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- Friday lates: Art and alchemy – from the ancient to today
Course start date: Fri 24 Jan 2025Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Christopher CollierDelve into a magical world of hidden secrets and bizarre symbolism as we distil the heady mix that is art and alchemy; from early manuscripts and renaissance paintings, to the surrealists and contemporary art.
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 - Chinese Spring Festival and Customs Course start date: Sat 25 Jan 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Xiaolan BiGet ready for the Chinese New Year this year! This is an unique opportunity to discover the most important festival in China: ‘Chinese New Year’, which in 2025 is Year of the Snake.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information. - US Political Update: The State of the Union 2025Course start date: Thu 30 Jan 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Mark MalcomsonDonald J. Trump will be inaugurated on 20th January for his second term as President. Getting together a week later, we will; look back on the 2024 election and see what we can learn once the dust has settled; reflect on the final months of the Biden’s term; and look at what the first year of a new Trump administration might hold.
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 - Gli EtruschiCourse start date: Fri 31 Jan 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Evi CampetellaUn viaggio sulle tracce della civiltà del mondo antico che meglio sapeva godere delle gioie della vita.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information. - The European Revolutions of 1848 Course start date: Sat 1 Feb 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rudolf MuhsIn 1848 much of Europe, from Sicily to Denmark, from France to Poland, was convulsed by a wave of upheavals challenging the territorial, national, constitutional and social status quo in search of a new order.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00 - Spanish 3: one season, one painting: invierno Course start date: Sat 1 Feb 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Anna Riera MoraEn estos talleres dedicados a las cuatro estaciones vamos a activar nuestros sentidos: vista, oido, olfato y gusto. Ven a practicar tu español mientras intercambiamos las sugestiones, impresiones y sentimientos que nos evoca una musica, un color o una pintura.
Ideal for students who have done 3 or 4 years of Spanish, and are looking to practise more talking and listening skills, as well as develop their knowledge of art.Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £19.00 - Portugal/Brazil cultural exchangeCourse start date: Sat 1 Feb 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Claudia CerbinoExplore and discover the history, culture, art, language and gastronomy of Brazil and Portugal and how these two countries have influenced each other over centuries.
In English with some Portuguese.
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 - From markets to malls: the history of shopping in London Course start date: Tue 4 Feb 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Diane BursteinFrom the City markets and shops of Cheapside (Medieval London’s Oxford Street) we move via the historic specialist shops of St James’s to the grand department stores and London markets. Discover how Londoners changed their shopping habits through the years and learn about the history of some of our most famous stores. A shop founded by a royal footman, a 17th century hatter, the department store owner who went to jail for expanding his business and the store which was the scene of its owner’s murder all feature.
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 - Tuesday talks: Sanctuary in the city – public art by refugees and immigrants in the city Course start date: Tue 4 Feb 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Marilyn GreeneCome on a virtual tour of public art through the City of London created by Refugees and Immigrants. We will explore artworks such as the 17th century carvings on the Monument and a Victorian plaques relocated on to the post Modern Number One Poultry by economic immigrants to the country as well as looking at mainly works by 20th century artists from refugee backgrounds who were either commissioned to make art works for site specific places or their works have been bought or moved to their locations.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £15.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £10.00 - Spanish beginners: tasterCourse start date: Wed 5 Feb 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Analía ToloneGet a flavour of a new language and its basic sentence structure in this lively taster course. Learn some useful phrases and some pronunciation guidelines. A fascinating introduction for complete beginners.
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 - French beginners: taster Course start date: Wed 5 Feb 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Valerie JézéquelGet a flavour of French and its basic sentence structure. Learn some useful phrases and some pronunciation guidelines. A fascinating introduction for complete beginners and those who might like to take it further.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00 - French 5: French Culture through Songs Course start date: Wed 5 Feb 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Estelle HélouinIn this session, we will discover or rediscover a variety of famous French songs and discuss their historical and cultural context as well as their artistic qualities. We will look at how they encapsulated something of their time and touched on some of the issues which shaped France from the second part of the 20th century up to now, such as feminism, pacifism or “les banlieues”.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information. - Friday lates: Archaeological artefacts from dig to display Course start date: Fri 7 Feb 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Simone ChisenaDiscover what turns an object into a museum-worthy showpiece as we follow the fascinating path from the shadows of the trenches to the lights of the gallery.
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 influence of Greek on the English languageCourse start date: Fri 7 Feb 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Maria ContosDid you know that the Oxford companion to the English language states that more than 150,000 words of English are derived from Greek, which is considered to have the richest vocabulary in the world?
Join this lively classroom based in the heart of London workshop where you will be introduced to how Ancient Greek influenced the vocabulary of the English language.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00 - Interactions between the Mediterranean world and Anglo-Saxon EnglandCourse start date: Fri 7 Feb 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Stephen PollingtonThis talk will explore some of the connections which maintained the Anglo-Saxons' feeling that Rome was part of their heritage.
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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