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- Italian 4/5: Storia della lingua italianaCourse start date: Fri 24 Jan 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Francesco BucciolVenite a scoprire le origini e l'evoluzione dell'italiano che parliamo oggi. Insieme vedremo l'affermazione del volgare toscano come lingua nazionale e le influenze che l'italiano ha subito nel passare del tempo.
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 - 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 - 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. - Global History Friday Lates: Ivory Course start date: Fri 31 Jan 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Vanessa KingIvory taken from the elephant, the walrus and the sperm whale has been used in carvings since ancient times. Today, concern for animal welfare has seen sales plummet and in the UK the passing of the Ivory Act 2018. Join us to discover more about the history of ivory.
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 - 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 - 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 - Friday lates: Contemporary art in China – over the Great Firewall Course start date: Fri 14 Feb 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Meitao QuLearn about the art of contemporary China from the end of the Cultural Revolution to today. This introductory session explores the social, political and cultural conditions of Chinese society through the lens of art and visual culture.
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 - Lunchtime lecture: Artist's love letters, drawing intimacy Course start date: Fri 14 Feb 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sarah JaffrayFrom 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 - Global History Friday Lates: Wonders of the Seven Seas: Ideas, Exploration & Consumption Course start date: Fri 14 Feb 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Linsey HunterJoin our Global History Friday Late session to travel the medieval and early modern Seven Seas and discover the secrets living or lurking beneath the waters.
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 - Japanese festivals Course start date: Fri 21 Feb 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Kiyomi UntenJapan is a land of many festivals. Some have religious significance and others celebrate the seasons. You will be introduced to what the Japanese people celebrate and how they go about it! You will make some paper crafts relating to the celebration as well as gaining cultural knowledge.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information. - Nature Friday Lates: The Lost Temperate Rainforests of the UK Course start date: Fri 21 Feb 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Chantal WoodunThe British isles were once covered in temperate rainforests. Join Chantal Woodrun to discover these landscapes and what still remains of them.
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 - Friday lates: Pacific portraits - British artists, Pacific sitters and their impact on 18th century portraitureCourse start date: Fri 21 Feb 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Ben PollittFrom Joshua Reynold's portrait 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 - Friday Lates: Silk Course start date: Fri 28 Feb 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Vanessa KingWe trace the history of this most luxurious of fabrics first produced 8,500 years ago in China.
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 - Trieste e Gorizia: terre di frontiera tra est e ovestCourse start date: Fri 7 Mar 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Francesco BucciolTra 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.
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 - Friday lates: Homer in art Course start date: Fri 7 Mar 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Julia MusgraveWhen Homer’s ‘Iliad’ and ‘Odyssey’ were rediscovered in the renaissance they went on to inspire artists from the mid-fifteenth century to the present day. We explore how artists through the centuries have used the stories as a literary source and consider how their approach to them has changed over time.
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
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