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Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Exceptional Chinese Leaders Qing Dynasty 1644 - 1911
David Rosier

Bookings 12 August 2026 and 9 September 2026

This Special Interest Day focusses on the exceptionally refined Imperial Arts of the Qing Dynasty.  In addition to the consideration of the finest art produced by in excess of 30 Imperial Workshops (ceramics, textiles, jade, glass etc), plus the paintings and portraiture of the Imperial School of Art, the event will examine how Imperial Art was used by Emperors as a political and economic tool.  Each lecture will be lavishly illustrated with the finest examples of Qing Art.

Biography:

A past Committee Member of the Hong Kong Textile Society and regular contributor to a range of Oriental Art Publications.   David is an expert lecturer on Chinese Imperial Court Costume, plus all aspects of Imperial Court life, art and culture together with studies of China's greatest Emperors and Empresses.


Wednesday, 17 March 2027
Wonders And Art of Ancient Egypt
Gillian Howell

Bookings 13 January 2027 and 10 February 2027

Egypt's story told through her Stunning Sites and Art.  A Way of Life and Afterlife: Egypt's Pyramids and Tombs (discover how they developed and their magnificence), Temple Traditions and Divine Deities (find your way around the gods and these remarkable holy sites), and Egypt's Ongoing Story (when Greece and Rome took over Egypt, the glory days continued, as they did, millennia after this great culture had faded away but rose again from the sands ...).   This day will enable you to really understand Ancient Egypt, her life, culture, and her history.

Image:  Gillian Howell

BA (Hons) Latin and Ancient History, Exeter University, and then branched out into archaeology. Ex-BBC, lecturer for British Museum and York University, an award winning writer and author who specialises in relating the ancient world to our modern lives, in person, in the field, on line and in the media (most recently on BBC News Channel, Radio 4 Today programme and BBC World Service). Publications include Visiting the Past: A guide to finding and understanding Britain's Archaeology and Roman Britain. Forthcoming Latin Yesterday, Today and For Ever, and A Mediterranean Tour: Not just a Load of Old Stones. Teaches adult education courses in Latin, archaeology and ancient history and has publicly lectured widely and passionately, on cruises and tours and for museums such as the British Museum & Ashmolean, national press, universities, literary festivals, and diverse societies including Classical Associations, the U3A and the National Trust.

 

 

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21 October 2026Exceptional Chinese Leaders Qing Dynasty 1644 - 1911
17 March 2027Wonders And Art of Ancient Egypt

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Exceptional Chinese Leaders Qing Dynasty 1644 - 1911 David Rosier Wednesday 21 October 2026

Bookings 12 August 2026 and 9 September 2026

This Special Interest Day focusses on the exceptionally refined Imperial Arts of the Qing Dynasty.  In addition to the consideration of the finest art produced by in excess of 30 Imperial Workshops (ceramics, textiles, jade, glass etc), plus the paintings and portraiture of the Imperial School of Art, the event will examine how Imperial Art was used by Emperors as a political and economic tool.  Each lecture will be lavishly illustrated with the finest examples of Qing Art.

Biography:

A past Committee Member of the Hong Kong Textile Society and regular contributor to a range of Oriental Art Publications.   David is an expert lecturer on Chinese Imperial Court Costume, plus all aspects of Imperial Court life, art and culture together with studies of China's greatest Emperors and Empresses.