diary

Here is the diary for everything I have planned over the next few months, whether live or online, which I do not record as I prefer the experience to be ‘in the moment’. I add things in as they become fixed so… watch this space!

Talks and tours…

After this list of upcoming events there is some important information – so please scan all the way down!

At the moment it seems as if all roads lead to Bayeux, and I will deliver two talks about the ‘Tapestry’ itself in October. I will probably also do a third talk relating to the British Museum’s display, to look at all of the exhibits other than the tapestry (thus putting it in a wider context) but I will decide about that nearer the time. Before then, though, there is one more of my ‘strolls’ around the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool, before we head off, via Normandy, to Siena.

Monday, 14 September, 6pm
A Stroll around the Walker VII:
PRB: Pre-Raphaelites and Beyond
Continuing last week’s ‘stroll’, we will examine the ‘family tree’ of the boys who wanted to change the world of art – and the girls who took up the baton.

Monday, 5 October, 6pm
The Bayeux Tapestry
Part I: Harold in Normandy
Harold’s expedition to visit William, and then, his coronation.

Monday, 12 October, 6pm
The Bayeux Tapestry
Part II: William in England
…from the Norman invasion to the Norman conquest!

Monday, 19 October, 6pm
Watch this space! As yet, I have seen nothing on social media to suggest there is anything in the British Museum apart from the famed Embroidery… but soon I’ll know more.

Monday, 26 October, 6pm
Duccio and the Virgin Mary
A chance to discover parts of the wonderful Maestà that I have never talked about (!) and to consider Duccio’s – and Siena’s – especial devotion to Mary.

Monday, 2 November, 6pm
Pietro and Ambrogio Lorenzetti
Continuing last week’s discussion of Siena and the Virgin Mary, and beyond Siena to see some lesser-known works by the Sienese brothers.

This year, with Artemisia (the ‘adult’ group of Art History Abroad) I have already taken a group to Strasbourg and Colmar, to see the remarkable Isenheim Altarpiece – it went wonderfully well and we will repeat the trip next year (more details when they become available). I will also be heading to Siena – picking up on all sorts of ideas from last year’s exhibition at the National Gallery (3-7 and 8-12 November – depending on whether you’re a fast or slow walker!), and I will repeat last year’s highly successful visit to Liverpool (21-25 September). If you would like to come, I would be grateful if you could mention my name when you book – thank you!

Important information:
The blue links above will give you more information about the individual talks – and here’s some general information that you might find useful. For all sorts of reasons I do not record my talks (I’m keeping this paragraph in because people keep asking!) I like them to be spontaneous, and ‘in the moment’ – which recording doesn’t favour: please accept my apologies if you are not available. Booking is done by Tixoom, via the blue links. They deal with all the ticketing, and will email you straight away – so if you don’t hear from them, you should let them know. The email they send includes the link for the talk itself. You will also receive a receipt from Stripe, who deal with the money. This sounds obvious, but if you don’t get the email with the ticket it is so much easier for me if you contact me more than 5 minutes before the talk is due to start – thank you! However, I will check my emails until at least 10 minutes beforehand if you do have problems…