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We offer online courses and in-person courses. Our interactive online courses are taught live and in small groups. Read our guide to online learning for more information. In-person courses are delivered at our modern college campus in London near Covent Garden.
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- The art and culture of 17th century London
Course start date: Fri 23 Sep 2022Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Julie BarlowDiscover the 17th century: a time of upheaval in Europe, intercontinental trade, religious schisms and a wide range of artistic styles. See its art, architecture and design in London’s galleries and museums. #arthistory #explorelondon #walkingtour.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00 - London churchesCourse start date: Tue 27 Sep 2022 (and 1 other date)
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Tutors: Richard PlantLondon has many fascinating churches to explore. See them on a series of guided visits and discover beautiful stained glass, surprising interiors and architecturally important structures by notable architects.Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £111.00 Concession £90.00 - The many sides of London's West EndCourse start date: Tue 27 Sep 2022
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Tutors: Richard WatkinsA course of walking tours of London’s West End showing its development from the seventeenth century, how its profile has ebbed and flowed, looking at it through specific themes.
First meeting place: Covent Garden tube, outside exit on James Street.Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £111.00 Concession £70.00 - The City of London: the Square MileCourse start date: Wed 5 Oct 2022 (and 3 other dates)
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Tutors: Paul SinclairExplore the City’s development from Roman and medieval times through to the Tudors and Stuarts.
This course will comprise of 10 walks starting with Roman London. First meeting place at Monument station on the Monument side.Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £105.00 - Contemporary art in LondonCourse start date: Fri 7 Oct 2022
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Tutors: Chantal CondronExplore and discuss contemporary art on show in London. Each week we’ll visit 1-2 commercial galleries or a public gallery and examine specific exhibitions of contemporary art across a range of media including painting, works on paper, photography, new media and sculpture.Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £110.00 - City of words: further adventuresCourse start date: Thu 12 Jan 2023
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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 £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £75.00 - Discovering South London walksCourse start date: Sat 14 Jan 2023
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Tutors: Diane BursteinAn exploration of the history of South London via 10 walking tours in the areas of Brixton, Lambeth, Waterloo, Bermondsey, Rotherhithe, Dulwich, Peckham, Blackheath, Eltham and Woolwich.
First meeting place for this course will be Waterloo under the clock at Waterloo main line station. First meeting place for this course will be Waterloo under the clock at Waterloo main line station.Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00 - National GalleryCourse start date: Fri 30 Sep 2022 (and 1 other date)
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Tutors: Leslie PrimoGet to know the National Gallery. Discuss 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 £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00 - Introduction to Tate ModernCourse start date: Mon 27 Feb 2023
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Tutors: Sarah JaffrayExplore different aspects of the permanent collection of Tate Modern by looking at the work of modern and contemporary artists in painting, video, sculpture and mixed media installations.Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £110.00 - Looking at contemporary artCourse start date: Fri 3 Mar 2023
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Tutors: Chantal CondronExplore and discuss contemporary art on show in London. Each week we’ll visit 1-2 commercial galleries or a public gallery and examine specific exhibitions of contemporary art across a range of media including painting, works on paper, photography, new media and sculpture.Full fee £109.00 Senior fee £87.00 Concession £71.00 - London's smaller art collectionsCourse start date: Wed 2 Nov 2022 (and 1 other date)
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Tutors: Julie BarlowDiscover some of London’s fascinating smaller art collections and hidden art treasures on this gallery-based art history course.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00 - Islamic art in 25 objectsCourse start date: Wed 26 Apr 2023
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Tutors: Anita ChowdryDiscover important objects of Islamic Art dating across a more than a millennium in London galleries. We will study world-famous objects, discover lesser known gems, study their context and understand how they relate to one another and the wider world.Full fee £109.00 Senior fee £87.00 Concession £71.00 - Extended history of modern art in 50 worksCourse start date: Wed 3 May 2023
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Tutors: Sarah JaffrayExplore the history of modern art through objects and artworks in London galleries. Build a greater understanding of modern art, its experiments and the cultural rebellions that mark the period.Full fee £269.00 Senior fee £215.00 Concession £175.00 - Introduction to Tate BritainCourse start date: Fri 5 May 2023
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Tutors: Chantal CondronEach week, we'll explore a different aspect of the permanent collection at Tate Britain, looking at artworks from the 16th to the 21st centuries. This course is gallery based.Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £110.00 - Discover East London walksCourse start date: Mon 12 Sep 2022
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Diane BursteinAn exploration of the history of East London via 10 walking tours in the areas of De Beauvoir Town, Bethnal Green , Shoreditch and Hoxton, Poplar, Leyton, Mile End and Stepney Green, Spitalfields, Shadwell, Wapping and Stratford East. First meeting: meet next to the Kindertransport Memorial by Macdonalds at the Liverpool Street exit of the main line station.Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £105.00
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