The Arts Society Falmouth

Our 2005-2006 Lecture Programme

Lectures begin at 10.30 a.m. at the Princess Pavilion, normally on the second Friday of the month. Refreshments are available in the Garden Room from 10.00 a.m. Lunches are available post lecture.

Below is a list of lectures and a brief synopsis of each. You can download a Printable Copy of the lecture programme.

9
September
2005

The Shock of the New: Prizes, Patrons and Publicity in Contemporary Art

Frank Woodgate


14
October
2005

Glass Houses: From Orangery to Conservatory

May Wood


11
November
2005

The World of Carpets

Roderick Taylor


9
December
2005

The Collections of Catherine the Great

Edward Saunders


13
January
2006

The Passion for China: The Demand for Riches from the East

Amanda Herries


10
February
2006

Francis I of France (1494 – 1547): Renaissance Prince and Patron

Fenella Billington


10
March
2006

The Art of Captain James Cook’s Voyages of Discovery

James Taylor


7
April
2006

A Taste for the Exotic

Paul Atterbury


12
May
2006

Images of the Wilderness: Artists in Search of the Sublime

Anne Anderson


9
June
2006

AGM, Treasures from the Royal Collection

Oliver Everett