E-News Bulletin March 2025

SOCIETY EVENTS

Our next member lecture, The Luttrell Psalter: Decoding a Medieval Masterwork presented by Michelle Brown FSA will take place online on Tuesday 8th April at 6pm.

There are still places on several upcoming study events:

Merry Monarch and Art Lover: Charles II as patron and collector, a study day led by Steven Barrett on Tuesday 18th March.

Imperial Garden Cities: Babylon, Palmyra, Samarkand, Agra, a study day led by Sue Rollin on Friday 4th July.

Please note we are trialling a new short course format with a 2-day study event on American Art in the 1960s presented by Ben Street on Tuesday 24th and Wednesday 25th June, which is now open for booking.

All the above study days and courses are offered as in-person events at Lettsom House and recording-only events.

The Foundling Museum and Exhibition – Self Made: Reshaping Identities, a study visit guided by Lucy Shanahan on Thursday 3rd April.

Many of us find booking far in advance challenging however please remember that in order to go ahead all our events need to at least cover their costs. Therefore we do need members to book as early as possible in order to ensure that events do not need to be transferred online or at worst cancelled.

OVERSEAS EXHIBITIONS THIS YEAR

There are some interesting overseas exhibitions this year:

THE LOUVRE, PARIS until 12th May
A New Look at Cimabue
For the first time, the Musée du Louvre is dedicating an exhibition to Cimabue, one of the most important artists of the 13th century.

THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION, WASHINGTON DC until 18th May
Timeless Mucha: The Magic of Line
This exhibition surveys Czech painter and decorative artist Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939), exploring his revolutionary contributions to graphic design and the enduring influence of his signature style.

MUSEUM BARBERINI, POTSDAM until 18th May
Kandinsky’s Universe: Geometric Abstraction in the 20th Century
This exhibition spans six decades and showcases how Geometric Abstraction found radical expression in all its variations in Europe and the USA.

CHATEAU DE CHANTILLY 7th June to 5th October
Books of Hours a History in Objects
The Very Rich Hours of the Duke of Berry and the Hours of Étienne Chevalier are placed in their broader context. In parallel the Reading Room will present a collection of over fifty Books of Hours, in manuscript and print form, surveying the history of these previously neglected but now widely celebrated objects.

If you wish to recommend other overseas exhibitions that may be of interest to fellow members please contact our Communications Coordinator.

NOW SHOWING IN LONDON

Finally, and with thanks to Eva Bigalke, you can access and download a listing of current and future exhibitions showing in London from now until September 2025 here.