Treasures of the Turf, looks at the history of horseracing from the late seventeenth century to the modern period.
This lecture looks at the development of the sport in this country through its associated cultural material. Using the wealth of paintings, archive material and decorative art objects associated with and depicting the ‘Sport of Kings’, the lecture takes as its starting point the earliest origins of the sport including the development of Newmarket and the Jockey Club as racing’s ‘Headquarters’.
How to book this event:
Please go to our website https://www.theartssocietynewbury.org.uk/Home.aspx and click on 'bring a guest to this lecture'.
THE ARTS SOCIETY ACCREDITED LECTURER
Mr Christopher Garibaldi
Independent Researcher. 2010–2019 Director of Palace House, Newmarket (National Heritage Centre for Horseracing and Sporting Art: www.palacehousenewmarket.co.uk). 2008–2010 Co-Director of the Attingham Summer School for the Study of Historic Houses and Collections. 1998–2003 Senior Curator & Assistant Keeper of Art (Decorative Art) at Norwich Castle Museum: co-curator of Flower Power – The Meaning of Flowers in Art and Eat, Drink and Be Merry, the British at Table 1600 to 2000. 1994–1997 Catalogued the silver in the Royal Collection at Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and other royal residences.
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Mrs Barbara Askew
4 Nov 2025 - 10:30
Sutton Hall
Church Road
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In this Study Day we examine the artistic tastes and art collections of three kings, King Charles I, II and the III.