It is the time of celebration...so following numerous requests this lecture is a bar hop of some of Melbourne's rooftop and other bars. It will highlight some of Melbourne's memorable bars. It is a bit of fun for the festive season. Cheers! This lecture is being presented using Zoom by Kenneth Park and Old Treasury Building […]

Paris internationally recognised as one of the most beautiful and glamorous cities. A you would expect it boasts a fabulous collection of grand buildings palais (used to describe French public building (as a courthouse) or official residence and fabulous town mansions and houses referred to as an hôtel particulier. This first lecture will transport to […]

The National Gallery of Victoria is presenting a fantastic exhibition over Summer titled "Alexander McQueen Mind, Mythos, Muse". "McQueen remains one of the most extraordinary and significant fashion designers in recent memory, lauded for his conceptual and technical virtuosity." McQueen fused this technical virtuosity in fashion with an amazing range of visual references. This lecture […]

Rococo "is an exceptionally ornamental and theatrical style of architecture, art and decoration which combines asymmetry, scrolling curves, gilding, white and pastel colours, sculpted moulding, and trompe-l'œil frescoes to create surprise and the illusion of motion and drama. It is often described as the final expression of the Baroque movement." The Rococo style emerged in […]