Lecture One at 10.30

Fashion From Downton to Gatsby: Jewellery from 1890 to 1929.

For the series and film "Downton Abbey", Andrew was commissioned to make jewels for the characters and tells of his involvement with the production, as well as describing the unique period within which it is set. Clothes and jewellery are often seen as two entirely separate fields of design but he illustrates the close relationship between them, and guides you through the decades between 1890 and 1929, when the great couturiers and finest of jewellers collaborated to produce gowns and jewels of outstanding quality and glittering opulence.

Along with this, Andrew brings many of the actual jewels that he made for the film and series for guests so see.

Lecture Two

The Glamour Years: Jewellery and Fashion from 1929 to 1959

Hollywood of the 1930's and the Second World War had an extraordinary effect on fashion and jewellery design. Why were great stars like Marlene Dietrich and Joan Crawford through to Grace Kelly so important to the everyday person. With the development of labour-saving devices, leisure time, and political events it all influenced design and what was worn.

Belle Époque and Art Deco styles did not end with the outbreak of war but combined to flower again with Christian Dior's "New Look."

Lecture Three

Andrew Prince and his work

A fascinating insight into how Andrew started, what he has made and for whom!

Andrew has had a passion for jewellery perhaps since at the age of three when he swallowed one of his mother's pearl earrings having found her hidden jewel box. In 1980 at nine, his mother took him to the 'Princely Magnificence' exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum, of Renaissance jewels dating from 1500 to1630. He was dazzled by the splendour and opulence of the pieces. This was the only thing he wanted to do.

Tea, coffee and biscuits will be served from 10am and again during the lunch break

PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR OWN PICNIC LUNCH 

Price: £38

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Places can also be booked at the monthly lectures

If you require any further information, please contact Zoe Parris, Special Interest Day Organiser (clicking on her name will generate an email for you)

These talks take us on a tour of the island of Sicily, the largest and wealthiest island of the ancient Mediterranean. We look at the rich architectural and artistic heritage of Sicily and see the gorgeous scenery and landscapes of this beautiful island. 

Lecture One at 10.30: Sicily before the Romans 

In this first talk we see the Carthaginians, the first major invaders of Sicily and their enigmatic culture, still visible on the small island of Motya. Then come the Greeks, with beautiful cities such as Agrigento, and Syracuse and Segesta, some of the Mediterranean’s most imposing and atmospheric ruins, their sites and museums filled with culture and art. 

Lecture Two: Sicily: the Romans and later 

Our second talk on the history and archaeology of Sicily looks at Roman Sicily, peaceful and prosperous, reflected in the cities of Syracuse and Taormina, and in the sumptuous ‘mosaic villa’ of Piazza Armerina. After Rome, we see the Arab conquest of the island - an agricultural, architectural and social revolution - and then Norman Sicily - an extraordinary artistic flourishing, culminating in the mosaics of the majestic Norman basilicas. 

Lecture Three: Rome in Africa, Africa in Rome

This talk looks at the art and society of Roman Africa, from Morocco to Egypt. Though divided, then as now, by their history and ethnicity these countries all once formed part of the Roman Empire – and a very important part, too. We see how Rome gradually conquered them and why – their incredible natural resources, from the grain of Tunisia, to the fish and olive oil of Libya and the fabulous agricultural and mineral wealth of Egypt. Roman influence spread through these provinces, in architecture, art and language, but it was clearly not a one-way process.

Tea, coffee and biscuits will be served from 10am and again during the lunch break

PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR OWN PICNIC LUNCH 

Price: £38

Booking will open later this year

If you require any further information, please contact Zoe Parris, Special Interest Day Organiser (clicking on her name will generate an email for you)

Image: Africa: Theatre, Leptis Magna, Libya 2BC