£15 members/£18 non-members Many Europeans continued their Grand Tour, by sailing on from Marseille, Venice or Naples, accompanied by artists, interpreters and servants, to Greece, Constantinople, Syria and Egypt. They …
Online Lecture: The Architecture of Slavery
£5 members/£7 non-members The 2020 toppling of slave-trader Edward Colston’s statue by Black Lives Matter protesters in Bristol was a dramatic reminder of Britain’s role in trans-Atlantic slavery, too often …
Robert Adam’s ‘picturesque’ Neo-Classicism: A personal reinterpretation of Antiquity.
£15 members/£18 non-members By examining Adam’s most successful designs of the 1760s following his return from Rome – for example at Kedleston Hall, Syon House and Osterley Park – Colin …
The Rococo Style in England
£15 members/£18 non-members The Rococo arrived in England from France in the 1730s as a style of decoration, carried on paper and used initially for small objects, bookplates, illustrations and …
YG Visit: Bonhams Auctioneers Evening Tour
Bonhams Auctioneers Evening Tour (6pm for a 6:30 talk) A highlights tour of their upcoming auctions which include fine silver, furniture and decorative arts. The team of Bonhams specialists will be keen …
Young Georgians Christmas Party
The Young Georgians Committee, requests the pleasure of your company at their annual Christmas Party. Thursday 14th December 2023 At 6 Fitzroy Square 7pm until late, including merry music, mulled …
South West Group Event: Georgian Arcadia
A joint event by Devon Gardens Trust and the Georgian Group Church Hall, Southernhay United Reform Church, Southernhay East, Exeter, EX1 1QA The Georgian gentleman’s estate was characteristically embellished by …
London Walk: Bloomsbury
£35 This walk has been rescheduled from November 2023 Starting with Domesday, when the Manor consisted of vineyards and pigs, the story moves via Civil War fortifications to the strong …
YG Visit: Oxford
£20, all day Join the Young Georgians on a visit to Oxford, the city of spires! We shall meet at 10:30am outside the Ashmolean Museum for a private guided tour …
Bedfordshire Visit: Ampthill Park House and Wrest Park
£60, all day Ampthill is a remarkable Grade II* private house uniquely opened to members. The central portion is the home of Sir Timothy Clifford, former Director of the National …