A portait of Vanessa Bell, avant-garde painter, designer, decorator, inspired colourist, mother and muse.
EVENTS AND LECTURES
Society events open to members, some guest tickets may be available. Please contact the Society for more information
Society
Dr Julia Musgrave
Bowdon
16 Feb 2026 - 13:45
The Bowdon Rooms
The Firs, Bowdon, United Kingdom, WA14 2TQ
The Firs, Bowdon, United Kingdom, WA14 2TQ
Online Event
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Dr Sophie Oosterwijk
Nidd Valley
16 Feb 2026 - 19:30
Christ Church
Church Square, The Stray, Harrogate, United Kingdom, HG1 4SW
Church Square, The Stray, Harrogate, United Kingdom, HG1 4SW
Online Event
Introducing the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam - the collection, the building, its history & recent renovation.
Society
Emma Johnson
Newbury
17 Feb 2026 - 10:30
Newbury Rugby Football Club
Monks Lane, Newbury, United Kingdom, RG14 7RW
Monks Lane, Newbury, United Kingdom, RG14 7RW
Online Event
Mozart, Haydn, Gluck, Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Strauss, Mahler, Bruckner, Schoenberg – all lived in Vienna.
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Mr Ed Williams
Chester
17 Feb 2026 - 11:00
Cheshire View
Plough Lane , Christleton, Chester, United Kingdom, CH3 7PT
Plough Lane , Christleton, Chester, United Kingdom, CH3 7PT
Online Event
Hear how Constable and Turner challenged convention, were notoriously ‘difficult’, and were the forerunners of modernism in British art