Evening Lectures

10 Oct 2008

Four great, highly dissimilar artists exhibited at the Galerie Maeght in Paris. Rosamond Bernier knew them well. She tells us about their surroundings and what they were like as people.

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Modernism in the Mediterranean

17 Oct 2008

Aimé and Marguerite Maeght enlisted the Catalonian modernist architect Josep Lluís Sert to create a unique ensemble of buildings and outdoor spaces to display their collection.

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31 Oct 2008

Isabelle and Yoyo Maeght recall the story of their extraordinary family and key events in their family history, including the legacy of the internationally renowned Maeght Foundation.

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7 Nov 2008

Dr Alexander Lingas surveys the development of liturgical music in Byzantium while a small ensemble of accomplished Byzantine cantors musically illustrate the presentation.

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21 Nov 2008

Professor Liz James explores the different roles and lifestyles allocated to the three sexes who made up Byzantine society: men, women and eunuchs.

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Byzantium Rediscovered

28 Nov 2008

Professor J. B. Bullen explores how and why Byzantine art and architecture enjoyed a resurgence of interest towards the end of the nineteenth century spreading from Continental Europe into England.

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13 Feb 2009

Father Justin, Librarian of the Monastery of Saint Catherine, Sinai, discusses the illuminated manuscript of The Ladder of Divine Ascent.

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17 Mar 2009

This panel discussion explores iconoclasm and why, when and how it happens.

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