ONLINE LECTURES

Immerse yourself in a world of art, culture, history and more... all from the comfort of your own home.

Upcoming Lectures

Online, one-hour at a time, new lectures are held on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays of each week.

Can't make the lecture time below? Don't worry... you can ‘Watch on Demand’ for 30 days after the lecture is broadcast!

  • Gertrude Jekyll

    Britain’s Greatest Gardener?

    | Mike Turner |

    Immerse yourself in the extraordinary life and spectacular gardens of a remarkable pioneer in garden design. 

  • The Leopard

    Spotlight on Sicily - Part I

    | Dr Eireann Marshall |

    In the wake of a sumptuous new television adaptation, discover the real historical developments that inspired the classic Italian novel. 

  • Agora

    Ancient Epicentre of Athens

    | Dr Brian Brennan |

    Walk alongside Pericles and Socrates in the most important public space in classical Greece. 

  • Easter in Art

    Leonardo, Rembrandt & More

    | Dr Eireann Marshall |

    Celebrate Easter with this special free lecture which explores how the Holy Week has been represented in art throughout history.

  • The Birth of Viennese Modernism

    Otto Wagner, Josef Hoffmann and Aldof Loos

    | Christopher Menz |

    Immerse yourself in the extraordinary architecture of Wiener Moderne between 1890 and 1910.  

  • Diego Velázquez

    Great Artists

    | Dr Sophie Oosterwijk |

    Explore the dazzling work of the extraordinary court painter who was a leading artist of the Spanish Golden Age. 

  • Palermo's Pleasure Palaces

    Spotlight on Sicily - Part II

    | Dr Eireann Marshall |

    Discover the extraordinary pleasure palaces built by Sicily's Norman kings on Italy's spectacular southern isle. 

  • Akrotiri

    Bronze Age Settlement on Santorini

    | Dr Brian Brennan |

    Explore the extraordinary remains of an ancient Cycladic port town that was both destroyed and preserved by a spectacular volcanic eruption.

  • Albrecht Dürer

    Great Artists

    | Dr Sophie Oosterwijk |

    Immerse yourself in the extraordinary work of the German painter and printmaker that was one of the greatest artists of the Northern Renaissance. 

  • The Aeolian Islands 

    Spotlight on Sicily - Part III

    | Dr Eireann Marshall |

    Discover the seven breathtaking islands - all part of a volcanic archipelago - which lie to the north of Sicily in the Tyrrhenian Sea. 

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