lectures

The story of men's tailoring over the past 200 years. Told through the lives of the men who wore, commissioned, designed or made it.
How men present themselves, how a suit is made and the social and political influences on how men dress. Montague Burton, Hardy Aimes, Thomas Burberry and many other know and not so well know names crop up in this entertaining and informative lecture
The Men Who Made Menswear

How the Arts and Culture shaped post-war Britain. 1945 -1960 were years of enormous change. This lecture looks how the creative arts were at the forefront of this change. Architecture, fine art, Festival of Britain, food, music, cinema, theatre, radio and television
Brave New World

How the Arts and Culture shaped Britain 1990=2010.
The years around the turn of the millennium were ones of huge change. The creative arts were at the forefront of that change. From the YBA artists, the huge number of Millennium arts projects, new venues across the country and Cool Britannia music.
A New Dawn

Cats in paintings. Cats in sculpture. Real cats, fictional cats, legendary cats. Across the country, our feline friends are often found in art. Plus a look at the life and works of Louis Wain, Victorian Britain's most popular cat artist. The purr-fect topic for a lecture
The Cats of Britain
