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 […]
This lecture explores the world of the artist and their garden...Of course, it will take Monet's celebrated garden just outside Paris but as you will discover there are many more to see... This lecture is being presented using Zoom by Kenneth Park and Old Treasury Building Museum. It will be recorded, access to the recording […]
Monaco is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera tucked next to the Italian region of Liguria and is bordered by France to the north, east and west. The principality is home to 38,682 residents is widely recognised as one of the most expensive and wealthiest places in the world. It has a […]
In the world architecture, we often hear the expression 'Adamesque' or 'in the Adam style' which refers to the 18th-century neoclassical and influential style of interior design and architecture, as practised by Scottish architect William Adam and his talented sons, Robert (1728–1792) , James (1732–1794) and John Adam (1721–1792). His daughter Jenny also managed the […]
In this lecture we visit the 'Big Apple' the world famous city of New York to reveal all sorts of fascinating facts, secrets , trivia and much more...
In this beautifully illustrated two part lecture series we try to make sense of Renaissance architecture which was a period of architecture that impacted Europe from the early 15th and early 16th centuries in different regions. It was noteworthy for its celebration and revival of certain elements of ancient Greek and Roman thought and material […]
In 1873, author Jules Verne published 'Around the World in Eighty Days" which would go on to become one of his most celebrated literary works. It is the story Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a wager of £20,000 (equivalent to […]
In this beautifully illustrated second lecture of our two part series we try to make sense of Renaissance architecture which was a period of architecture that impacted Europe from the early 15th and early 16th centuries in different regions. It was noteworthy for its celebration and revival of certain elements of ancient Greek and Roman […]
