CALENDAR
Upcoming talks, visits and trips are shown below in date order.
Gallery Talks groups meet for one morning per month following an art history course, one gallery at a time. Each Gallery Talk is designed to be coherent in itself, so can also be selected individually.
Click here for the schedule of Gallery Talks fees.
If you have any questions, or would like to be added to a waiting list for a talk, visit or trip which is fully booked, please contact me.
The Victorians (NPG06)
11:00am - 1:00pm
19th century
John Everett Millais, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, George Frederick Watts, Lord Leighton
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The Victorians (NPG06)
11:00am - 1:00pm
19th century
John Everett Millais, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, George Frederick Watts, Lord Leighton
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Italian Baroque (NG09)
10:30am - 12:30pm
17th century
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, Artemisia Gentileschi, Annibale Carracci, Guido Reni
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Italian Baroque (NG09)
10:30am - 12:30pm
17th century
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, Artemisia Gentileschi, Annibale Carracci, Guido Reni
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The Edwardians (NPG07)
11:00am - 1:00pm
20th century
John Singer Sargent, Vanessa Bell, Duncan Grant, Gwen John
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The Edwardians (NPG07)
11:00am - 1:00pm
20th century
John Singer Sargent, Vanessa Bell, Duncan Grant, Gwen John
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Post-Impressionism (CG04)
10:45am - 12:45pm
19th century
Paul Cezanne, Vincent Van Gogh, Paul Gauguin
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Dutch Masters (NG10)
10:30am - 12:30pm
17th century
Johannes Vermeer, Frans Hals, Pieter de Hooch, Rembrandt van Rijn
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Dutch Masters (NG10)
10:30am - 12:30pm
17th century
Johannes Vermeer, Frans Hals, Pieter de Hooch, Rembrandt van Rijn
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Modernism I (NPG08)
11:00am - 1:00pm
20th century
Lucian Freud, Jacob Epstein, David Bomberg, L.S. Lowry
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Modernism I (NPG08)
11:00am - 1:00pm
20th century
Lucian Freud, Jacob Epstein, David Bomberg, L.S. Lowry
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Dutch Landscape & Still-Life(NG11)
10:30am - 12:30pm
17th century
Jacob van Ruisdael, Aelbert Cuyp, Willem Kalf, Meindert Hobbema
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Dutch Landscape & Still-Life(NG11)
10:30am - 12:30pm
17th century
Jacob van Ruisdael, Aelbert Cuyp, Willem Kalf, Meindert Hobbema
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Modernism II (NPG09)
11:00am - 1:00pm
20th century
Graham Sutherland, Pauline Boty, Patrick Heron, Eduardo Paolozzi
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Modernism II (NPG09)
11:00am - 1:00pm
20th century
Graham Sutherland, Pauline Boty, Patrick Heron, Eduardo Paolozzi
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Florence & Siena Trip
This four day Gallery Talks Part Three Trip to Florence and Siena will include detailed morning and afternoon tours of the treasure trove of art in the churches and museums of these wonderful cities, which still retain an astoundingly dense concentration of great works of art.
Visits included in the itinerary are to the Uffizi Gallery, Palazzo Davanzati, Orsanmichele, the Churches of San Miniato al Monte, the Ognissanti and Santa Trinita and the Siena Duomo & Museum and Palazzo Pubblico.
Florence, the cradle of the Renaissance, is where the foundations for 500 years of Western art were laid and a succession of great artists were nurtured; Giotto, Brunelleschi, Donatello, Masaccio, Botticelli, Leonardo, Michelangelo and Raphael. Siena retains the monuments of its medieval golden age when artists such as Duccio, Lorenzetti, Martini and Pisano embellished its spectacular Gothic state and church buildings. Whilst discovering the beauty and history of the art and appreciating the craftsmanship of the architects, sculptors and painters who created these inspirational cities, we will also soak up the vibrant Tuscan atmosphere and sample the delights of Italian cuisine.
Friday 6 -
Tuesday 10 November 2026
Florence & the Medici Trip
This four day Gallery Talks Part Two Trip to Florence will focus on the Medici family and include detailed morning and afternoon tours of the treasure trove of art in the churches and museums of this beautiful, historical city which still retains an astoundingly dense concentration of great works of art.
Itinerary includes visits to the Palazzo Pitti & Boboli Gardens, Santa Maria Novella, Palazzo Vecchio, Casa Buonarotti, San Lorenzo & Medici Chapels
Florence is one of the loveliest cities in the world, with the River Arno running through it and surrounded by a circle of hills and its harmonious Medieval and Renaissance architecture dominated by Brunelleschi’s immense dome. The cradle of the Renaissance, the foundations for 500 years of western art were laid in Florence and it nurtured a succession of great artists, including Giotto, Brunelleschi, Donatello, Masaccio, Botticelli, Leonardo, Michelangelo and Raphael.
Whilst discovering the beauty and history of the art and appreciating the craftsmanship of the architects, sculptors and painters who created this inspirational city, we will also soak up the vibrant Tuscan atmosphere and sample the delights of Italian cuisine.
Friday 12 -
Tuesday 16 March 2027
Venice Trip
Itinerary to include visits to the Basilica di San Marco, the Accademia, Scuola di San Rocco, Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, San Giorgio Maggiore and Torcello.
This four day cultural study tour to Venice will include detailed morning and afternoon tours through some of the rich artistic treasures of this historical city. The carefully compiled itinerary will combine some of the most famous sights in Venice with lesser known tranquil places.
We'll admire Venetian Renaissance master painters such as Bellini, Giorgione, Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese and Titian, be awe-inspired by splendid Byzantine mosaics and compare the ornate and colourful facades of Venice's Gothic palaces with the serene classicism of Palladio's Renaissance churches.
