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  2. Lunchtime lecture: Artist's love letters, drawing intimacy
    Course start date:  Fri 14 Feb 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Sarah Jaffray
    From sexual desire to platonic admiration, text paired with image can make for potent exchanges. This lecture explores letters from Renaissance artists to the Surrealists to consider if correspondence can be art and what are the ethical implications of reading something meant for intimate exchange.



    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
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  3. Explore Portugal
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 15 Feb 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Claudia Cerbino
    Would you like to discover a lovely country blessed with a mild climate and a beautiful coastline? Come and explore Portugal’s history, culture and places of interest throughout the country.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £19.00
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  4. Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £49.00
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  5. Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00
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  6. Religions of the Silk Road: an introduction to Manichaeism
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 22 Feb 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Edgar Ter-Danielyan
    Manichaeism was a syncretic dualistic religion founded by the prophet Mani in the 3rd century CE, combining elements of Zoroastrianism and Christianity, which emphasised the cosmic struggle between the forces of light and darkness. We will discuss the central doctrines of Manichaeism, its history and its interaction with Christian theology, with particular reference to its spread via the Silk Route.
    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £12.00
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  7. Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £32.00
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  8. Italian 4/5: Artiste italiane del Rinascimento e del Barocco
    Course start date:  Fri 28 Feb 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Evi Campetella
    Tra Rinascimento e Barocco: una stagione artistica tutta al femminile straordinariamente fiorente che partendo dal XV si conclude agli inizi del XVIII secolo.



    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 £19.00
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  9. Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00
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  10. Garden History: Italian Renaissance Gardens
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 1 Mar 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Explore the historical factors and the conditions which led to the creation of the Italian Renaissance Gardens in the 15th and 16th Centuries. Examine the technical developments and design approach as well as the wider socio economic context. The session will conclude with an assessment of the lasting impact of Italian Renaissance Gardens and our relationship with the natural environment.
    Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00
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  11. Spanish 3/4: Lorca, Dalí and Buñuel: el arte en tiempos de conflicto
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 1 Mar 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Inma Ridao Carlini
    Explora las vidas de estas tres grandes figuras del arte y la cultura española. Descubre la estrecha amistad que los unió en su juventud, reflejada a menudo en su arte y los diferentes caminos que siguieron en sus vidas personales, arte e ideología política al estallar la guerra civil. Este curso es para estudiantes con nivel avanzado de español (si has estudiado español al menos durante 5 años).



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £23.00 Concession £19.00
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  12. Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00
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  13. Creative writing for social media
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sun 2 Mar 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Homan Yousofi
    In this course we will scroll through short-form creative writing approaches, and bring together words, images, found sounds, mixed-media, cut-up and other techniques to publish writing on social media. This course is open to both new and experienced writers.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00
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  14. Lunchtime lecture: Eric Ravilious – networks of art & design
    Course start date:  Wed 5 Mar 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Julia Musgrave
    In this lunchtime lecture we explore the art of Eric Ravilious and the artworld in which he operated. We look at how his career developed with the helped of William Rothenstein and Paul Nash, and meet some of his friends and inspirations including Tirzah Garwood and Edward Bawden.



    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
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  15. Trieste e Gorizia: terre di frontiera tra est e ovest
    Course start date:  Fri 7 Mar 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Francesco Bucciol
    Tra Ottocento e Novecento, Trieste e Gorizia hanno vissuto cambiamenti radicali. In questa lezione scoprirai le principali vicende storiche che hanno segnato profondamente queste terre, dalle divisioni create dalle guerre fino all’assegnazione a Gorizia del titolo di Capitale Europea della Cultura per il 2025.



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    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00
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