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WHAT'S ON
Horsley Lovelace lectures take place on the third Wednesday of each month (except August and December) at East Horsley Village Hall.
Lectures commence at 10.30am but the doors are open from 9.45am for those who want to come in earlier for a chat with friends and a cup of tea or coffee.
Guests are welcome to attend the monthly lecture up to three times a year and can pay a £5 fee on the door.
UPCOMING LECTURES
Wed, 15 May15 May 2024, 10:30East Horsley Village Hall, Kingston Ave, East Horsley, Leatherhead KT24 6QTThis talk explains the artistic process involved in making this public work of art.
Wed, 19 Jun19 Jun 2024, 10:30East Horsley Village Hall, Kingston Ave, East Horsley, Leatherhead KT24 6QTLeonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) and Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475- 1564) are two of the most familiar figures in Italian Renaissance art, the rivalry and antipathy that existed between them remains a story without an author. This lecture throws light on these themes using select examples of their work
Wed, 17 Jul17 Jul 2024, 10:30East Horsley Village Hall, Kingston Ave, East Horsley, Leatherhead KT24 6QTThe lecture looks at the contributions made by artists of African, Caribbean or Asian origin to British art since the SS Empire Windrush arrived in Tilbury from the West Indies in 1948.
Wed, 18 Sept18 Sept 2024, 10:30East Horsley Village Hall, Kingston Ave, East Horsley, Leatherhead KT24 6QT“Antiques. I don’t understand them and they’re beyond my budget. They’re not for me.” This lecture is a persuasive introduction to buying antiques and integrating and using them in todays' homes.
Wed, 16 Oct16 Oct 2024, 10:30East Horsley Village Hall, Kingston Ave, East Horsley, Leatherhead KT24 6QTIt's not all about Tutankhamun
Wed, 20 Nov20 Nov 2024, 10:30East Horsley Village Hall, Kingston Ave, East Horsley, Leatherhead KT24 6QTFollowing a visit to the National Gallery, Andrew Prince wondered what happened to the jewellery shown in some of the portraits. It inspired him to do some investigating. His talk traces what became of some those items worn by people such as Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots
PAST LECTURES
Wed, 17 Apr17 Apr 2024, 10:30East Horsley Village Hall, Kingston Ave, East Horsley, Leatherhead KT24 6QTCubism can be confusing. Never truly popular, the most influential art movement of the Twentieth Century can sometimes appear difficult and strange. This in an accessible introduction to the subject.
Wed, 20 Mar20 Mar 2024, 10:30East Horsley Village Hall, Kingston Ave, East Horsley, Leatherhead KT24 6QTThis talk focuses on the family and influences upon Charles Darwin FitzRoy, the commander of HMS Beagle and their participation in the celebrated voyage of 1831-36 which enabled Darwin to collect vital evidence for his ground-breaking publication On the Origin of the Species.
Wed, 21 Feb21 Feb 2024, 10:30East Horsley Village Hall, Kingston Ave, East Horsley, Leatherhead KT24 6QTThis lecture explores how the city developed its wonderful traditions of public music from the 16th century to the present date.
Wed, 17 Jan17 Jan 2024, 10:30East Horsley Village Hall, Kingston Ave, East Horsley, Leatherhead KT24 6QTLike its name, the Roaring Twenties was a loud and boisterous decade, marked by novelty, modernity and huge social, technological, and economic change. Join us to hear Jo Banham explain this exciting period of change.
Wed, 15 Nov15 Nov 2023, 10:30East Horsley Village Hall, Kingston Ave, East Horsley, Leatherhead KT24 6QTIn the Kingdom of the Sweets - Nigel Bates tells all about The Nutcracker
Wed, 18 Oct18 Oct 2023, 10:30East Horsley Village Hall, Kingston Ave, East Horsley, Leatherhead KT24 6QTIn this talk, Andrew explains how fabulously wealthy heiresses married into the British aristocracy, bringing many treasures with them. He shows how these legendary jewels have again been parted with and can now to be seen by everyone, in the world's great museums.
Wed, 20 Sept20 Sept 2023, 10:30East Horsley Village Hall, Kingston Ave, East Horsley, Leatherhead KT24 6QTZaha Hadid is as much architect as artist – a true Starchitect
Wed, 16 Aug16 Aug 2023, 13:30 – 16:00East Horsley Village Hall, Kingston Ave, East Horsley, Leatherhead KT24 6QT, UKJoin us for a lecture about the influence of Italian Renaissance on Arts and Crafts gardens, followed by a complimentary cream tea (free to members) and a chance to view some beautiful work by local artists
Wed, 19 Jul19 Jul 2023, 10:30East Horsley Village Hall, Kingston Ave, East Horsley, Leatherhead KT24 6QTCharlie Forman shares the astonishing range of signature buildings for all faiths.
Wed, 21 Jun21 Jun 2023, 10:30East Horsley Village Hall, Kingston Ave, East Horsley, Leatherhead KT24 6QTColin Shindler looks at the emergence of a genuine American art form from Hollywood to cinema
Wed, 17 May17 May 2023, 10:30East Horsley Village Hall, Kingston Ave, East Horsley, Leatherhead KT24 6QTAndy McConnell, best known for his work on the Antiques Roadshow, presents the astonishing impact of glass on both our lives and those of our ancestors.
Wed, 19 Apr19 Apr 2023, 10:30East Horsley Village Hall, Kingston Ave, East Horsley, Leatherhead KT24 6QTGianlorenzo Bernini - The Master in Marble
Wed, 15 Mar15 Mar 2023, 10:30East Horsley Village Hall, Kingston Ave, East Horsley, Leatherhead KT24 6QTThe relationship between A A Milne and E H Shephard in creating iconic images of Winnie the Pooh.
Wed, 15 Feb15 Feb 2023, 10:30East Horsley Village Hall, Kingston Ave, East Horsley, Leatherhead KT24 6QTAndrew Davies tells the story of the rise and fall of the English Music Hall from the early 19th Century to the 1950s
Wed, 18 Jan18 Jan 2023, 10:30East Horsley Village Hall, Kingston Ave, East Horsley, Leatherhead KT24 6QTA deeper understanding of the minds, lives and challenges of offenders.
Wed, 16 Nov16 Nov 2022, 10:30East Horsley Village Hall, Kingston Ave, East Horsley, Leatherhead KT24 6QTA musical journey showing the surprising history of the carols you thought you knew so well. With Peter Medhurst.
Wed, 19 Oct19 Oct 2022, 10:30East Horsley Village Hall, Kingston Ave, East Horsley, Leatherhead KT24 6QTKarin Fernald tells the story of Fanny Burney, her family and friends, from diaries and letters, paintings and portraits of the day.
Wed, 21 Sept21 Sept 2022, 10:30East Horsley Village Hall, Kingston Ave, East Horsley, Leatherhead KT24 6QTJoin speaker Gail Turner for a tour of the Royal Palaces of Spain, their buildings, interiors and occupants.
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