An overview of the current commercial market for Antiquities and how scandals, bad actors and shifting ethics have caused changes to the legality of this market.

This lecture looks at the history of botanical illustration from the early herbals, 1500 years ago to the present day, taking in the lives of the artists and the plants in the artworks.

Since the early Romans and Greeks, alcohol has been an important subject for artists.

A revealing look at professional pantomime from someone who was born into it. The bouquets and the brickbats, the famous names, the greatest Dames and the old routines.

For the series and film Downton Abbey , Andrew was commissioned to make many jewels for the main characters. This inspired him to create a talk based on this unique period.

Before the Normans invaded, Sicily had been colonised by Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, Visigoths and Islamic tribes. We look at Sicily as the crossroads between Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

Sargent was high society’s leading portraitist. This talk charts the artist’s life and his prolific output, like the era he came to represent, Sargent was always on the cusp of change.