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  1. Homes, houses and art in Britain 1900-1960
    Course start date:  Wed 5 Mar 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Emma Rose Barber
    Knock on the door of artists’ houses and studios from 1900-1960 to experience exciting and visually dazzling spaces created over the course of their careers. At a time when artists were beginning to forge their own brave new visual worlds, this course considers what the homes might tell us about the artists and how they wanted their homes to be seen.
    Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £110.00
  2. Genres in art
    Course start date:  Wed 5 Mar 2025

    Location on this date:  Off Site

    Tutors:  Emma Rose Barber
    We 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 £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00
  3. Stories of London
    Course start date:  Wed 30 Apr 2025

    Location on this date:  Blended (learn both online and in-person)

    Tutors:  Eleanor Jackson
    Explore London’s rich history in a series of guided walks. Each week we examine a different neighbourhood & era from the capital’s past. We look at its people, both rich and poor, & the events that shaped the city.



    Initial lecture via Zoom followed by 6 guided walks.



    This course will be delivered online and in person. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £116.00
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  4. A history of global capitalism
    Course start date:  Wed 30 Apr 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Vina Theodorakopoulou
    Want to understand the history of global capitalism? Join Vina Theodorakopoulou to learn about the historical transitions towards what we know as capitalism today – evolution of capital, the role of the state, labour, competition, race, and innovation-automation.
    Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £110.00
  5. Henry Kissinger’s foreign policy
    Course start date:  Wed 30 Apr 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Alexandre Dab
    Join us to discover the history and diplomacy of one of the most controversial statesmen of the 20th century – Henry Kissinger.
    Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00
  6. Fairytales Remade
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 21 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Fiona McCulloch
    This online course introduces a selection of fairy tales from the First Golden Age of Children’s Literature, occurring in the latter half of the 19th century until the early 20th century. We will focus upon L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900), J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan (1911), George McDonald’s The Princess and the Goblin (1872), and Charles Kingsley’s The Water-Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby (1863).



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £129.00
  7. Modern Women Playwrights
    Course start date:  Wed 21 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Laura Baggaley
    Explore seminal modern plays by three leading women playwrights – Caryl Churchill, Timberlake Wertenbaker and Moira Buffini – who are all known for groundbreaking and innovative dramatic work.



    In the company of an experienced theatre director, examine the different theatrical visions of three exciting plays.
    Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £129.00
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