E-News Bulletin August 2025
Our next members lecture is now available to book online:
Toulouse-Lautrec: From Albi to Paris, with Juliet Heslewood on Thursday 16th October. This Zoom event will be recorded, with the recording available for 4 weeks.
The full lecture programme for 2025-26 is now available for booking.
SOCIETY EVENTS
Places are available on our other upcoming study events:
Rethinking the History of Architecture in England 1530-1830, a two-day online course on 24th and 25th September with Dr Steven Brindle. Recordings will be made available for 4 weeks after the event.
Gertrude Stein and Paris, at Lettsom House with Dr Kathy McLauchlan on Tuesday 30th September.
NEW Ravenna, A Treasury of Mosaics, at Lettsom House with Dr Cecily Hennessy on Tuesday 28th October 2025.
NEW Hanseatic Patronage: A Legacy of Art & Architecture, at Lettsom House with Dr Zoë Opačić on Friday 5th December 2025.
NEW Not the Dark Ages!, a 5 week course at Lettsom House with Dr Sally Dormer on Thursdays 8th January to 5th February 2026.
All the above in-person study events are also offered on a post-event recording only basis, with recordings available to all attendees for 4 weeks (except for Ravenna which will be available for 2 weeks).
There are also many upcoming study visits and walks:
Heiress: Sargent’s American Portraits Curator’s Tour at Kenwood House , led by Ella Letort on the 8th August. Waiting list only, but please check for cancellations.
Visit to Worcester Cathedral, led by Dr Hugh Doherty on the 3rd September.
The Exterior and Immediate Environs of St Paul’s Cathedral – St Bride’s Church and Museum, led by Yvonne Jackman rescheduled to Friday 3rd October.
NEW William Morris Society and Emery Walker House a visit on Tuesday 7th October.
NEW Museum of the Royal College of Music a visit on Wednesday 15th October.
NEW Art and History at Charterhouse a visit on Wednesday 12th November.
You may wish to save the following date in your diaries, as booking will open in August:
- Wednesday 22nd October: The arts in Pharaonic Egypt: a study through objects an online study day with Professor Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
Please bear in mind that in order for these events to go ahead, we need to cover their costs. We kindly ask that members book as early as possible to ensure that events do not need to be rescheduled or at worst, cancelled.
January Newsletter 2026
As mentioned in our July E-News Bulletin, please don’t forget to send any recommendations you may have for galleries and buildings in London and elsewhere that others may not be aware of – hidden gems worth discovering – to: sueanstruther@gmail.com.
Current Exhibitions in London
Building Britain’s Canals at The Canal Museum. On now until Spring 2026
MI5: Official Secrets at The National Archives. On now until 28th September
Aby Warburg and the Politics of the Stamp at The Warburg Institute. From 7th August until 3rd September
The Foundling Portraits: Quentin Blake at The Foundling Museum. On now until 21st September
With thanks to Eva Bigalke, you can access and download a listing of current and future exhibitions showing in London from now until February 2026 here.
Overseas Exhibitions
Rendezvous of Dreams: Surrealism & German Romanticism. Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany. Until 12th October.
Featuring works by Surrealist artists like Max Ernst and Salvador Dalí alongside references to Romantic figures such as Caspar David Friedrich and Novalis, this exhibition explores the deep connections between Surrealism and German Romanticism. It aims to reveal how both movements were shaped by dreams, nature, the irrational, and a search for new artistic and spiritual values.
Van Gogh, The Last Journeys. Château d’Auvers, Auvers-sur-Oise, France. Extended until 2nd November 2025.
This exhibition focuses on the last four years of Van Gogh’s life through prints, artworks by contemporary artists, and reproductions of Van Gogh’s work. This is a wonderful recommendation from a member who has visited stating that whilst it is not a blockbuster it covers the phases and influences in/of Van Gogh’s life as well as his final days in Auvers.
Othoniel Cosmos or The Ghosts of Love. Avignon, France. Until 4th January 2026
As a celebration of the 25th anniversary of Avignon as the European Capital of Culture, and the 30th anniversary of its inclusion on the UNESCO World Heritage List, Jean-Michel Othoniel has created a giant artistic constellation around the city of the Popes. Spread over 10 locations including historical sites and museums and with more than 260 works by Othoniel, this project highlights the richness and uniqueness of the city of Avignon.
If you wish to recommend other overseas exhibitions that may be of interest to fellow members please contact our Communications Coordinator.