front of the pictures. An opportunity to understand our national collection in greater depth.Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £194.00 - Go West! Exploring West LondonCourse start date: Sat 10 Jan 2026
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Tutors: Diane BursteinVia 10 walking tours we explore Shepherds Bush, Brook Green, Notting Hill, Hammersmith, Bedford Park, Barons Court, Earls Court, Fulham, Kensal Green,Cadogan Estate (Chelsea) discovering their history, buildings and past residents.Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00 - Making the Renaissance at the V&A: fabrics and fabrications Course start date: Tue 13 Jan 2026
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Tutors: Lydia GoodsonDiscover the new techniques and materials that enabled advances in artistic creativity during the Italian Renaissance, in the unrivalled collection of the V & A’s Renaissance Galleries.
Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00 - Genres in art Course start date: Wed 14 Jan 2026
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Tutors: Emma Rose BarberWe will look at the work of the 18th century artists in the National Gallery who epitomize the genres of art, the period when these categories were established. But we will also consider all the genres for the 16th, 17th and 19th centuries with the art on display in the gallery. And we might even wonder where religious subjects fit into this categorization, if at all!Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £116.00 - City of words: further adventuresCourse start date: Thu 15 Jan 2026
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Tutors: Eleanor JacksonLondon luxuriates in literary references. We follow the footsteps of the authors, poets and playwrights, and some of their creations, as we walk a brand new neighbourhood each week, exploring the literary connections.
London guide: Eleanor Jackson. First meeting point at Green Park tube station, street level, Piccadilly South side.
London guide: Eleanor Jackson.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - Introduction to the V&A Course start date: Tue 20 Jan 2026
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Tutors: Julia MusgraveExplore the Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum. We visit different galleries each week looking at the decorative arts, paintings and the transfer of design ideas across the centuries.Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £194.00 - Italian Renaissance art in London museums Course start date: Thu 22 Jan 2026
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Tutors: Elisa StafferiniExplore the richness of Italian Renaissance art (1400–1600) in this six-session course, with visits to London’s collections, including the National Gallery, the V&A, the Wallace Collection, and the Courtauld Gallery. Alongside masterpieces by Botticelli, Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Titian, participants will encounter lesser-known works that illuminate everyday life, devotional practices, and the social and political world of the period. Direct engagement with these objects encourages reflection on their creation, meaning, and original context.
Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00 - Study trip: from Madrid to Malaga - Spanish art from the Prado to Picasso Course start date: Tue 27 Jan 2026
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Tutors: Marie-Anne MancioExplore the highlights of Spanish art on a cultural journey from Madrid to Malaga. Visit major collections including the Prado, the Thyssen, Reina Sofia, the Pompidou Centre, and museums dedicated to Picasso and Russian art. Last day to enrol is 15 December.
Full fee £799.00 Senior fee £799.00 Concession £799.00 - An introduction to European decorative arts at the V&A Course start date: Thu 29 Jan 2026
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Tutors: Andreas PetzoldThe Victoria and Albert Museum has one of the finest and most comprehensive collections of European decorative arts in the world. This course aims to provide an introduction to these rich collections. It will focus on the period 1500 to 1900, but references later developments. The main media will be explored including textiles, ceramics, glass, metalwork, and silver.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00 - London's smaller galleries: Leighton House Course start date: Mon 2 Feb 2026 (and 1 other date)
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Tutors: Julie BarlowA Palace of Art built for the Olympian Giant of the Victorian art world but also a place to live and work. This short course provides a fascinating exploration of Leighton’s world.Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £23.00 Concession £19.00 - Nature and wildlife photography: London location Course start date: Sat 7 Feb 2026 (and 1 other date)
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Tutors: Rachel WeghWildlife in the city is an exciting opportunity to work off-site and enjoy various surroundings focusing on flora and fauna. Travel to some of some of London’s finest open spaces whilst learning the photography skills required in focusing on details, landscape and capturing natures beauty. Ideal for beginners, those who want to broaden their photography skills and those wishing to continue building their photography portfolio.
Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £129.00 - Islamic art at the British Museum Course start date: Sun 8 Feb 2026
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Tutors: Anita ChowdryTake a Sunday afternoon to explore the British Museum’s newly refurbished Islamic galleries and learn the stories behind one of the world’s great collections of Islamic art.
Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £23.00 Concession £19.00 - A day at the Tate Britain Course start date: Tue 10 Feb 2026
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Tutors: Chantal CondronSpend a day at Tate Britain to discover (or re-discover) a selection of works from the permanent collection. We’ll explore a range of historical to contemporary artworks to discuss how the story of art in Britain is reflected in the gallery. This course is gallery based.
Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00 - Victorian Soho: Sex and Shopping, Anarchy and TourismCourse start date: Wed 18 Feb 2026
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Tutors: Sarah WiseThe West End was a heady mix of glamorous shopping emporia, political refugees from Europe, street-based and brothel-based prostitution, and the general public just enjoying a day or evening ‘Up West’. Join Dr. Sarah Wise to learn more on this 2 hour guided walk of Soho.
Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £23.00 Concession £19.00 - Sketching at the British Museum Course start date: Thu 19 Feb 2026 (and 1 other date)
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Tutors: Diane MartinExploring the pleasure and challenge of sketchbooks; learn and improve your drawing skills and 'ways of seeing' and understanding, working from an exciting range of objects and artifacts in The British Museum.Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 Concession £89.00
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